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CALIFORNIA REGULATORS WORK TO PUT TOGETHER ELECTRIC RATE STRUCTURE

State regulators last month announced an electric rate increase that would
average a whopping three cents per kilowatt hour, hit bills beginning in May
and punish power pigs while sparing energy misers.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SAYS AGREEMENT TO BUY POWER LINES MAY NEED CHANGES

Gov. Gray Davis indicated Wednesday that he may need to alter the agreement
to purchase Southern California Edison Co.'s transmission lines if he wants
legislators to approve the deal.

JUNO BEACH, FLORIDA-BASED POWER COMPANY PLANS TO BUILD PLANT NEAR DALLAS

FPL Group said Tuesday it will build its third-largest plant, a
1,789-megawatt natural-gas fired project near Dallas.

SOLAR POWER STATION TO BE BUILT AT HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION

Three Northwest energy organizations announced today plans to construct the
region's largest solar power station on the site of the terminated WNP-1
nuclear power plant in south-central Washington.

BRITAIN WAVES GOODBYE TO NOVEL FORM OF SEA POWER DROWNED IN RED TAPE

The first commercial version of a revolutionary British power station which
generates electricity from the tides is to be built in Iceland because of red
tape holding up planning permission in the UK.


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Elwood Energy/Exelon Generation -2: For 150 Megawatts

US Pessimistic About Global Warming Accord In July

Elwood Energy, Exelon Generation In Long-Term Power Pact

Alliant Energy Earnings -4: 1Q Utility Net 42c/Shr Vs 46c

REPEAT&CORRECT: Alliant Energy Earnings-2: 1Q Fincl Table

Fla Elec Panel Advances Despite Lack of Legis Reaction

Alliant Energy Earnings -3: Sees Annual Net Growth 7%-10%

Coalition Appeals Judge's OK For 10 NYPA NYC Turbines

Alliant Energy Earnings-2: 1Q Fincl Table

Edison Still Negotiating With Banks On Refinancing

Alliant Energy 1Q Oper Rev $852.7M Vs $574.1M <LNT

Alliant Energy 1Q Net 42c/Share

Mont. Power To Sell Elec From PPL Corp At 4c/KW

ConEd Weighs Telecom Tech If Lights Stay On This Summer

Mont. Power To Sell PPL Corp Energy At A Discount

Mont. Power To Sell Up To 500 MW From PPL Corp Plant

For Canada's Top Gas Producer AEC, World Is Stage

Capstone Turbine Results -2: 1Q Financial Table, Comment

Capstone 1Q Losses 12c/Shr On Item Vs $36.49 On Pfd Div

Court To Rule Next Week On NYPA's 2 Turbines In Queens

No Return Set For Ill. Power Plant Unit Shut By Explosion

Texas Power Exports Now Seen Trimmed By Only 100 MW

Mirant, E.On End Bewag Ownership Dispute; Catch Remains

US Mid-Atlantic Pwr Prices Climb On Higher Temps, Loads

EnbW's Goll: Won't Necessarily Keep Cantabrico Majority

Brazil/Elektro -2: Report Said Enron's Price Was Too High

UK Water Cos Brace For Restructure, Look To AWG Model

Electrabel Denies It's To Make Big Pft On Telenet Sale

Brazil's Elektro Denies Reports Of Acquisition By EDP

Spain's Cantabrico Board Members To Step Down <E.HIC

Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Apr. 19, 2

US Lawyer Files Class-Action Suits Against Cell-Phone Cos

Alliant Energy Takes Over Debt-Ridden China Power Plant

Alliant/China -2: Success For Bad-Loan Recovery Program

Six Die After Falling Into Tunnel In Philippine Dam Proj

Danish Vestas -2: Order Won't Affect Co Expectations

Danish Vestas Gets DKK470M US Order For 170 Turbines

INDIA PRESS: Enron May Sell Majority Stake In Dabhol

Indonesia's PLN Signs Interim Purchase Deals With 3 IPPs

Indian Tribe, Utils Sue Utah Over Nuclear Storage

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Sdg&E Applauds Governor's Revised 20/20 Energy Conservation Program

Solar Power Station to Be Built at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update
for Friday, April 20, 2001

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, April 20, 2001 - 5:02 PM

-Tennessee State Officials Meet in California to Settle Owed Energy Debt

Neb Will Not Allow Westcoast Energy to Reopen Its Pine River Gas Plant
Sulphur Pipeline Until Safety Issues Are Addressed

Power Drops Bring Claim Surge, Insurer Says

California Governor Davis to Help Initiate New Elk Hills Power Plant Project

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-APR 20

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, April 20, 2001 - 2:24 PM

Smud Directors Vote to Hike Rates: a Tentative Increase of 19% to 27% Is
Blamed on Rising Energy Costs.

State Might Balk on Power: But Refusing to Pay 'Ridiculous' Prices Could Add
to Crisis.

