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To register for a free subscription, point your browser to:=20 http://www.retailenergy.com/pma/dprreg.htm ************************************************************************ ------Advertisement------ THE ENERGY INFO SOURCE TRANSMISSION REPORT (December 2000 Edition) * Detailed Analysis of October 15th RTO and ISO Filings * Transcos and Gridcos * Maps of Transco and RTO areas * Much, much more. http://www.pmaconference.com/Transmission.pdf FINANCIAL TIMES NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM WALL MAP Special Holiday Offer-- $100 Off if Ordered by New Years! http://www.pmaconference.com/powermaps.pdf ************************************************************************ ------Advertisement------ MANAGING THE RISK OF RETAIL OPERATIONS -- January 18-19, 2001, Orlando http://www.pmaconference.com/retailrisk1.18.pdf NUCLEAR ASSET DIVESTITURE -- Jan 30-Feb 1 , New Orleans http://www.pmaconference.com/nuc-ebro.pdf POWER MARKETS 2001 --MARCH 14-16, 2001 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA <<<< Now Available: Exhibition Space and Sponsorships http://www.pmaconference.com/0103Agenda.pdf ************************************************************************ --------------------T O P S T O R I E S-------------------- Top Stories (December 19) CALIFORNIA POWER OFFICIALS SEEK DEAL TO EASE POWER CRISIS As power companies, marketers, utilities and regulators gather for a pivota= l=20 meeting to seek solutions to California's energy crisis, consumers have bee= n=20 left out in the cold. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 00/ 12/19/eng-djn/eng-djn_044039_28_1576429656707 EXELON COMPLETES 49% ACQUISITION OF SITHE ASSETS Exelon Corp., a utility holding company recently formed by the merger of=20 Unicom Corp. and Peco Energy Co., has completed its 49.9% acquisition in Ne= w=20 York-based Sithe Energies, the companies said Tuesday. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 00/ 12/19/eng-djn/eng-djn_130028_165_723318876699 PUBLIC SERVICE OF NEW MEXICO UNIT INVESTS $10M IN INTERNET SERVICES FIRM Avistar Inc., a unit of Public Service Co. of New Mexico, acquired a 5% sta= ke=20 in MainStreet Networks, an Internet service provider based in Silicon Valle= y,=20 for $10 million. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 00/ 12/19/eng-djn/eng-djn_142033_82_473346281331 PURCHASE OF MISSOURI POWER FIRM TO BE COMPLETED BY MONTH'S END UtiliCorp United Inc. hopes to complete its purchase of St. Joseph Light &= =20 Power Co. by the end of the month. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knigh= tri dder/2000/12/19/krtbn/0000-0275-KC-POWER ENERGY COMPANY TO BUILD GENERATING FACILITY NEAR BUTTE, MONTANA Continental Energy Services will close Friday on a 20-acre parcel of land o= n=20 which the company intends to build a 500-megawatt, $300 million gas-fired= =20 generating facility. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knigh= tri dder/2000/12/19/krtbn/0000-0061-BU-ENERGY -BRITAIN'S CENTRICA TO ACQUIRE CONNECTICUT-BASED NATURAL GAS MARKETER The shakeout in Georgia's deregulated natural-gas market continued Tuesday= =20 with plans to sell the No. 4 marketer to a British energy conglomerate. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/write= rsd esk/2000/12/18/eng-powerm-000001/eng-powerm-000001_194105_32_0650942996144 THREE ENERGY COMPANIES ANNOUNCE NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION DEAL FOR FAR NORTH The Canadian subsidiaries of three international oil companies announced a= =20 joint-venture deal Tuesday to explore for natural gas in the Mackenzie Rive= r=20 Delta area of the Far North. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/canad= ian p_eng/2000/12/19/eng-canadianp_business/eng-canadianp_business_201401_177_4= 724 67259504 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at:=20 http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index PG&E, SCE Urges State To Up Elec Rates By 30% - Source Grps Ask FERC For Conference On Pwr Pricing Between RTOs UIL Hldgs Outlook -3: Sees '01 EPS At High End Of Range Desert STAR -2: Sees Need To Delay Start Up One Year Calpine Buys Power Systems Mfg For About $43M <CPN UIL Hldgs -2: Sees Seabrook Outage Costing 65c/Shr Desert STAR Seeks RTO Filing Delay; Start Seen Late '02 UIL Holdings Affirms 2001 Net Estimate $4.05-$4.25/Shr UIL Holdings Cut 2000 Net View To $4.05-$4.15/Share <UIL Idaho PUC Accepts Idaho Power Plan To Buy 250 MW By 2004 US DOE Chief, Western Governors To Meet Wed For Pwr Talks AEP Changes Emissions Control Plan For Ohio Power Plant Fortis/N.Y. Stations -2: Terms Weren't Disclosed <T.FTS Public Svc Of N.M. Unit Invests $10M In Internet Svcs Firm Fortis Inc. Unit Buys 2 N.Y. State Generating Stations Exelon Completes 49% Acquisition Of Sithe Assets Emera, Bangor Hydro Get Maine OK For Combination <T.EMA Future Of Calif. Power Exchange Relies On Utilities Calif Gov: So Cal Edison May Not Make It Through Week-TV INTERVIEW: E.On Struggling To Find Its Feet After Merger California Power Officials Seek Deal To Ease Power Crisis Calpine/PG&E Project -2: To Sell Power To Calif. Market FREE TRIAL: For a free trial of the Dow Jones Energy Service go to www.dowjonesnews.com, and click "create account," or call 1-800-223-2274. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-nat.htm Three Energy Companies Announce Natural Gas Exploration Deal for Far North LA Dwp: A Cut above The Rest in Protecting City's Urban Forests; Dwp Receiv= es=20 National Honors for Trimming Trees Around Power Lines Molex Presents Power Plant Plans to Lisle Leaders Progress Made on California Power California ISO Invokes Federal Power Order; Resource And Transmission=20 Problems Prompt Action NCPA Calls Department of Interior's Decision to Reduce Flow on Trinity Rive= r=20 'Irresponsible;' Rod Based on 'Bad Science,' Could Aggravate State's Energy= =20 Crisis San Diego Gas & Electric Files $800m Debt Shelf (Sre) Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 5:56 PM Orient Power Selects Oracle(R) E-Business Suite to Integrate Back Office This Energy Crisis Can't Be Ignored Power Rate to Rise Only 43% Surcharge: Council to Vote on Temporary Relief= =20 for Utility Fpl Offers Customer Tips for Safe, Winter-Wise Electric Service MEXICO PLANS 6-YEAR, $30-BILLION INVESTMENT IN POWER SECTOR National Water & Power Announces Record Year Environmental Elements Corp. to Install Three Large Aod Units at Ohio Power= =20 Plant Operated by American Electric Power CO., Inc. Maine Firms Face Surge in Electric Rates Businesses May Switch Providers Electric Choice Opens Calpine Acquires Power Systems Mfg. LlcStrategic Acquisition Strengthens=20 Company's Turbine Maintenance Operations Cal-ISO Declares Stage 2 Emergency, Calls for Power Conservation High Energy Use Is Cold Fact Southern Energy Completes Purchase of Power Plants Serving D.C. Area Pepco Completes Sale of Power Plants Power Authority Trustees Approve Purchase of 26,000 'Super Efficient'=20 Refrigerators Duke Energy: Oconee Nuclear Station Establishes New Reliability Record Website Hosts to Build Their Own Power Plant Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-DEC 19 Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 2:31 PM Questar Outlines Aggressive Capital Spending Plans for 2001Company Says=20 'Unprecedented Demand' for Natural Gas Services Drives Plan, Creates=20 Confidence for 'Meeting Or Exceeding' 2000 EPS Estimates Protests Over Harassment of National Electric Power Authority Officials State to Further Offset High Energy Costs for Low-Income Households Babcock & Wilcox to Conduct Testing of Mercury Removal Technology at=20 Coal-Fired Power Plants Power Boss Defies Critics Power Trust California ISO Issues Stage Two Electrical Emergency; Transmission Outage= =20 Limits Power to Northern California General Electric CO - Shelly Lazarus Joins GE Board of Directors Union Gas Ltd - Natural Gas Prices Continue to Rise on North American Marke= ts Natural Gas Prices Continue to Rise on North American MarketsUnion Gas=20 Receives Approval for 6-7% Rate Increase Spire Energy Commissions Sedalia Gas Processing Facility And Increases=20 Natural Gas Production to 15 Million Cubic Feet Per Day Beacon Power Corporation Raises An Additional Approximately $6.7 Million=20 Through Exercise of Over-Allotment Option