Message-ID: <6713723.1075841871731.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:54:00 -0800 (PST) From: pmadpr@worldnet.att.net Subject: PowerMarketers.com Daily Power Report for 21 March 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "The Power Marketing Association" X-To: X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \kate symes 6-27-02\Notes Folders\Power marketer X-Origin: SYMES-K X-FileName: kate symes 6-27-02.nsf Attention POWER REPORT Readers: Go to http://www.powermarketers.com/prdaily.htm to view today's edition with direct headline links to each story.] ====================================================================== The Industry's Preferred Source For Breaking Energy News And Information http://www.powermarketers.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E P O W E R M A R K E T E R S .C O M P O W E R R E P O R T Today's Headlines From POWERMARKETERS.COM Subscriptions to The PowerMarketers.com Power Report are free - you will never be charged. 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Download brochure at http://www.pmaconference.com/europe.pdf ************************************************************************ --------------------T O P S T O R I E S-------------------- Top Stories (March 20) WHITE HOUSE ISSUES WARNING ON ENERGY SHORTAGES The Bush administration said yesterday the nation faces critical shortages of electricity, natural gas and refined gasoline that could cause further price spikes and California-like power outages. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knightri dder/2001/03/20/krtbn/0000-0505-WT-ENERGY POWER BACK ON IN CALIFORNIA California power officials were able to scrape together enough electricity Tuesday to call an end to a second consecutive day of rolling blackouts by mid-afternoon. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/comtex/2 001/03/20/up/0000-5068-bc-us-electricity-1stld BPA SAYS WILL SEND 1,100 MWH OF POWER TO CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) said Tuesday it would send 1,100 megawatt hours of electricity to California on Wednesday to help the state try to avoid a third day of rolling blackouts. http://news.powermarketers.com/news/articles/ElectricPower/03_20_2001.reutr-st ory-N2042474.html FERC IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE FOR RTO'S IN DOUBT The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will issue several decisions on proposed regional power grid organizations in the coming weeks, but the Dec. 15 deadline for the grid operators to take control of transmission systems may need to be delayed, a top FERC aide said Tuesday. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 03/20/eng-djn/eng-djn_180033_38_8193652243353 LATEST OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC BILL OMITS 2004 DATE FOR RETAIL MARKET A Senate bill advancing through the Oklahoma Legislature effectively eliminates a specific date for the state to open its electric market to retail competition. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 03/20/eng-djn/eng-djn_220044_97_2702415357344 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index Power Crisis Disrupts Sun Micro, Though Impact 'Minimal' Rain, High Winds, Snow Greet Spring In US Southwest Latest Okla Elec Bill Omits 2004 Date For Retail Market Allegheny Chooses PJM For Market, For-Profit Possibility Schroeder Expresses Concerns On Environment To Bush FERC Implementation Deadline For RTOs In Doubt Blk Hills Sets Long-Term Sales Deals For Wyo. Pwr Plants Entergy Postpones Merger Hearings With Mississippi PSC WSJ.COM WRAP: Californians Contemplate A Dark Future REPEAT: ISO New England Proposes Conservation Program Xcel Energy, Exelon Reach Settlement On Name Dispute Mexico's Fox Looks To Boost Trade With California ISO New England Proposes Energy Conservation Program Sale Of Brazil's Cesp Parana Attracts Nine Groups -Govt MUNI WATCH: Calif. Energy Bonds Loom, But Who'll Pay? Orion Power/Niagara Mohawk -2: Effective In October >ORN Orion Power, Niagara Mohawk In 3-Year Power Supply Pact ABB/Share Offering -3: Proceeds To General Purposes>Z.ABB ABB/Share Offering -2: Enables New Transactions >Z.ABB NZ UnitedNetworks Issues NZ$200 Mln Credit Wrapped Bond ABB Sets Offering Of 6M Shrs For US Investors >Z.ABB ABB To Complete Stk Offering By Early April >Z.ABB ABB Says Offering From Available Treasury Shrs >Z.ABB Global One To Lay Off 100 In Virginia - WP Farmers In US Georgia Get $4.5 Mln Not To Irrigate FREE TRIAL: For a free trial of the Dow Jones Energy Service go to www.dowjonesnews.com, and click "create account," or call 1-800-223-2274. