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The PowerMarketers.com POWER REPORT The PowerMarketers.com POWER REPORT Today's Energy Headlines From PowerMarketers.com The Industry's Preferred Source For Breaking Energy News And Information http://www.powermarketers.com "The PowerMarketers.com Power Report is in html format. ?For those who can't read html, you can still get the text version (or both text and html for that matter). Just go to: http://www.retailenergy.com/headsel.htm" Subscriptions to The PowerMarketers.com Power Report are free - you will never be charged. You may redistribute this e-mail without change. You may not redistribute stories. To register for a free subscription, point your browser to: http://www.retailenergy.com/pma/dprreg.htm ------Advertisement------ Now Available: ?RDI/FT's 40" x 70" North American System Maps Electric Power System Map and Natural Gas System Map The industry standard maps. An essential reference. 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COAL SAYS POWER PLANTS CAN BE EXPANDED A coal industry advisory group said Monday that existing coal-burning power plants in the United States could be expanded with "relatively modest" effort enough to add another 40,000 megawatts to the nation's electricity supply. -PRECEDENT IN OKLAHOMA COURTS ALLOWS STATE TO LOOK AT UTILITY FINANCES Oklahoma Supreme Court rulings over the last 70 years have supported the constitutional authority of state regulators to inspect the books of utility affiliates, regulators told the justices Thursday. INTERNATIONAL POWER: 570-MW BLACKSTONE POWER PLANT SEEN ON LINE JULY International Power's 570-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Blackstone, Mass. is scheduled to begin operating in July, a company spokesman said Monday. PPL: 225-MW WALLINGFORD POWER PLANT SEEN ON LINE IN JULY PPL's 225-megawatt Wallingford power plant is on schedule to begin operating in July, a company spokesman said Monday. The natural gas-fired plant will be located in south-central Connecticut. STADTWERKE KIEL, DUTCH ESSENT, DELTA AND OTHERS JOIN LPX The Leipzig Power Exchange said Monday that five companies joined as participants last week, bringing the total number of participants to 60. GERMAN, EU REGULATORS SET TO OK UTILITY HEW BUY OF VEAG A plan by Hamburgische Electricitaets-Werke AG to acquire eastern German utility Veag is likely to get regulatory approval after utilities Vattenfall AB of Sweden and Mirant Corp. of the U.S. reached a hard-fought accord over control of Berlin-based Bewag AG. EnergyJobs Weekly (current issue) can be downloaded at: ?? http://www.pmaconference.com/EnergyJobs.pdf Merchant Power Monthly (current issue) can be downloaded at: ? http://www.pmaconference.com/mpm.pdf Dow Jones News, Preferred by the Pros DOW JONES NEWSWIRES- Access stories online at: http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index NPCC:Northeast Summer Power Supplies Seen Adequate Int'l Pwr:570-MW Blackstone Pwr Plant Seen On Line July Cleco, Mirant In 20-Year Pact For La. Plant Output PRESS RELEASE: Portland General Elec Confirmed By Moody's Portland General Electric Co Confirmed By Moody's PPL: 225-MW Wallingford Power Plant Seen On Line In July Potomac Electric Bonds -2: Co To Redeem Bonds June 1 <POM Potomac Electric To Redeem $100M In Mortgage Bonds <POM US Trade Rep. Issues Annual Reports On Trade Priorities US PJM Pwr Prices Fall On Cooler-Than-Expected Temps Stadtwerke Kiel, Dutch Essent, Delta And Others Join LPX US Gives $43.8M Aid To Improve Jordan's Water Management German, EU Regulators Set To OK Utility HEW Buy of Veag Portland General Seen Fit With Scottish Power Strategy Edison Unit/NZ Contact Energy -2: Buy Off-Mkt As Well Edison Unit Offer For NZ Contact Energy Shrs Ends Jun 29 ?NATIONAL - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-nat.htm Cheney Pushes for Energy Development Calif. Judge Dismisses Power Suit Tapping the Tides' Power Davis Optimistic Despite Power Woes Coal Says Power Plants Can Be Expanded Consumers Energy Opens Budget Plan Enrollment to Help Customers Manage Winter Heating Costs California Lawmakers Seek to Reduce Natural Gas Prices Top Energy Summaries - Monday, April 30, 2001 - 5:29 PM Bpa, Bef Ink 'Green Tag' Deal to Sell Green Power Attributes Newberg Twp. Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Power Plant Stm Power Introduces Clean, Efficient Powerunit(TM) That Converts Fuel Into Electricity Williams Announces Power Agreement with Jackson Electric Consol Energy to Purchase American Electric Power's Affiliate Mines, Deliver 34 Million Tons of Coal under Supply Agreements Atco Moves to Boost Retail Energy CompetitionPrice Stability And More Consumer Options for One Million Atco Gas And Atco Electric Customers Montana Power Completes Sale of Coal Business to Westmoreland Companies Hold Power Prices Cheney says more domestic energy output, nuclear ouput could stem power crisis Few Power Blackouts Predicted This Summer -Precedent in Oklahoma Courts Allows State to Look at Utility Finances -Atlanta-Based Utility Holding Company's New CEO Shakes Up Management Ranks -Berlin Senate Approves Firm Sharing Control of German Utility Firm Trinity Energy Resources Inc. Closes First Phase of $1,002,000 Acquisition Promoting Solar Energy Our Towns; Greater Hartford Fuel Cell Project's Advocates to Get Hearing A Small Town Dims Its Lights As the Golden State Shines Ever Less Brightly at Night, Political Bumbling Is Making Tempers Flare Even in A Usually Serene Burg.; Agenda: The California Energy Crisis Proton Energy Systems to Build New Manufacturing, Product Development, And Research Facility Study Says Ohio Electric Choice Nearing Goals More Than Six Months Early Westmoreland Completes Purchase of Montana Power Coal Business U.S. to Continue to Rely on Fossil Fuels for Energy: Cheney Viking Energy Royalty Trust to Acquire Bxl Energy Ltd. in $98 Million Deal Electric Fuel Ships PDA Power Cells Gouging Charge Enrages Bpa Power Wars: Officials Say California Agency's Claim Unfair - And Untrue Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-APR 30 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, ET Al., Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 2; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License And Opportunity for A Hearing; Correction Top Energy Summaries - Monday, April 30, 2001 - 2:03 PM Southern States Power CO. Management Travels to Iowa, Nebraska And South Dakota to Shore Up Alliances with Suppliers Bush Energy Budget Boosts Fossil Fuels, Cuts Renewables Straight Talk About Energy Crisis? It's Not on a 'Going-Forward' Basis Empowering the Public: Obstacles Keep Cities Out of Energy The Washington Post: Energy Forecast for Summer: No Blackouts But Price Spikes Top Energy Summaries - Monday, April 30, 2001 - 12:10 PM Pnm Seeks Input on Power Plan Zoning Board Closer to Power Plant Decision Energy Costs May Expand 'Green' Methods Trimol Group Announces Cooperation Agreement with Sagem SA to Jointly Develop Aluminum-Air Fuel Cell Technology Trigen Energy to Participate in Earth Day New York Program Energy)(Nui)(Duk) Nui Corporation And Duke Energy Gas Transmission Partner to Develop Natural Gas Storage Facility Teck And Cominco Announce Agreement to MergeNew "Teck Cominco Limited" to Be World Leader in Zinc, Balanced by Production of Copper, Gold And Coal. Strong Cash Flow Plus Pipeline of New Projects. Thermal Energy International Inc. - Signs Letter of Intent with Large U.S. Utility to Prepare - A Thermalonox(TM) Feasibility Analysis And Implementation Proposal Power Prices Prompt Interest in Dams Companies Ask for Hydropower Permits in Idaho Williams Announces Power Agreement with Jackson Electric Membership Corporation in Georgia Tapping the Power of Energy and Utilities Volt Inc. Signs Initial $2 Million Leasing Facility for Back-Up Power Systems to California Small Business Owners Alstom Power Places $3.2 Million Order for Sdrc's Accelis And Metaphase Applications -- Will Connect Systems to Manage Lifecycle -- Delaney Energy Board of Directors Recommends Acceptance of IPS Offer Marsulex Inc.: South Carolina Power Generator to Outsource Air Quality Compliance Services to Marsulex ONSITE Power in 'Smart Office Parks' Will Prove Key Driver for Tech GrowthCiting Austin Energy Report, Sure Power Executive Sees Distributed Generation As Ultra-Reliable Power Answer for Data-Dependent Firms ?INTERNATIONAL - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Ceara Estimates 25,000mw Wind Power - Brazil Prize Energy Announces Addition to Board of Directors Lawyers to Appear Before Icsid on Power Tariff Dispute PPN Generation Station Begins Operation in India; First of Two Indian Plants Pseg Global Will Bring Online This Year Teck And Cominco Announce Agreement to Merge. New 'Teck Cominco Limited' to Be World Leader in Zinc, Balanced by Production of Copper, Gold And Coal. Brazil : Coelba to Produce Wind Electric Power Top Energy Summaries - Monday, April 30, 2001 - 9:17 Am China Draws Blueprint to Upgrade Wind Power Cummins Signs Development Agreement with Capstone Turbine; Leading Engine Manufacturer to Market Its Own Line of Capstone-Powered Energy Systems Il Sole 24 Ore: Enel to Build Two Power Stations in Greece(L'enel in Grecia Fara Due Centrali) Major Solar Power System to Go on Stream in Iwaki Top Energy Summaries - Monday, April 30, 2001 - 7:35 Am Die Welt: Construction of New Energy Group Can Begin(Aufbau DES Ost-Stromkonzerns Kann Beginnen) China Ranks Second in the World for Power Generation ?KRT - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm -Precedent in Oklahoma Courts Allows State to Look at Utility Finances -Atlanta-Based Utility Holding Company's New CEO Shakes Up Management Ranks -Berlin Senate Approves Firm Sharing Control of German Utility Firm -Williams Reports Stellar Profit Estimates for First Quarter -Oklahoma City-Based Energy Company Reaps Record Results -Atlanta-Based Utility Shakes Up Top Management Again Work Continues on San Joaquin County, Calif., Natural Gas Storage Project The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder Column San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Money Manual Column Roanoke, VA.-Based Energy Firm Lays Off 10 As Result of Structural Changes Wytheville, VA., Officials Look to Learn More About Duke Energy Project Possible Impropriety Disclosed in Nevada Legislature Utility Vote Nevada Utilities Commission Approves Rate Hike Grand Forks, N.D., Energy Research Center Rebounds from 1998 Flood Gas Prices, Utility Woes Contribute to Economic Downturn in California Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., User Friendly Column Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Energy Firm Looks to Raise Cash to Escape Debt ?REUTERS - Access stories online at: http://news.powermarketers.com/news/articles/ElectricPower.html Reliant Resources IPO sells 52 mln shares at $30 Summer power study points to New York City problems INTERVIEW-Sinha says Enron India row overdone, sees solution Cameco earnings drop on lower uranium prices Calif. introduces four bills to cut natgas prices Aquila posts stronger Q1 net income UPDATE 2-Atco puts retail gas, power units on the block UPDATE 1-Western lawmakers want Bush help with power FERC order opens debate on Calif. fees for power sales Gov. Davis sees Calif. energy crisis over by 2003 Atco seeks buyers for retail gas, power units INTERVIEW-Astropower future looking sunny UPDATE 1-Scot Power in talks to buy Portland-sources N.M. Four Corners 745-MW Unit 5 back at full power N.M. San Juan 498-MW Unit 4 taken off line CORRECTION - - UPDATE 1-German cartel office sees green light f Dynegy to sell $800 mln debt this week Public Service Enterprise names O'Flynn CFO Scot Power in talks to buy Portland General-sources NEW on the PowerMarketers.com TRAINING PAGE: Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com The presentations below are from PMA's Power Markets 2001, taped at the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, March 15-16, 2001. RealVideo-based powerpoint-based presentations, with the accompanying audio. 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