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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jan 01, 02:04 PM EST 2. Demand for electricity to grow at a good pace Business Times Jan 01, 11:05 PM EST 3. Water quenches power thirst China Daily Jan 01, 08:28 PM EST 4. Natural gas customers to see rates climb again Morning Star - Wilmington, N.C. Jan 01, 01:54 PM EST 5. Natural gas supply snag raises bills in Enumclaw The News Tribune Tacoma, WA Jan 01, 05:16 PM EST 6. Malakoff steals a march as Tenaga puts off asset sales (HL) Business Times Jan 01, 11:05 PM EST 7. Expo aims to be platform for SMI to meet with service providers Business Times Jan 01, 11:05 PM EST 8. VoIP services poised for rapid Asia-Pacific growth The New Straits Times Jan 01, 09:04 PM EST 9. Canadian Telco Goes To Court Over Beef With Regulators Newsbytes Jan 01, 09:20 PM EST 10. Help available for high gas bills The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jan 01, 02:04 PM EST 11. Prescription drug, tax breaks enacted UPI Jan 01, 04:25 PM EST 12. Soaring Energy Prices In California Have Businesses There Feeling The Pinch Experts Say Financial Shock Is Just Beginning To Ripple Through State's Economy St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jan 01, 11:01 AM EST 13. Iran: Capacity of power plants to increase BBC Monitoring Middle East - Economic Jan 01, 09:38 AM EST 14. Electricity transmission assets transferred The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jan 01, 02:04 PM EST 15. From New York to Paris to Tokyo, The Stock Pickers' Picks for 2001 International Herald Tribune Jan 01, 11:26 AM EST 16. Philippines: Korean firm scraps expansion plan due to unstable political climate BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific - Economic Jan 01, 05:45 AM EST 17. Turkmenistan to stop delivering gas to Russia because of disagreement over price BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union - Economic Jan 01, 06:25 AM EST 18. Indonesian Decentralization Worries Investors International Herald Tribune Jan 01, 11:26 AM EST 19. Varied Tasks for European Development Bank International Herald Tribune Jan 01, 11:26 AM EST 20. What the Sunday papers tipped for the year ahead The Scotsman Jan 01, 07:47 AM EST 21. UTILITIES: Gas, electric rates to rise The Las Vegas Review-Journal Jan 01, 10:48 AM EST 22. Dp&L Future In Owner's Hands Dayton Daily News Jan 01, 03:24 AM EST 23. Take Back Power Plants, Analyst Says The Columbian Dec 31, 06:54 PM EST 24. California Utility Outrages Customers with Request for 40-Percent Rate Hike Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 31, 03:50 PM EST 25. Good News, Bad News on Local Electricity Rates San Diego Business Journal Jan 01, 01:48 AM EST 26. Little Rock, Ark., Hospitals Rely on Emergency Power to Survive Ice Storm Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 31, 06:10 PM EST 27. Texas company to build $350 million power plant in Cabell County State Journal-Charleston WV Jan 01, 01:48 AM EST 28. Drought Leaves Tacoma, Wash., Hydroelectric Reservoir Resources Below Normal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 31, 06:00 PM EST 29. Genesis Of State's Energy Fiasco / String of bad decisions on deregulation could end up costing consumers $40 billion The San Francisco Chronicle Dec 31, 08:57 AM EST 30. GTL Resources The Sunday Telegraph London Dec 31, 02:19 PM EST 31. Clinton releases more emergency aid money The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dec 31, 04:07 PM EST 32. Week In Review The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dec 31, 04:07 PM EST 33. Huntington Beach, Calif., Power Plant Criticized for Increased Production Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 31, 03:00 PM EST 34. The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 31, 03:40 PM EST 35. Stung by rising costs, many Albertans turning into energy Associated Press Dec 31, 12:48 PM EST 36. Bush May Face Energy Problems In First Days On Job, Analysts Say Some Add There's Not Much He Can Do To Cut Prices St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dec 31, 10:55 AM EST 37. President Frees Funds To Help Poor Pay Soaring Heating Bills $300 Million In Emergency Aid Will Go Mostly To Midwest And Northeast St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dec 31, 10:55 AM EST 38. Turkmenistan to cut gas to