Message-ID: <23224363.1075851632070.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 16:28:00 -0700 (PDT) From: jeff.dasovich@enron.com To: ann.cohn@sce.com, kmccrea@sablaw.com, mkahl@ka-pow.com, jdasovic@enron.com, wbooth@booth-law.com, drothrock@camfg.com, smutny@iepa.com, brbarkovich@earthlink.net, dominic.dimare@calchamber.com, isenberg@hmot.com, jstewart@cmta.net, mdjoseph@adamsbroadwell.com, lga@mother.com, debinorton@aol.com, cra@calretailers.com, derek.naten@roche.com, vjw@cleanpower.org, john.redding@gene.ge.com, mflorio@turn.org Subject: California Power-Buying Data Disclosed in Misdirected E-Mail Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Jeff Dasovich X-To: Ann.Cohn , kmccrea , mkahl , jdasovic , wbooth , drothrock , smutny , brbarkovich , dominic.dimare , isenberg , jstewart , mdjoseph , lga , debinorton , cra , derek.naten , vjw , John R. Redding (PS, NE) (E-mail) , Mike Florio (E-mail) X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Dasovich, Jeff (Non-Privileged)\Dasovich, Jeff\Sent Items X-Origin: DASOVICH-J X-FileName: Dasovich, Jeff (Non-Privileged).pst California Power-Buying Data Disclosed in Misdirected E-Mail By Daniel T= aub Sacramento, California, July 6 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Gray= Davis's office released data on the state's purchases in the spot electric= ity market -- information Davis has been trying to keep secret -- through a= misdirected e-mail. The e-mail, containing data on California's power pur= chases yesterday, was intended for members of the governor's staff, said Da= vis spokesman Steve Maviglio. It was accidentally sent to some reporters on= the office's press list, he said. Davis is fighting disclosure of state p= ower purchases, saying it would compromise negotiations for future contract= s. This week, Davis appealed a state judge's order to release spot-market i= nvoices, purchase orders and confirmation sheets for power contracts signed= through June 27. The state is buying electricity on behalf of utilities, w= hich are burdened by debt. ``It's an internal document,'' Maviglio said of= the e-mail. ``We have a meeting every morning where we discuss issues of t= he day.'' The e-mail contained minutes of today's meeting, he said. Accord= ing to the e-mail, the state bought 283,000 megawatt- hours of electricity = for $37.4 million yesterday. One megawatt- hour is enough electricity to li= ght 750 typical California homes for an hour. Prices ranged from $25 to $14= 9.99 a megawatt-hour. Maviglio said the information in the e-mail is accura= te. Power for next-day delivery during peak-use hours averaged $79.67 a me= gawatt-hour on the California-Oregon border yesterday, according to Bloombe= rg Energy Service. California paid an average of $132 on the spot market, a= ccording to the e-mail. Prices on the spot market tend to be higher than on= the day-ahead market. The governor has proposed releasing data on spot-ma= rket purchases once a quarter, arguing that the state uses power-buying str= ategies tailored to each season. Lawyers for the media and Republican legis= lators say state law requires disclosure of contracts within seven days aft= er they are signed. =09