Promax Energy Inc - Facilities Expansion Duke Energy CO Corp - Oconee Nuclear Station Establishes New Reliability=20 Record Consumers Likely to Turn to Power Companies for Winter Heating Help Ameren Abacus 2.0 -- An Enhanced Energy Management Tool -- Offers Faster=20 Reporting, Increased Functionality Bridge Outlook 2001: US West Power, Natgas Prices... - Part 2 Bridge Outlook 2001: US West Power, Natgas Prices Seen Strong Consol Energy Names Vice President for International Business Development Wastemasters Inc. Subsidiary Retains Engineeering Firm of Coal-Tec Inc. Cbi's 5th Annual Profit from Merchant Plants; Develop The Optimal Generatio= n=20 Portfolio And Extract Maximum Value from Your Assets Alliance to Save Energy Offers Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About=20 Energy Prices, Electricity Reliability But Were Afraid to Ask CMS Viron Receives Energy Performance Contract from Valparaiso University Cbi's 3rd Annual Electric Asset Valuation; Value Assets, Options And=20 Portfolios Based on Risk, Cost, Competition And Regulation Full: Allegheny Energy Backs $2.80-$2.90 Shr Net View Hefty Price of Natural Gas Not Yet Unbearable Jan Van Egteren Joins Lukens Energy Group And Establishes Firm's Canadian= =20 Office Plug Power Inc. Names Roger B. Saillant President & Chief Executive Officer Progress Sonicmq Selected by GE Global Exchange Services to Power=20 Next-Generation Integration ProductsLeading B2b E- Commerce Provider Chooses E-Business Messaging Server for Expedited Data=20 Integration Empire Energy Corporation Names New President NATURAL GAS DEMAND IN MEXICO TO GROW 160 PERCENT IN NINE YEARS Power Cuts Leave Residents Fuming Utilities Want Rates to Increase About 20% / Utilities, State Wrangling Ove= r=20 Rate Hikes for Power Berkeley Urged to Seize Power / Proposal to Control City's Electricity Befo= re=20 Council Hedong Energy Inc - Amended Notice of Annual General Meeting And Notice of= =20 Special - Meeting of Shareholders Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Integrated Electrical Services Inc 5 of = 5 Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Integrated Electrical Services Inc 1 of = 5 Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Integrated Electrical Services Inc 3 of = 5 Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Integrated Electrical Services Inc 4 of = 5 Auragen Assigned the California Multiple Award Schedule; Also Featured in= =20 Recent Publications for U.S. Special Operations Command And The Gilder=20 Digital Power Report Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 8:12 Am Calif. Power Officials Seek Deal Lowermybills.Com Helps Ohio Residents Save Up to 20 Percent on Utility Bill= s Regulators Ok Request by Utility Rdi Forecasts 100 Million Tons of Growth in Coal Consumption Energy Chief Tries to Avert Blackouts Richardson Takes Steps to Keep Power= =20 Streaming to California Gas And Electric Rates on the Rise Again Letters from Our Readers ; California Power A Catch 22 Insulation, Equipment Aid Energy Efficiency Compromise Sought on Phone Service from Power Cos. California Power Troubles LandElectric Corps. on CreditWatch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Energy Shackles Japan's Large-Lot Power Demand Up 2.8 Pct in Nov. Power supplies boosted in Nigeria over Christmas: govt Austria Continues to Block Energy Chapter in Czech EU Bid S Korea's Hyosung to Be Biggest Provider in North Power Scheme Norsk Hydro And Delta Nutsbedrijven to Build And Operate Dutch Gas Power Pl= ant Doreal Energy Corp - $750,000 Loan Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 12:02 PM Cbi's 6th Annual Brazil Energy 2001; Status of Regulations And Electric And= =20 Gas Markets, Opportunities in Privatization And Development Indian Government: Sino-Indian CO-Operation in Renewable Energy Brocker's Online Billing Solution Enables Power Company to Offer Discount= =20 Prepaid Cell Phone Service to Customers Italian Energy Chief Comments on Russian Gas Projects Structure Consulting Group And Caminus Expand Relationship to Cover Europea= n=20 Energy Market 3 Trading Houses to Run E-Commerce Site for Coal Trading Fuelwood Accounts for 80 Percent of