Russia on New Year's Eve BBC Monitoring Newsfile Dec 31, 11:56 AM EST 39. Business Week In Review The San Francisco Chronicle Dec 31, 08:57 AM EST 40. Power woes unlikely in Ariz. The Tucson Citizen Dec 30, 11:05 PM EST 41. Dp&L Parent Looking For Buyer Dayton Daily News Dec 31, 03:27 AM EST 42. Another Utility Bailout Should Leave Us Cold The San Francisco Chronicle Dec 31, 08:57 AM EST 43. FORECAST 2001 / In a Word ... Moderation The San Francisco Chronicle Dec 31, 08:57 AM EST 44. Russian government endorses gas deal with Ukraine BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union - Economic Dec 31, 07:34 AM EST 45. Cinergy Lawsuit settlement; Finalize clean-air deal The Cincinnati Enquirer Dec 31, 09:54 AM EST 46. Cinergy Sets Example On Clean Air Dayton Daily News Dec 31, 03:27 AM EST 47. Briefly The Palm Beach Post Dec 31, 02:47 AM EST 48. Natural gas hike of $10 a month is set for area around Springs The Gazette Dec 31, 01:06 AM EST 49. Gas Bills Skyrocket; Worse Yet To Come The Commercial Appeal Memphis, TN Dec 30, 08:55 PM EST 50. Options aired at public hearing on California's power crisis RATE INCREASES: Advocates suggest utilities buy back power plants sold because of deregulation 51. Madison utility asks for rate increase The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dec 30, 04:05 PM EST 52. California at energy impasse Tulsa World Dec 30, 07:34 PM EST 53. Memorandum For The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies U.S. Newswire Dec 30, 12:35 PM EST 54. President Clinton's Radio Address to the Nation: Keeping the Heat and Lights On During Unusually Cold Weather U.S. Newswire Dec 30, 12:15 PM EST 55. Salt Lake City-Based Firm to Build Pipeline in Utah Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 30, 05:20 AM EST 56. Memorandum For The Administrator Of The Small Business Administration U.S. Newswire Dec 30, 12:25 PM EST 57. Looking For a New Year's Resolution? DWP Offers One Worth Keeping: Energy Efficiency; DWP Programs Help Customers Save Money, Conserve Energy Business Wire Dec 30, 02:10 PM EST 58. Give Consumers More Control, Puc Chairman Says Denver Rocky Mountain News Dec 30, 05:57 AM EST 59. PG&E Workers May Lose Their Annual Bonuses / PG&E Workers May Lose Their Annual Bonuses The San Francisco Chronicle Dec 30, 07:38 AM EST 60. Weather, shortage hit gas prices The Des Moines Register Dec 30, 03:40 AM EST 61. End Run Around PG&E Envisioned / Commission wants plan on S.F. ballot The San Francisco Chronicle Dec 30, 07:38 AM EST 62. Clinton Plans $300M in Energy Aid Associated Press Dec 30, 10:45 AM EST 63. Ukrainian party leader: president seeks total control BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union - Political Dec 30, 09:06 AM EST 64. Arkansas Utility Officials Say Power May Not Be Restored Until Jan. 6 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 30, 04:40 AM EST 65. PG&E Tells PUC Bankruptcy Looms Without Rate Hike / Utility wants 26% more for supplying electricity The San Francisco Chronicle Dec 30, 07:38 AM EST 66. Alt fuel may flow in Tucson City plans public compressed natural gas stations The Arizona Daily Star Dec 30, 05:48 PM EST 67. Gas prices boost local energy stocks Tulsa World Dec 29, 04:10 PM EST 68. High US gas prices expected to persist Oil & Gas Journal Dec 30, 02:11 AM EST 69. More Choice to Face Illinois Utility Customers as Deregulation Looms Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 30, 05:50 AM EST 70. Utilities Group Asks High Court For Help The Palm Beach Post Dec 30, 02:58 AM EST 71. Business Headlines Dayton Daily News Dec 30, 03:34 AM EST 72. Premier calls on finance, industry to help meet economic challenge South China Morning Post Dec 30, 02:05 AM EST 73. California Energy Crisis Drives Natural Gas Prices to Record Levels; Suppliers Declining to Sell Commodity; Crisis Threatens PG&E's Ability to Purchase Gas for Its Customers Business Wire Dec 29, 09:10 PM EST 74. Schools Form Pool To Buy Cheap Electricity Dayton Daily News Dec 30, 03:34 AM EST 75. Net: Dpl For Sale, Says Cinergy Is Possible Suitor Dayton Daily News Dec 30, 03:34 AM EST 76. Still no explanations for East Hereford natural gas explosion Associated Press Dec 29, 11:38 PM EST 77. [ Bankrupt Daewoo plans ] South China Morning Post Dec 30, 02:05 AM EST 78. Buyer confidence at lowest point since Dec. 1998 Chicago Sun-Times Dec 30, 01:47 