Message-ID: <19109330.1075855725826.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 06:23:00 -0800 (PST) From: phillip.allen@enron.com To: jeff.richter@enron.com Subject: Behind the Stage Two Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Phillip K Allen X-To: jeff.richter@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Phillip_Allen_June2001\Notes Folders\'sent mail X-Origin: Allen-P X-FileName: pallen.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Phillip K Allen/HOU/ECT on 03/15/2001 02:22 PM --------------------------- "Arthur O'Donnell" on 03/15/2001 11:35:55 AM Please respond to aod@newsdata.com To: Western.Price.Survey.contacts@ren-10.cais.net cc: Fellow.power.reporters@ren-10.cais.net Subject: Behind the Stage Two FYI Western Price Survey Contacts Cal-ISO's declaration of Stage Two alert this morning was triggered in part by decision of Bonneville Power Administration to cease hour-to-hour sales into California of between 600 MW and 1,000 MW that it had been making for the past week. According to BPA, it had excess energy to sell as a result of running water to meet biological opinion flow standards, but it has stopped doing so in order to allow reservoirs to fill from runoff. The agency said it had been telling California's Department of Water Resources that the sales could cease at any time, and this morning they ended. Cal-ISO reported about 1,600 MW less imports today than yesterday, so it appears other sellers have also cut back. Yesterday, PowerEx said it was not selling into California because of concerns about its water reserves. BPA said it is still sending exchange energy into California, however. More details, if available, will be included in the Friday edition of the Western Price Survey and in California Energy Markets newsletter.