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Attention POWER REPORT Readers: Go to
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To register for a free subscription, point your browser to: http://www.retailenergy.com/pma/dprreg.htm ************************************************************************ CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY: POWER MARKETS 2001 http://www.pmaconference.com/0103Agenda.pdf Every day the headlines bring us more information: -- Western governors are petitioning for streamlining of permitting for new powerplants. -- The availability of sufficient natural gas to serve Northeastern plants is being questioned -- The law which requires sales to bankrupt California utilities is slated for revokation. -- Hydroelectric plants which were considered candidates for decommissioning are now likely to continue operating. -- Microturbines, originally thought to be a niche market, seem set to make dramatic market inroads. You can find the individual stories at http://www.powermarketers.com. 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For additional information, download: http://www.pmaconference.com/distgen.pdf ************************************************************************ --------------------T O P S T O R I E S-------------------- Top Stories (February 19) JUDGE EXTENDS ORDER, FORCES POWER FIRMS TO SELL ELECTRICITY TO CALIFORNIA For the third time in less than two weeks, California power managers Friday got a temporary reprieve they said was needed to keep the state's lights on. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knightri dder/2001/02/19/krtbn/0000-0035-CC-POWER-CRISIS -SOFTWARE COMPANIES EMERGE WITH SHORT-TERM SOLUTION FOR CALIFORNIA - ISSUEALERT FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2001 California is gearing up for what could be a "tight squeeze" this summer. Depending on the weather, California could barely make it, or they could experience shortfalls in generation. Industry experts are questioning where the new load will come from. The answer could lie in the emerging technology from various software outfits that focus on energy management. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/writersd esk/2001/02/19/eng-powerm-000001/eng-powerm-000001_152845_102_721849260852 SOUTHERN COMPANY BOARD OK'S SPINOFF OF MIRANT CORPORATION Southern Co.'s (SO) board has approved the spinoff of Mirant Corp. (MIR), formerly Southern Energy. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 02/19/eng-djn/eng-djn_164025_227_390394620597 ENERGY MERGERS PICK UP STEAM Who's next? That's the question on energy investors' minds following the announcement late last week of two more mergers in the Western Canada oil and gas patch. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/smallcap center/2001/02/19/eng-smallcapcenter/eng-smallcapcenter_171549_151_27230979967 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index White House Watch: Bush Commemorates Oklahoma Bombing Southern Co./Mirant -2: Distribution To Be Made April 2 Southern Co. Board OKs Spinoff Of Mirant Corp. <SO MIR Enron Expands Online Europe Weather Trading Service Southern Co. Names Allen Franklin Chief Exec <SO MIR Southern Co. Holders To Get 80.3% Of Mirant <SO MIR ABB/Board/Shr Split Plan -4:US Listing In Mind ABB/Board/Shr Split Plan -3: Share Split a Surprise ABB/Board/Shr Split Plan -2: Former CEO To Leave Board ABB: Rumsfeld, Lindahl, Sutherland Quit Board ABB Sets Four-For-One Share Split <Z.ABB WSJE: Breakingviews.com: Vodafone To Hurt If Enel Deal Fails OUTLOOK:Asia Pdt Mkt Eyes Prompt Demand, Iraq Tension 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 Slacker Economy Will Trim Energy Costs, Cut Canadian Resource Prices: TD Bank Enhanced Energy Services Ltd. - Property-Asset Acquisition -The Car of the Future May Help Power Your Home Canada Follows U.S. Auto Emissions Lead, But Waits on Coal-Fired Plants Energy Mergers Pick Up Steam Feds: Power Plant Plan Deficient -Software Companies Emerge with Short-Term Solution for California - IssueAlert for February 19, 2001 Fpl Crews Travel to Alabama, Help Restore Power to 357,000 Residents Business ; Port Signs Deal for Coal Export Dominion Virginia Power Records Best-Ever Reliability Rate Pnm's High Bills Raise Questions About Energy Power Crisis Sheds Light on Lobbying Process Crisis Fuels Nuclear Talk: Power Woes, Updated Design Creating a New Buzz Your Views ; on Energy Plants in Region's Back Yard An Earthy (But Costly) Energy Fix: Geothermal Toronto Dominion Bank - Falling Energy Prices to Pull Down TD Commodity Price Index This - Year, Say TD Economists CCC Internet Solutions Inc : Suncor Energy Inc - Strikes A Marketing Agreement with