Message-ID: <27602304.1075855374965.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:46:20 -0800 (PST) From: ei_editor@platts.com To: einsighthtml@listserv.platts.com Subject: Shedding light on power prices Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Energy Insight Editor @ENRON X-To: EINSIGHTHTML@LISTSERV.PLATTS.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Phillip_Allen_Jan2002_1\Allen, Phillip K.\Deleted Items X-Origin: Allen-P X-FileName: pallen (Non-Privileged).pst =20 =09 =09 Updated: Dec. 27, 2001 = [IMAGE]Shedding light on power prices Competit= ion in Europe's electricity markets has brought more choice for consumers, = resulting in lower prices in most cases. It also has triggered the end of p= rice transparency, at least in the industrial and commercial (I&C) customer= segments. = = = [IMAGE]Fight over hydro project could become war Outcome could set= precedent for other relicensing Environmental issues may be deciding fac= tor [IMAGE]Fitting= the bill SPL Worldgroup moves utilities to one-stop billing Netherlands, = Germany ahead of the game = [IMAGE]A sci-fi twist in clean coal research Bioprocessing cleans i= mpurities Scientists create coal-adapted microbes = Reliant, Orion merger clears two regulatory hurdles= [IMAGE]full story... Reliant unit, Gexa make price offerings in Texas [IM= AGE]full story... NEPOOL asks FERC to approve new payment deal for Enron [= IMAGE]full story... Centennial Pipeline may be mixed blessing in U.S. Midw= est [IMAGE]full story... SCANA subsidiary files for new interstate natural= gas pipeline [IMAGE]full story... Interview: NYMEX undergoing transformat= ion [IMAGE]full story... Spanish generators may see income drop [IMAGE]ful= l story... Patterson-UTI buys 17 rigs from Cleere Drilling [IMAGE]full sto= ry... PG&E payment plan to Calpine approved by bankruptcy court [IMAGE]ful= l story... Enron, Mirant urge FERC to reject Nevada complaints [IMAGE]full= story... [IMAGE]To view all of today's Executive News headlines, [IMAGE]c= lick here Copyright ? 2001 - Platts, All Right= s Reserved Market Brief Wednesday, December 26 Stocks Close Change %= Change DJIA 10,088.14 52.8 0.53% DJ 15 Util. 289.80 5.1 1.79% NASDAQ 1,9= 60.70 14.87 0.76% S&P 500 1,149.37 4.5 0.39% Market Vols Close Change= % Change AMEX (000) 95,077 (27,481.0) -22.42% NASDAQ (000) 1,127,431 (1,22= 2,219.0) -52.02% NYSE (000) 792,634 (915,281.0) -53.59% Commodities Clo= se Change % Change Crude Oil (Feb) 21.27 1.65 8.41% Heating Oil (Jan) 0.59= 46 0.046 8.42% Nat. Gas (Henry) 2.911 0.016 0.55% Propane (Jan) 34.25 2.2= 5 7.03% Palo Verde (Jan) 28.00 0.00 0.00% COB (Jan) 28.00 0.00 0.00% PJM= (Jan) 31.15 0.00 0.00% Dollar US $ Close Change % Change Australia $ = 1.968 0.000 0.00% Canada $ 1.60 0.016 1.01% Germany Dmark 2.23 0.022 = 1.00% Euro 0.8791 (0.009) -1.00% Japan ?en 130.8 1.200 0.93% Mexico NP= 9.13 0.010 0.11% UK Pound 0.6879 (0.0080) -1.15% Foreign Indices Cl= ose Change % Change Arg MerVal 320.46 0.00 0.00% Austr All Ord. 3,335.20 2= 1.10 0.64% Braz Bovespa 13358.42 (10.11) -0.08% Can TSE 300 7552.59 24.29= 0.32% Germany DAX 5019.01 0.00 0.00% HK HangSeng 11209.78 51.68 0.46% J= apan Nikkei 225 10192.57 (142.88) -1.38% Mexico IPC 6380.60 6371.84 0.00= % UK FTSE 100 5,159.20 5177.40 0.00% Source: Yahoo!, TradingDay.com= and NYMEX.com =09 =09 =09 - bug_black.gif=20 - Market briefs.xls