Energy Supply in Drc Russia: India to Get $3 Bn Loan for Atomic Power Unit World Trade in Coal to Rise Slightly in 2001: Australian Report Disaster Seldom Far Away in Chaotic And Poorly Regulated Coal Mines World Bank Procurement - China, Power Supply for Arc Furnaces World Bank Procurement - Bangladesh, Power Project Hitachi, Asia Projects to set up Singapore thermal power plant maintenance = jv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm High Energy Use in Oklahoma Is Cold Fact This Winter California Officials Take Steps to Reduce Cost of Electricity California's Power Woes Spill Over Into Seattle Area Bankruptcy Not Imminent for California Energy Utility California Energy Crisis Worsens As Nearby States Refuse to Share Power Federal Officials Put Some Electricity under California'S Control Northwest Power Rates Go Higher As Energy Crisis Grows The Seattle Times Economic Memo Column Proposed Martinsville, VA., Power Plant Would Rejuvenate Area Economy Oregon Governor Addresses Regional Electricity Shortage Problem California Natural Gas Prices Manipulated, Lawsuit Claims Spent Fuel Rods Missing from Waterford, Conn., Nuclear Power Plant Horry County, S.C., Begins Project Using Garbage to Generate Electricity Atlanta Gas, Light Utility Plans More Cleanup Projects in Macon, GA. Lack of Hedging Program Could Cost Missouri Utility's Customers Millions Purchase of Missouri Power Firm to Be Completed by Month's End North Carolina Cities' Electricity Trade Group Names Board Member Consultants Express Interest in Merging High Point, N.C.-Area Electric Syst= ems Australia Centers on Renewable Energy Columbia, Mo.-Area Power Officials at Ease Over Electricity Supply Analysts Link California Energy Crisis to Last-Minute Utility Purchases California Lawmakers Ask Federal Government to Investigate Utility Prices California Energy Companies Want Consumers to Pay Higher Prices California Energy Company Pays Fine for Building Unapproved Transmission Li= ne Energy Company to Build Generating Facility Near Butte, Mont. Philadelphia-Based Company Loses Appeal of DOE Contract Award New York Public Service Commission Pushes for Energy Cost Caps on Producers -St. Petersburg, Fla.-Area Natural Gas Customers to See Increase in Bills -Britain's Centrica to Acquire Connecticut-Based Natural Gas Marketer -Knoxville, Tenn., Utility Consumers Feel Crisp Impact of Winter on Heat Bi= lls -High Natural Gas Prices Boost Two Oklahoma Energy Stocks -Florida Utility Panel's Staff Supports New Power Plant, Refund to Customer= s -Georgia Power Co.=017s New Diversity Initiative Includes Pay Review, Train= ing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://207.32.82.57/news/ElectricPower.html Calif. lawmakers mull public ownership of power plants UPDATE 2: U.S. seeks fix for California power crisis UPDATE 1-Sempra Energy, unit file shelves for $1.8 bln U.S. FERC chief Hoecker reappointed by Clinton UPDATE 1-U.S. meeting on Calif. power crisis extended Duke Energy files $2 bln shelf in preferred securities Sempra Energy files shelf for $1 bln in debt, equity UIL says Seabrook nuclear plant outages to hit 2000 earnings Pepco names new financial chief, closes power sale San Diego Gas & Electric files $800 mln debt shelf Calif. calls grid emergency due to loss of power line Richardson to meet with western governors on power crisis UPDATE 1-PG&E warns it can't fund power purchases, stock falls UPDATE 1-Allegheny Energy sees earnings in line with forecast S&P affirms Azurix BB-plus debt rtg, oulook stable Canadian 88 sets C$121 million spending budget Ukraine energy sector to survive Chernobyl closure US energy secretary warns of Calif utility cash crunch PowerGen trading in line with expectations Plug Power names Saillant president, chief executive International Power shares up on Hubco LME electronic trade on target for early 2001 launch Quanta Services sees better-than-expected 2001 earnings ********************************************************* NEW on the POWERMARKETERS.COM TRAINING PAGE ********************************************************* Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com New! 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