Message-ID: <13749345.1075840621537.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 06:33:00 -0800 (PST) From: carla.hoffman@enron.com To: tim.belden@enron.com, robert.badeer@enron.com, jeff.richter@enron.com, phillip.platter@enron.com, mike.swerzbin@enron.com, diana.scholtes@enron.com, sean.crandall@enron.com, matt.motley@enron.com, mark.guzman@enron.com, tom.alonso@enron.com, mark.fischer@enron.com, jesse.bryson@enron.com, chris.mallory@enron.com Subject: DJ Cal-ISO COO: Stage 3 Pwr Alert Possible At 1:30 PM PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Carla Hoffman X-To: Tim Belden, Robert Badeer, Jeff Richter, Phillip Platter, Mike Swerzbin, Diana Scholtes, Sean Crandall, Matt Motley, Mark Guzman, Tom Alonso, Mark Fischer, Jesse Bryson, Chris Mallory X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \mark guzman 6-28-02\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: GUZMAN-M X-FileName: mark guzman 6-28-02.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Carla Hoffman/PDX/ECT on 12/13/2000 02:42 PM --------------------------- Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp. From: "Pergher, Gunther" 12/13/2000 01:31 PM To: undisclosed-recipients:; cc: Subject: DJ Cal-ISO COO: Stage 3 Pwr Alert Possible At 1:30 PM PST 20:12 GMT 13 December 2000 *DJ Cal-ISO: 12 Northwest Mkt Participants Won't Sell To ISO (MORE) DOW JONES NEWS 12-13-00 03:12 PM *DJ Cal-ISO COO: Stage 3 Pwr Alert Possible At 1:30 PM PST (MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 13-12-00 2013GMT*DJ Cal-ISO: Two-Thirds Blackout In N.W., One-Third In Calif (MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-00 1516EST*DJ Cal-ISO COO:Blackouts Will Happen Unless `Magic' Happens (MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-00 1518EST*DJ Northwest Pwr Sellers Rebuff Calif ISO On Credit Worries (MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-00 1519EST*DJ Calif ISO: Rolling Blackout Risk 2 PM PST To 7 PM PST (MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-00 1528ESTNorthwest Pwr Sellers Want Cash First LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones)--The California Independent System Operator said Wednesday that there was more than a 50% chance the state would have rolling blackouts as early as 2:00 p.m. PST and possibly lasting through 7:00 p.m.. A dozen market participants in the Northwest have refused to sell emergency power to the ISO unless it can pay in cash because of doubts about the ISO's creditworthiness. The ISO needs 4,000-5,000 megawatts of imports from the Northwest; it's receiving virtually none, said ISO Chief Operating Officer Kellan Fluckiger. (MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-00 1601EST Up To 4,000 MW Could Be Interrupted The ISO's Fluckiger said that, if blackouts occur, the first round of interruptions would be 1,000 MW around 2 PM. Around 4 PM, when demand on the system begins to increase, 3,000-4,000 MW would be interrupted in half-hour chunks throughout the state, he said. Two-thirds of the blackouts would occur in Northern California and one-third in Southern California. The City of Los Angeles would not be affected because it is serviced by the L.A. Department of Water and Power, a municipal utility outside ISO management. Northern California would be affected more because transmission line constraints are inhibiting the amount of power that can be transported from southern to northern California. About 8,500 MW are off the state's power grid. Approximately 3,300 MW of power has been taken off by generators because natural gas is too expensive to run their plants. Fluckiger would not say which generators had taken units off for this reason, but said it was legal for them to do so. The ISO has asked for assistance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the state Public Utilities Commission and the governor to avoid blackouts. There is not much the PUC can do in this situation, said a source close to the issue. The governor could provide collateral from the state budget on behalf of the ISO so the ISO could pay for out-of-state power, said the source, who asked not to be named. (MORE) Dow Jones Newswires 13-12-00 2126GMT G_nther A. Pergher Senior Analyst Dow Jones & Company Inc. Tel. 609.520.7067 Fax. 609.452.3531 The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.