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Earnings/Outlook -3: Debt Down From $198M <USU USEC Inc. Earnings/Outlook -2: 2Q Table; Comment <USU UniSource Energy Puts Year Net Above $1.25/Shr <UNS Business News From The Philippines Press Thursday DTE Energy Earnings -3: Year Fincl Table, Comment <DTE Reliant Energy Files $600M Debt Securities Shelf <REI DTE Energy Earnings -2: 4Q Financial Table <DTE Brazil Judge: Will Rule On Wireless Auction Monday With Eye On Calif, Mich Regulators Recheck Pwr Supplies DTE Energy 4Q Net 97c/Diluted Shr Vs 67c <DTE USEC Inc. Reaffirms FY01 Net $30M-$35M Outlook <USU FEER(2/1): Asian Economic Forecast - United States DTE Energy 4Q Net Operating Revenue $1.44B Vs $1.11B<DTE WHITE HOUSE WATCH: Bush Gets Word His Nominees Are In Calpine:New 516-MW Sutter Plant On Schedule For July Ops USEC Inc. 2Q Revenue $387.1M Vs $447.6M <USU USEC Inc. 2Q Net 26c/Share Vs 36c <USU Higher Credit Costs Lurk In Dark For Calif. Cos., Munis FERC Approves Accounting Method For GridSouth Launch Duke Energy Consolidating Plants Due To New Pipeline Duke Energy To Consolidate Okla. Facilities <DUK GPU, Units Still On Moody's Review For Downgrade DuPont/Costs-3: Pharm Ops Slowing, Unit Sale Progressing Ontario Deregulation Still Seen On Line For 2001 EEI:US Electric Output For Wk Ended Jan 20 Up 0.6% On Yr Duke Energy/Okla. Plant-2: Began Service 42 Mile Pipeline PRESS RELEASE: Moody's: GPU, Units Still On Review-Down Bistro Deals Downgraded On California Utility Exposure UIL Hldgs Pres, Oper Chief-2: Vallillo To Hd Elec Utility UIL Hldgs Names Vallillo Utd Illuminating Pres, Op Chief PG&E Buffer Gone, California Summer Looks Even Bleaker PRESS RELEASE:Fitch:Natl Rural Utilities Coop Outlook Neg Energen Sees 2002 Net $2.50-$2.60/Diluted Shr <EGN PRESS RELEASE: Calif Independent Power Projs On S&P Watch DuPont/Costs -2: Currency Effects Worst In Seven Years Energen Corp Earnings -2: 1Q, Trailing 12 Mos Table <EGN DuPont Says Energy, Currency Costs Intensified In 4Q 5 Calif Independent Power Projs Remain On S&P Watch-Neg FERC Chmn/Western Govs -2: `Sympathetic' To California National Rural Utilities Coop Fin Corp Outlook Neg:Fitch FERC Chmn, US Energy Secy, Western Govs To Meet Next Wk DTE, Mich. Officials Finalize Coal Plant Settlement < DTE Cinergy Doesn't See Debt Trouble, Despite Moody's Report US Weather:Rain, Snow In West; Snow Around Great Lakes PPL Corp Earnings -3: Year Financial Table <PPL Telecom Italia Venezuela Unit Leads WLL Bids In 2 Regions PPL Corp Earnings -2: 4Q Financial Table; Comment <PPL PPL Corp Sees 2001 Net $3.60-$3.65 A Share <PPL PPL Corp 4Q Net 87c A Diluted Share Vs $1.02 <PPL Calif Scrambling To Find Long-Term Energy Solution Cal-ISO To Start Publishing Daily Power Plant Outages Thu 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 Bush Orders More Calif. Power But Emergency Two-Week Extension Is Last, He Warns Ark. May Delay Utility Deregulation at Least 21 Months Controversial Utility Bill Is No More Prairie House Report ; Credit Legislators with 'Wise' Handling of Utility Deregulation Washington State Acts to Prevent Power Woes Reliant Energy Submits Bids in California Electricity-Supply Auction; Company Also Offers More Flexible Solutions Four Leading California PBS Stations Offer Examination of Statewide Energy Crisis in 'California's Power Play'; Kqed to Air Special 'Bay Window' Joint Production- Thursday, February 1 at 6 P.M. Northern Border Partners, L.P. Announces Intent to Purchase Bear Paw Energy, Llc ROUNDUP Bush studies clean air waiver as California power crisis continues Researchers at Work on Fuel-Injection System for Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Sdg&E Announces Measures to Avoid Financial Crisis Impacting Other California UtilitiesUndercollected Power Costs Reach $450 Million, May Top $1 Billion by Year-End Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 5:18 PM Energy Income Fund Exercises Warrant to Purchase Energy Partners, Ltd. Common Shares Full: DTE Energy Q4 Net 97c Shr Vs 67c Ogden Names Edward Moneypenny As New Chief Financial OfficerMove Reflects Company's Transition to Pure-Play Energy Company New Executive Has 25 Years of Energy Industry Experience Williams Announces Flexible Pricing Agreement with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Emera Inc.: U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Emera/Bangor Hydro Merger Anker Coal Group Agrees to Debt-for-Equity Swap Duke Energy Field Services Opens Central Oklahoma Pipeline, Announces Plant Consolidations U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Emera/Bangor Hydro Merger Terra Systems to Join GE in Major Coal Demonstration Project Turning Up the Heat on Utility Companies California Crisis, Deregulation & More to Be Addressed at 'Power Outages: Harbinger of Things to Come?' Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 1:54 PM Devon Energy to Webcast Year-End 2000 Conference Call Sale of Large Power Projects Development Rights Tampa Electric Announces Senior Level Staffing Changes Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Jan 24 Allegheny Energy Named to Forbes' List APP Announces the Sale of Large Power Projects Development Rights Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update for Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001 Calif Indpt Power Producer Projs Remain on Watch Scientech Announces Rapidpartsmart.Com, a Powerful on-Line Parts Search Engine for Electric Utilities Tapping Alaska's Natural Gas Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 1:58 PM Connecticut, Federal Regulators Approve Sale of Millstone Power Station to Dominion Utility Iterates Power Conservation Hints Locke, Legislature Tackle Power Crisis Perhaps This Bipartisan Partnership Could Continue in Addressing Other Pressing Issues Tacoma Power Starts Tests on Diesel Generators Today Utility Begins Power-Saving Ad Campaign S.F. Mayor Orders 5% Power Use Cut / City Hall's Outside Lights to Be Dimmed to Conserve Energy Supervisors Order Reduced Energy Use / 10% Less Power Consumption Is Final Goal Gabelli Raises Bangor Hydro-Electric Stake to 8.27% (Bgr) Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 12:23 PM Mcn Energy Group Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend Local Districts Bear Power Load The New Power Company Clarifies Puc Process to Transfer Peco Customers State Regulators Ok Deming Power Plant Seattle to Hold Public Forum on Conserving Power Bush Extends Calif. Power Orders Energen Corporation Reports 60 Percent Increase in EarningsEnergen Resources Continues to Drive Growth at Diversified Energy Company Arkansas Moving to Delay Utility Deregulation Software Protects Critical Business Data During Blackouts; Orange County Company Provides Data Insurance Against Power Outages Fitch Dwngr Juniper Generation to `Cc'; Remains on Rating Watch Neg Repeats: Aga Preview: US Natural Gas Inventories Seen Down 85-110 ... U.S.' Abraham renews order supporting power supplies to California Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 9:15 Am City of Mesa Signs Contract for Sct's Customer Management SystemOnline Account Access Will Improve Service to 350,000 Customers of Arizona Utility And Provide Competitive Edge in Deregulating Environment U.S. Extending Emergency Edict: Orders Requiring Power Sales to State Until Feb. 7 Will Be the Last Looming Energy Tradeoffs: California Should Absorb Costs of Crisis Now, Not Later Fire Up Idle Electric Plants, Official Urges: Facilities Can Generate Power from Wood Waste Southern Company Becomes the Latest GKS Subscriber Client, Joining Allegheny Energy, Ameren, Arizona Public Service, Cinergy, Nebraska Public Power District And Texas Utilities. Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 7:28 Am Energy Companies Slash Costs, Enhance Customer Relationships with Electronic Bill Presentment And Payment Power-One Announces Record Q4 And Year-End 2000 Results Company Exceeds Analysts Expectations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant Operates Safely for 1,000 Days Japan Power, Gas Firms Seen to Raise Rates in April Neb Postpones the Public Hearing on Sumas Energy 2, Inc.'S Application to Construct An International Power Line in British Columbia Tar Rejects Request to Void Enel Power Plants Sale Limit ENRON NEGOTIATING PURCHASE OF ELECTRICAL GENERATOR IN ARGENTINA 2001 World LNG/Gtl Review to Deliver Market Analysis of High-Volume Remote Natural Gas Conversion Technologies, Including LNG, F-T Synthesis, Methanol And DME Norsk Hydro Acquires Stake in Trinidad And Tobago Exploration License Emae to Tender River Cleanup for Power Generation - Brazil Indian Government: Sixteenth Electric Power Survey Report Released Power Firms to Raise Rates in April, 7th Quarterly Hike Australian Magnesium Set to Sign Agreement for Stanwell Power Czech Energy Giant Cez Attracts German, French Utilities Energy Supplies Reduces to Russian Sub-Builder for Debt. Philippines' Arroyo appoints Jesus Alcordo as energy secretary ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm Berlin, Conn.