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Download brochure at http://www.pmaconference.com/E-Business.pdf ************************************************************************ --------------------T O P S T O R I E S-------------------- Top Stories (March 6) CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SAYS ENERGY DEALS ACHIEVED, OFFERS FEW DETAILS Gov. Gray Davis said Monday he has reached dozens of new agreements with energy firms to stabilize the electricity grid and bring down the price of power, but refused to disclose how much relatively cheap power will be available this summer. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knightri dder/2001/03/06/krtbn/0000-0060-CC-POWER POWER GENERATORS: PG&E LOAN USE WON'T HIT RECEIVABLES Power suppliers and generators Monday expressed indifference to PG&E Corp.'s (PCG) announcement Friday that it used a $1 billion loan to repay commercial paper holders and shareholders instead of the purchased power debts of its utility, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 03/06/eng-djn/eng-djn_101421_74_6508676512167 DYNEGY AND NRG ENERGY ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Dynegy Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc. today announced that their affiliates, El Segundo Power LLC, Long Beach Generation LLC and Cabrillo I LLC, have entered into an agreement with the California Department of Water Resources to provide the state with up to 2,300 megawatts of energy through 2004. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/comtex/2 001/03/06/cn/0000-2538-tx-dynegy-nrg-energy THE POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY TO BUY CONECTIV FOR 0.59 TIMES REVENUE The Deal: The Potomac Electric Power Co. has agreed to purchase Conectiv Inc. for $2.2 billion in cash and stock. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/bellsgml /2001/03/06/16140/69227254-0239-KEYWORD.Missing NEW ENGLAND STORM SPARES POWER PLANTS, TRANSMISSION LINES The storm that pummeled New England Tuesday and downed a New Hampshire nuclear plant spared the rest of the region's plants and transmission lines. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 03/06/eng-djn/eng-djn_190149_135_334438369609 NORTH TEXAS UTILITY PLANS TO BUILD A WIND FARM An 80-megawatt wind ranch will provide electric power to Southwestern Public Service Co. by the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knightri dder/2001/03/06/krtbn/0000-0037-AX-WIND ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index Long-Distance Calls Via Internet Shake Up Global Industry PRESS RELEASE: Empire Dist Elec Still On Moody's Review Empire District Electric Co Still On Moody's Review-Down US West Pwr Forwards Dn As Pwr Plants Return To Service New England Storm Spares Power Plants, Transmission Lines Storm Hits New England; Overall Death Toll At Least Seven Much-Anticipated Snowstorm Rumbles Through NY City Area Homes, Businesses Lose Power In New England As Storm Hits Near-Blizzard Conditions Hammer New England NAESCO: 1,200-MW Seabrook Seen Back When Storm Passes REPEAT:Pwr Generators:PG&E Loan Use Won't Hit Receivables CORRECTION: Enron's Stock Symbol Is ENE, Not ENR Upstate NY Braces For More Heavy Snow; Two Dead Pwr Generators:PG&E Loan Use Won't Hit Receivables FirstEnergy Corp Options To Begin Trading On CBOE March 8 Pwr Generators:PG&E $1B Loan Use Won't Affect Receivables 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 Sempra Energy Declares Common Dividend The Potomac Electric Power CO. to Buy Conectiv Inc. for 0.59 Times Revenue Founders Completes Reorganization Into Provident Energy Trust And Announces Record Results for 2000 El Paso Natural Gas Company Announces Open Season for Possible Expansion of System The Energy East Corp. to Purchase Rgs Energy Group Inc. for 1.16 Times Revenue Senators Introduce National Energy Security Act Automated Power Exchange Names John Melby Vice President of North American Marketing Power Struggle Intensifies: Con Ed Sues Northeast Utilities Hydro Environmental Resources, Inc. Begins Production of 'Next Generation' Fuel Cell Solar, Wind Power Back in Fashion Amidst California Energy Crisis Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 5:19 PM Altek Power Corporation: [Formerly Autumn Industries Inc. - Name Change Mike Harreld Named CFO of Southern Generation Utilicorp United Seeks Power Supply Contracts Solvay Polymers, Inc. Names Reliant Energy Solutions Supplier of the Year John Klein ; Hynes Can Only Smile for Coale Majority Whip Tom Delay Testifies on National Energy Policy Before the Energy And Commerce Committee Diversified Energy Buys Whiteville Company Chroma Energy Announces An Exploration Services Agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Report Projects Steady Growth for Wind Power Natural Gas Prices Drop Average Spot Figure Still Nearly Double Year-Ago Level Nu-Coned Merger Talks Collapse State Utility Plans Lawsuit, Says Partner Backing Out Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update for Tuesday, March 6, 2001 Media Advisory - Electrical Cogeneration Announcement Management`S Discussions: 10qsb, Energy Ventures Inc Talisman Energy Inc - Generates a Record $2.4 Billion in Cash Flow $906 Million - in Net Income Dynegy And Nrg Energy Announce Long-Term Agreement with California Department of Water Resources First Choice Power Offers Fixed Residential Prices And $25 When Customers Sign Up for Texas Pilot Maxim Power Corp. Announces Additional Investment in Waste Energy Technology Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Mar 6 Arctic Power, Alaskan State Legislators Face Energy Crisis Head on Davis Wright Tremaine Expands Energy Practice to the East Coast; James B. Vasile Joins Washington, D.C. Office Davis Reports Power