Bay Area Economic Forum Quantifies California Power Crisis: Billions of
Dollars And Thousands of Jobs

Southland Business And Industry Saving Money, Water And Power Through
Metropolitan Conservation Program

Hydrocarbons And the Environment Are Compatible, Says BP Amoco's Sir John
Browne in World Energy Magazine

Altek Power Corporation - Private Placement of 3,762,500 Units

Purcell Energy Ltd - Launches State-of-the-Art Interactive Annual Report Web
Site - at WWW.Purcellenergy2000.Com

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, April 20, 2001 - 12:19 PM

Nevada Holds Off on Power Deregulation

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AP Sells Solar Enegy

Cielo Wind Power And El Paso Electric Flip Switch at Hueco Mountain Wind `
Ranch(TM) to Celebrate Earth Day

Progress Energy Becomes Presenting Sponsor of the Carolina Courage

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, April 20, 2001 - 9:39 Am

At Plastics Inc - Agrees to Sell Its Peachtree City, Georgia Power Cable
Insulation - Business to Equistar Chemicals

Power Plant of the Future

Cinergy And Convergent Group to Launch Empowernet, An Asp-Based Energy
Delivery And Energy Market Management Solutions Venture

Power Crunch: Puc Delays Decision on Rate Boosts

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, April 20, 2001 - 7:24 Am

The Yankee Group's Energy Communications Research And Consulting Practice
Enhances Focus And Changes Name

Alternative Power Probe Opens

Vestas wins 470 mln dkr order from FPL Energy for 170 wind turbines

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ECOFIN Ministers agree 'common structure' for energy taxation

Gasco to Invest $100 Million in Natural Gas Business

Napocor to Save 40 Mln Usd by Closing Certain Power Facilities

Iberdrola, Others to Invest 72 Mln EUR in Spain Solar Power Project

EU Agrees to Debate EU Energy Tax

Alcoa Counters Power Cut Risk - Brazil

Brazil: Pqu Replaces Energy for Steam

CHILE'S GASCO TO INVEST $100 MILLION IN NATURAL GAS BUSINESS

Consol Energy Opens Australian Office

Alliant Energy International Announces New Power Plant Joint Venture in China

UN: Sustainable Development Commission Hears 32 Speakers in High-Level
Segment; Energy Development, Climate Change Among Issues Highlighted -- Part
2 of 3

UN: Sustainable Development Commission Hears 32 Speakers in High-Level
Segment; Energy Development, Climate Change Among Issues Highlighted -- Part
3 of 3

UN: Sustainable Development Commission Hears 32 Speakers in High-Level
Segment; Energy Development, Climate Change Among Issues Highlighted -- Part
1 of 3

Uk: Powergen Sells Assts to Nrg Energy for o130mn

Italy: Enel Keen on Buying Southern Water from Scottish Power

Getty Copper Corp - Development Power Rate Agreement Completed

Iberdrola, others to invest 72 mln eur in Spain solar power project

Beijing, Inner Mongolia to Jointly Build Power Plant

Japan's Furuno Electric Develops LAN System for Boats

Britain Waves Goodbye to Novel Form of Sea Power Drowned in Red Tape

Deal Near on Power Site

Rio Tinto Agrees on Coal Price Rise with Japanese Firm

Philippines Energy Regulatory Board Studies Purchase Amendments

Indonesia Power Awaits Approval to Go Public

China's Yunnan to Supply 2.5 Bln Kwh of Power to Guangdong

Korea Considers Importing Chinese Coal As Alternative to Garlic

Vietnam to Connect Southern Villages to National Power Grid


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-Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Again Asked to Justify Electricity Prices

-Tennessee State Officials Meet in California to Settle Owed Energy Debt

Pickets Criticize Richmond, VA.-Based Energy Company

Clark County, Wash., Energy Task Force Gives Report

Twin Falls, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce to Discuss Irrigation Power Buyback

Florida-Based Utility Holding Company Thrives with 18 Percent Earnings Jump

California Regulators Work to Put Together Electric Rate Structure

California Governor Deflates Critics of Power Plant

Options to Block San Jose, Calif.-Area Plant Are Weighed

California Utility Public Relations Specialists Share Energy-Crisis Tales

Santa Fe, N.M., Lighting-Fixture Company May Close Due to Increased Costs

California Governor Frustrated Over Opposition to Energy Plans

California Governor Says Agreement to Buy Power Lines May Need Changes

Philadelphia Gas Works to Hire Outside Customer-Service Help

Marathon Group's Energy Earnings Lift Usx Corp. Profits

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Home Energy Column

Federal Energy Panel Remains An Unlikely Rescuer in California Power Crisis

New Jersey Energy Program Will Funnel Aid to Residential Users

Juno Beach, Fla.-Based Power Company Plans to Build Plant Near Dallas

Nevada Test Site Development Venture Names Interim CEO

Earnings Rise 71 Percent for Houston-Based Energy Company

British Water Company Plans Cash Or Shares Handout in Pipeline Demerger

Illinois Power Gives Customers Option to Pay with Credit Card


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