-Area Utility Posts Record Earnings, But Still Suffers Loss Customers to Reap Benefits of New Haven, Conn.-Based Utility's Earnings California Utilities Get Another Reprieve Tampa, Fla.-Based Teco Energy Reports 18 Percent Gain in Profits for 2000 Washington Commission Orders 'Soft Cap' on Power Company's Industrial Prices Hurried Energy Plans in California Leave Many Questions for Consumers California Lawmakers Struggle to Bring Energy Use under Control High Energy Bills Hit San Francisco-Area Consumers Bush's Energy Adviser Has Interest in California Crisis Due to Ties with Enron California Still Not Safe from Blackouts, Regulators Say Industrial-Power Users to Get Bit of Break in Washington Salmon Recovery Program Suffers in Northwest Power Crunch San Francisco-Based Utility's Stock Performance Teaches Investors Old Lesson Virginia Lawmaker Hopes to Delay Deregulation of Electricity North Carolina Deregulation Panel Not Ready to Advise Legislators Oregon Utilities Prepare Strategy for Possible Northwest Blackouts Oregon Increases Efforts to Conserve Electricity Philadelphia Mayor Says Selling Gas Utility Should Be Considered Electric Utilities in Pennsylvania Feel Price Squeeze Pueblo, Colo.-Area Residents Receive Record-High Home Heating Bills Department of Energy Worker to Stay Involved with Nuclear Illness Work California Weighs Energy Bonds to Prevent Rate Hikes Reliant Energy Plans 45 Percent Increase for Natural-Gas Customers in Houston Houston-Based Energy Firm Enron Corp. Sets Records for Sales, Earnings in 2000 Houston-Based Energy Company Sees No Concern About Debt New Jersey Utility Giant's Parent's Income Jumps 55 Percent Pennsylvania Utility Reprimanded for Remarks About Supply Market California Will Issue Bonds to Buy Power Electricity Problems in California Slow Flow of Gasoline Saucier, Miss., Water Cooperative Members Show Confidence in Leadership Mississippi Residents Suffer from High Heating Bills Niagara Mohawk Customers Are Faced with Riddle of Energy Deregulation Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Energy Consultants Provide Pay-As-You-Save Improvements Canadians Brace for Energy Boom Third Party Assesses New Proposal to Bring Water to Aberdeen, S.D. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://207.32.82.57/news/ElectricPower.html U.S. FERC okays Bango-Hydro, Emera utility merger San Diego utility seeks to raise electric rates DTE Energy Q4 earns beat expectations Czech nuclear plant faces delay after pipe problem Moody's may still cut GPU Inc ratings FERC OKs Millstone nuclear plant sale to Dominion UPDATE 1-PECO transfers 300,000 Pa. electric customers to TNPC Cominco shares surge on increased power sales to U.S. UPDATE 1 - San Diego utility seeks to raise electric rates Pennsylvania defers GPU cost recovery request Unisource raises 2000 earnings estimates PPL fourth-quarter earnings beat estimates Russians target Trans-Siberian in power cut demo Canadian spot natgas off a bit on mild forecast Connecticut OKs sale of Millstone nuke complex Ogden Corp hires new CFO, Edward Moneypenny UPDATE 1-Pennsylvania defers GPU cost recovery request SoCal Edison says to run out of cash around Feb. 2 FERC talks set on Illinos Power's plan to quit ISO TABLE-RGS Energy Group Inc. Q4 net lower UPDATE 1-PPL stock rises as earnings top projections Gas fears persist as lawsuit hits Kansas Gas Service UPDATE 1-Warburg cuts telco-exposed utilities FERC acts on Alliance RTO for Midwest utilities RWE targets 10 pct of Belgian power mkt by 2007 ANALYSIS-California woes spark Australia power debate Canadian bonds down as Fed conjecture roils markets New York power supplies ample for normal summer -Con Ed WRAPUP 3-California power crunch eases -- for now OGE Energy's fourth-quarter profits fall 40 pct ATG Resources first quarter profits up 32 percent WRAPUP 1-U.S. power companies post strong Q4 earnings Nicor Q4 earns rise 2 percent, sees Q1 EPS $0.75-$0.85 CMS Energy Q4 operating earnings rise 39 percent PG&E says all gas suppliers complying with govt order ********************************************************* NEW on the POWERMARKETERS.COM TRAINING PAGE ********************************************************* Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com New! 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