AM EST 79. California Governor Meets with Fed Chairman, Discusses Utility Bankruptcy Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 30, 04:30 AM EST 80. California utilities plead for rate hike Tulsa World Dec 29, 04:10 PM EST 81. Emergency Meeting Will Address Northwest Power Shortage Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 29, 03:30 PM EST 82. California power companies struggle to win rate hikes Times Union Albany, NY Dec 29, 03:48 PM EST 83. California groups at odds over power RATE HIKES LOOM: No agreement on solutions, with some critics saying let the companies fail The News Tribune Tacoma, WA Dec 29, 03:58 PM EST 84. ADVISORY/ NSTAR Storm Safety Tips Business Wire Dec 29, 05:11 PM EST 85. Weather Benefits Oklahoma Energy Companies Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 29, 05:40 PM EST 86. GrandeTel Technologies Inc. Releases 3rd Quarter Results Business Wire Dec 29, 11:10 PM EST 87. Sport Supply Group Settles MacGregor Litigation and Reports Results of Operations for the Year Ended September 29, 2000 Business Wire Dec 29, 07:10 PM EST 88. DPL Inc. to Explore Strategic Alternatives Business Wire Dec 29, 05:11 PM EST 89. (BTOB) VerticalNet Extends Exchange Offer for SierraCities.com Inc. to January 16, 2001 Business Wire Dec 29, 08:10 PM EST 90. The New Tools of Russian Power: Oil and Gas Pipelines UPI Dec 29, 05:55 PM EST 91. NYMEX closes higher to end year UPI Dec 29, 05:25 PM EST 92. CB&I Completes Acquisition of Howe-Baker International Business Wire Dec 29, 03:10 PM EST 93. SNAP2 Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings and Year-end Results For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2000 Business Wire Dec 29, 03:10 PM EST 94. Intershop's direct-selling e-business software, NEW STRAITS Associated Press Dec 29, 03:23 PM EST 95. Unitil/Concord Electric Company and Unitil/Exeter & Hampton Electric Company Fuel and Purchased Power Rates to Increase January 1 Business Wire Dec 29, 12:11 PM EST 96. Schmitt Industries Reports Results for Second Fiscal Quarter of 2001 Business Wire Dec 29, 03:10 PM EST 97. Castle Energy Corporation Rejects Bids for Oil and Gas Properties and Announces Quarterly Dividend Business Wire Dec 29, 12:11 PM EST 98. Baker to Take Charge Resulting From Judgement In ADF Litigation Business Wire Dec 29, 01:10 PM EST 99. Covad Restructures Direct Channel as Part of Previously Announced Restructuring Initiative; Includes Additional Staff Reductions, Office Consolidations and CO Closings Business Wire Dec 29, 12:11 PM EST 100. Higher Electricity Prices in Massachusetts Appear to Reduce Competition Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 29, 03:10 AM EST 101. Reactor restarted at Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear plant Associated Press Dec 29, 10:28 AM EST 102. Russia's government releases details of natural gas deal Associated Press Dec 29, 08:54 AM EST 103. OPINION: Present Economic Situation Could Easily Become a Financial Crisis Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 29, 05:40 PM EST 104. Gas Blast Kills 4 in Russia Associated Press Dec 29, 05:01 AM EST 105. Kern County, Calif., Puts Out Welcome Mat for New Electric Power Plants Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 29, 12:10 AM EST 106. Wisconsin Energy to Sell Power Plants Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 28, 09:10 PM EST 107. California Regulators Consider Request by Utilities for Rate Hikes Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 28, 11:00 PM EST 108. Chicago-Area Residents Struggle to Pay Higher Natural Gas Bills Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 28, 10:30 PM EST 109. One person hurt in natural gas explosion near Quebec-Vermont Associated Press Dec 29, 12:51 AM EST 110. Rising Natural Gas Prices a Boon for Buffalo, N.Y., Investment Firm Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 29, 12:50 AM EST 111. Calif power rate hearings end UPI Dec 28, 10:35 PM EST 112. Dallas-Based Oil Firm Makes Bid for Canadian Counterpart Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec 29, 12:10 AM EST ********************************************************* 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. 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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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