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Subject: Important Project Announcements from the Center for the Advancement
 of Energy Markets
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The California Electricity Crisis has resulted in an avalanche of=20
opportunity  for the Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (CAEM) to=
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provide its views  on energy restructuring. Below you will find links to so=
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of our recent  documents.

In May, CAEM issued an update to the RED Index 2001 that?now includes the 1=
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provinces and territories of  Canada. The RED Index is a scorecard on the=
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progress states are making in  electricity restructuring. RED  Index Update=
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for Canada.?USA Today did a full page spread using CAEM=01,s  RED Index to =
give=20
a summary of activity in the top 25 states. USA  Today Article. The Governo=
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of Pennsylvania included the RED Index Rank of  Pennsylvania in his=20
State-of-the-State Address. Pennsylvania  Governor The NY PSC issued a Pres=
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Release on the RED Index. NY  Commission=20

CAEM is pleased to announce the formation of a public-private sector projec=
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called the Distributed Energy Task Force. At the request of important membe=
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of  Congress, CAEM will be assessing opportunities for promotion of=20
distributed  energy technologies and matching those opportunities with poli=
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instruments,  i.e., tax incentives, funds for R&D etc. For a copy of the=20
project  description and participation information, email a request to=20
jwimberly@caem.org.

In February, CAEM sponsored a meeting of the newly formed Leadership Counci=
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on Energy Restructuring, an umbrella group of industry executives and publi=
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sector officials who support the development of a coherent strategy on=20
energy  restructuring. Leadership Council  Document

In April, CAEM filed comments with the FTC on the proceeding that =20
was?initiatedat the request of House  Energy and Commerce Committee Chairma=
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Billy Tauzin on the impact of?States  restructuring. CAEM FTC  Comments
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In March, CAEM held its first meeting of the DISCO of the Future Forum. We =
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have posted several documents from that Forum. DISCO Forum Documents

Last Sunday, the Philadelphia Inquirer published the views of CAEM on =20
President Bush=01,s Energy Plan. Philadelphia  Inquirer Article=20

In January, CAEM appeared on CNN to  discuss the California Crisis. CNN  Li=
nk

Feel free  to forward this email to colleagues who may be interested in the=
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Center's  activities.? For other information and  documents, please visit o=
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website at http://www.caem.org=20

Please let us know if we can be of assistance to you in your efforts on =20
energy restructuring.

If you do not wish to receive updates on CAEM=01,s Activity, please reply w=
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the word "remove" in the subject line. Thank you.
?

Ken Malloy
President
Center for the Advancement of Energy  Markets
5765-F Burke Center Parkway (PMB333)
Burke, VA 22015-2233
o  703-250-1580
f? 248-928-5040
e kmalloy@caem.org
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