SUNOCO.CA Baan: Ibaan Service Remote 2.0 Will Automate Communication with Solar Turbines Field Service Engineers Utility Helping Hands Wearing Out Peabody May Finally Control Its Future Company Hopes to Reduce Debt with IPO, Capitalize on New Demand for Coal New Product Puts a Power Plant on Your Back; Solar Power Pack Provides Portable Source of Energy, Even in Remote Locations BP Joins Anadarko And Alberta Energy in Alaska Natural Gas Exploration Venture Logging Cutbacks Lead to Power Plant Closure / Environmental Laws Dried Up Lassen Boilers' Fuel Source Power Plants Come at A Price Energy Bills Fuel Worries of Small Biz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Neb Adjourns Public Hearings on An Application by Sumas Energy 2, Inc. to Construct An International Power Line in British Columbia Japan's Power, Gas Firms to Raise Rates from April Japan Industrial Power Demand Up 3.8 Pct in Jan. Nkk Joins Hands with U.S.'S Swpc on Fuel Cell Sales Mideast Solar Energy Conference Opens in Uae Ecuador: Privatization of Electric Companies Scheduled for June Nuclear Power Firm Turns to Wind Turbines Daytona Energy Corp - Gas Exploration - Turkey - Canhidir-1 Current Status Rural Power Grid Renovation Benefits Farmers Power Projects in Southwest to Send Electricity East Pavilion And Alstom Power Partner in China; Companies to Improve Performance And Reduce Emissions Europe: Eutilia Chooses Endesa's Opciona.com for Power Trading Skanska wins 1.5 bln skr power plant construction deal from U.S.' AES Panama Utility Corp unit targets up to 1,000 MW of generation assets in Spain Pupils Advised to Think Energy SKorea to start privatisation of KEPCO spun-off power plant units Feb 2002 China to lower electricity charges to manufacturers under power system reforms Gulf Power Launches Fund to Protect Locals Arab Energy Ministers Meet in Beirut to Discuss Gasoline Deal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm New Chairman of Congressional Energy Committee Copes with `Hot-Button' Issues Utility Firm to Draw More Water to Produce Power Kansas City, Mo.-Area Homeowners Save Money by Weatherizing Their Houses San Francisco-Area Garbage Generates Energy Judge Extends Order, Forces Power Firms to Sell Electricity to California Opinion: California Governor's Utility Bailout Plan Uses Pay-Later Strategy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://207.32.82.57/news/ElectricPower.html Vodafone at 2-year low on Infostrada doubt El Paso appoints banks for debut euro bond UPDATE 1-Vivendi wins $350 mln Morocco power, water contract Gaz Metropolitan profit flat on higher gas prices UPDATE 1-Czech nuke plant due on stream after shutdown FEATURE-Copper holds the key to electrical energy efficiency ********************************************************* NEW on the POWERMARKETERS.COM TRAINING PAGE ********************************************************* Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com New! Now you can choose to stream the presentation immediately over the web, or download it to your computer for later viewing-- Free! New! Five additional RealVideo-based powerpoint-based presentations, with the accompanying audio. Running about 30 minutes each, the new selections include: ELECTRONIC TRADING. Power is following natural gas to become an electronically-traded commodity. The products, the technology and the future of electricity transactions. Kevin Sluder, Vice President, HoustonStreet Exchange. NUTS AND BOLTS OF RETAILING. What it takes to put an energy retailing operation together-- the cash and credit requirements, back office, information technology, staffing, marketing, sales and organizational considerations. Andrew Serri, Vice President, AmerenEnergy Marketing. RETAIL: WHAT WENT WRONG, HOW TO FIX IT. Retail electric deregulation has thus far been an underwhelming success, but a great deal has been learned, and it is eminently fixable. By Dr. John O'Brien, Principal, Skipping Stone MANAGING BILLING. The complex requirements for managing billing and commodities in the deregulating energy industry cannot be met with current CIS and CRM technology. Energy Retailers must embrace the next evolution of energy customer management (ECM) solutions. Paul Grey, Chief Technology Officer, Peace Software. THE INTERNET AND THE VELOCITY FACTOR. Greater price transparency, faster execution, reduced transaction costs, increased number and frequency of transactions and increased specialization are just some of the changes to energy markets wrought by the web, and it's just beginning. Implecations of the internet for energy markets. E. Russell "Rusty" Braziel, Chairman and Director, Altra Energy Technologies. 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