Deals: Long Pacts Assure Big Prices, Some Fear Power Plant Eyed at Castle Moody's Upgrades Green Mountain Power to Investment Grade Modesto City Council to Review Cutting Utility Tax Small Fortunes: Energy Crunch May Push Firms Out of California Official's Concerns Rise with Laporte County Utility Bills DTE Energy, Mcn Energy to Conduct Merger Review Conference Call, March 7 Flashfind Announces New Venture Formed to Serve Natural Gas Pipeline Industry GPU Energy Weathers Winter Storm Homemade Electricity: a Few Eastsiders Add Energy Leftovers to Grid Broadwing's Rick Ellenberger Sees Economic Conditions Rewarding Speed, Creativity, And Energy; Changing of the Guard Provides Opportunity for Next-Generation Providers Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Invites You to Join Its Year End Earning Results Conference Call on The Web NY Natural Gas Pre-Opg: Lower on Weak Cash, Waning Weather Utilicorp United Seeks Power Supply Contracts to Provide for Missouri, Kansas, Colorado Customers Neutrogena to Install $1.4 Million, 200 Kw Solar System; First Corporate And Largest Installation in City; Company Utilizes New Ladwp Buy-Down Program Westcoast Energy Inc - Cantarell Community Program Caminus And Winfield Technology to Link Transmission Reservations And Power Scheduling Across Multiple Electricity Control Areas S.F. Takes Long View on Power / Hetch Hetchy Cleared to Seek Multiyear Contracts Mark Simon ; Power Plant Issue Splits San Jose / Poll Shows Residents at Odds with Mayor Buy Plants, Not Wires State, Utilities Should Partner to Boost Power Supply Mercury Search Widens Michcon, Consumers Energy Health Officials Join Hunt for Contamination in Older Homes The Ohio & Southwestern Energy Company - Strategic Profits CEO Invited to Deliver Keynote Speech - at Comdex Canada West North, to Alaska, to Fuel Growing Energy Appetite Electric Competition California Has Lawmakers Wary Rally Energy Corp - James Golla & Gerald Iscove Appointed Directors; Hagen Gocht - Resigned Natural Gas in High Demand, Low Supply ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Cambridge Energy Corp. Announces Correction of Its Trading Symbol FX Energy Begins Gas Production in Poland Japan Energy Consumption Seen at 409 M. Kiloliters in FY 2010 Ldp Sketches Japan's Law for Stable Energy Supply Westcoast Energy Announces Cantarell Community Program Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 12:28 PM Iran Uses Energy "Weapon" to Improve Ties Shell/Apache Takeover of New Zealand Fletcher Energy Successful (Wrap) New Energy Strategy Can Cut Prices, Says Empey Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 7:36 Am Shanghai Subway System Chooses Power Efficiency's Motor Controllers RJB Mining says coal demand over next few years remains strong Polish Power Plants Use Pfbc Clean Coal Technology Japan to help build 42 megawatt power plant near Nepal's capital Oman Power Plant Reaches Closure Energy Services Signs Three Long-Term Services Agreements in the Gulf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm Rhode Island Residents Use Least Electricity Per Capita Among States Englewood, Fla., Water District Names New Administrator Utility Company May Build Coal-Fired Power Plant Near Las Animas, Colo. Colorado Gave $30 Million in Energy Bill Subsidies, Governor Announces Small Businesses in Los Angeles, Orange Counties Fare Better in Power Crisis California Power Suppliers Deny `Gouging' Customers Wisconsin Gas Proposes Pipeline to Feed Power Plant in Port Washington, Wis. Florida Utility Companies Do Business with Accused Expatriate's New York Firm Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility Recasts Fourth-Quarter Earnings Kansas City, Mo., Utility Lawsuit Fails to Proceed As A Class Action Alaska's Natives Join Others in Opposition to Oil Exploration Measure Audit Says Northeastern Minnesota Power CO-OP Overspent The Dallas Morning News World View Column California Governor Says Energy Deals Achieved, Offers Few Details Utility Improves Power Lines in Three Beaumont, Texas, Neighborhoods North Texas Utility Plans to Build A Wind Farm Albany, N.Y.-Area Universities Join Effort to Incubate Energy-Related Firms Merger of Connecticut-, Massachusetts-Based Utilities May Fall Apart Tennessee Valley Authority Predicts Increased Revenue Energy-Tax Issue Heats Up in South ST. Paul, Minn. Santa Cruz, Calif., Officials Discuss Current Water Shortage Several States Pay More for Electricity Than California Consumers Do California Governor Announces State Near Resolution of Power Crisis ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://news.powermarketers.com/news/articles/ElectricPower.html UPDATE 6-Blizzard hammers New England and hits Canada Energy Conversion unit files patent infringement suit Dynegy, NRG detail long-term Calif. power contracts Canada spot natural gas off despite eastern storm Key House energy lawmaker remains behind FERC's Hebert Con Edison seeks ruling NU violated merger pact Northeast Utilities stock drops as merger breaks up California lawmaker opposes cuts to energy conservation funds Wash. Centralia power plant back at full capacity New Issue - IES Utilities sells $200 mln 10-year notes Storm knocks out power to 80,000 Mass. customers UPDATE 1-Denmark's NKT to make 2001 loss after jackpot 2000 UPDATE 3-China power firms post robust 2000 earnings Tennessee Gas receives transport requests for proposed pipe RWE settles spat over access with Muenster utility UPDATE 1-Sweden-Poland power cable closed to check fault China B-share rally turns fund managers' heads German energy regulator will be a must-de Palacio ********************************************************* 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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