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-nat.htm Courage Energy Inc. Announces Year End Results El Paso Electric to Present at The Wall Street Analyst Forum Dems Question Energy Regulators Spitzer Proposes Plan To Avoid Energy Crisis Power Back on in California 2:45 P.M. - Power Restored for Most Sdg&E Customers; Possibility of State-Ordered Curtailments Continue Tonight Solar Panel Bond Proposal Picking Up Steam in San Francisco Electric Utilities: Secretary Charges Energy 'Crisis' Caused byUnwillingness to Build California's Energy Crisis-Coming Soon To a State Near You! [AE0000005190] Deloitte & Touche/nm Rothschild To Advise Gov't On Energy Sector Privatization NY Natural Gas Review: APR Ends Up on Renewed Supply Worries Kansas City Power And Light Company Orders Cannon Technologies Esubstation.Com Substation Monitoring And Information System CA Power Managers Order Rolling Blackouts Hornet Energy Ltd. Announces Substantial Increases in Onestep Generator from Schneider Electric Helps Process Industries Simplify Automation System Design, Validation Westfort Energy Ltd - Progress Report - Harold Karges 18-3#1 Well - Pelahatchie Field Pyr Energy Announces Preliminary Test Results for East Lost Hills #2 Well Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Mar 20 Energy Show Held During National Energy Crisis...Positive Solutions for Business And Industry Explored Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 2:19 PM Energy Stewardship Alliance Formed; National Support for Anwr Exploration Grows 10:15 a.M. - State Electric Command Center Orders Second Day of Statewide Power Outages Resource America, Inc. Acquires Energy Reserves from American Refining And Exploration Company Rocky Mountain Energy Corp. Enters Into Agreement with Carbon Energy Corporation Reports Increases in Financial Bush Urges Fox to Open Up Energy Sector - Mexico Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge to National Energy Summit: Marketplace Solutions Must Be Linchpin of Energy Policy Black Hills Corporation Announces Ipp ContractsLong Term Contracts Are Secured for 40 Mw Gas-Fired Turbine And 90 Mw Coal Plant Currently under Construction in Wyoming Grid Survey Report Provides Overview of Alternative on-Site Energy Sources, Implications of Deregulation Coleman to Provide New Backup Power-Generation Systems for Telecom Companies Abraham Warns of Energy Crisis Wind's Energy Being Put To Work Enflex Delivers Legacy Energy Management Systems to the Web Caiso Says Energy Resources Are Tight This Week; Conservation Urged in California to Avoid Rotating Outages Nyserda Selects Ebidenergy.Com, Amerendms And Advantage Energy for Energy Curtailment Program Program Aimed at Avoiding High Energy Prices And Shortages Slated for National Reach Cwlp-Turris Agreement in Place ; Tentative Pact on Price of Coal Awaits City Council Approval Idaho Puc Oks Power Buyback Plan PG&E Corporation Awards New Capacity on Pacific Northwest Pipeline SystemThe Successful Shippers Are Developing New Generating Plants, Which Will Help Meet The Need for Power Supplies in The Northwest And California ISO New England Announces Model Energy Conservation Program to Reduce Energy Consumption During Peak Demand Periods Abate Issues Report Card on First Six Months of Electric Restructuring in Michigan Teco Energy Inc - Teco Power Services Completes Acquisition - of 500-Megawatt Texas Power Plant Alliant Energy Selects General Physics to Provide Performance Monitoring Systems Openlink Signs Pancanadian Petroleum As Newest Endur UserLeading Fully-Integrated Functionality Will Support Gas & Power Trading & Risk Management Ces International Supports Development of Utility Transmission And Distribution Technology Integration Standards Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 9:24 Am Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Hallwood Energy Corp 6 of 6 EPA Administrator, Christie Todd Whitman, Recognizes 34 Leading Organizations for Outstanding Energy Efficiency Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Hallwood Energy Corp 2 of 6 Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Hallwood Energy Corp 3 of 6 American Power Conversion Announces New Rack-Optimized Uninterruptible Power Supply Capable of Protecting An Entire Rack from Power Anomalies Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. (Operating As Directional Plus) Year End Report for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2000 Alstom Esca's Philadelphia Office Wins Contract to Deliver An Integrated Scada System to Nashville Electric Orion Power Announces Multi-Year Power Supply Contract with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Governor Gray Davis Challenges California Residents to Cut Energy Bills by 20 Percent This SpringPhilips Lighting Company Provides Simple Tips on How to Reduce Energy Costs Business Customers Flocking to Texas Electric Choice Pilot Program -SILICON ENERGY EXPANDS ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS WITH HOSTED MANAGED OFFERING -Bechtel to Provide Engineering and Construction Management Support for Ambient Corporation's Powerline Telecommunications Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Iraq: Saddam Meets Atomic Energy Organization Head, Air Defence Commander Daimlerchrysler to Deliver First Fuel Cell Buses to Urban Fleets El Paso Turns to Gas, Power Projects - El Salvador Regional Energy Conference Begins Tomorrow Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 12:24 PM Israeli Minister Orders Power Connection for Local Arab Villages Ontario Power Generation And British Energy (Canada) Ltd Develop Wind FarmJoint Venture to Provide Green Power Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 11:14 Am 3rd Unit at Rivne Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down for Repairs First Fuel Cell-Driven Buses Sold British Energy, Ontario Power to develop wind energy facility in Ontario Oao "Mosenergo", Energy Monopoly in Moscow, Will Pay Out Rbl 211 Million in Dividends for 2000. Petrolex Energy Corp - Developments at Rubiales Oilfield Indian Government: Power Sector Reforms Crucial for Sustained Higher Gdp Growth China: Inner Mongolia Natural Gas Exploitation Benefits Farmers Uruguay: Natural Gas Arrives in Costa De Oro Siemens wins 145-mln-euro power plant contract in Turkey Vietnam: Power Plant Problem Holds Back Textile Project Australia: Warning That Consumption of Sports Energy Drinks Will Lead to Caffeine Addiction China Develops Solar Cell for Mobile Phone US Lawyer Allowed to Visit Czech Nuclear Power Plant Korea Electric Power/12 Other Public Entities to Face Management Appraisal India's Sail Finalises Power Plant Deal with Ntpc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm White House Issues Warning on Energy Shortages Electric Bills Could Rise 25 Percent for Savannah, GA., Residents ST. Louis-Based Electric Utility Pushes for Deregulation Bill California Utility Pacific Gas & Electric Gets $1.1 Billion from Parent Firm California Governor Releases Names of Energy Consultants on Board As Advisers Federal Regulators Pursue More Energy Refunds from California Power Suppliers Seattle Utility Says Top Power Users Are Industrial, Commercial Customers Increased Use of Electrical Appliances Undercuts Energy-Efficient Initiatives Cell Phone Magnate Tops List of Seattle-Area Energy Users Roseville, Calif., Makes Plans with Enron for New Power Plant Power Generators Again Feel Federal Heat Over High Prices Bipartisan Bill Favoring Electricity Price Caps Lacks Administration's Support Rhode Island Senator Proposes Electric-Rate Hike to Bail Out Businesses Oregon Senator Pursues Cap on Northwest's Power Prices Energy Company Plans $800 Million Plant Near Johnstown, Pa. Aurora, Colo., Officials, Water District Clash Over Water Proposal Solar Energy Becomes Popular in California As Electricity Bills Remain High Wisconsin Utility Seeks Financial Incentives to Encourage Power Agreements Raleigh, N.C., Power Firm to Shut Down Necedah, Wis., Factory Energy Utilities to Discuss Obstacles to Florida Merger Juno Beach, Fla.-Based Firm Discusses Merger Issues with New Orleans Utility New Orleans-Based Entergy Hopes to Raise Electricity Prices in Arkansas Firms' Dispute May Delay New Massachusetts Power Plants Shares Drop at Florida's Fpl Group As Entergy Corp. Deal Hits Possible Snag Environmentalists Advocate Wind Farms for Pennsylvania Prairies Environmental News Network, Sun Valley, Idaho, David Suzuki Column Solar Sailing Space Mission to Test in April for Launch Later Entergy Offers Pilot Billing Program for Some Texas Customers California Utility Executive Says to Expect Outages, Higher Rates ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://news.powermarketers.com/news/articles/ElectricPower.html Calif. utility rescue talks seen making progress US, industry energy efficiency program saves 75 bln KW power Los Angeles sues energy companies, claims pricing conspiracy Lawmakers scoff at FERC's California power refunds Niagara Mohawk extends purchase of hydropower UPDATE 1-U.S. FERC divided on power price cap for West SoCal Edison still talks to lenders, payments loom Spain's Fenosa offers 38 peseta dividend Canadian natgas prices follow NYMEX higher TEXT-S&P harmonizes Newfoundland Power ratings TEXT-S&P harmonizes Fortis Inc ratings New England adopts energy conservation plan for summer Lab equipment makers' shares hurt over demand concerns UPDATE 1-Czech govt picks advisers for gas,power sector sale PG&E unit to provide gas for West Coast power projects UPDATE 1-Alcoa switches production to save power in West CeBIT-UPDATE 1-Siemens quits powerline Internet access work Czech govt picks advisers for gas,power firms sale US Corp Bonds - Spreads tighter as Fed watch starts UPDATE 1-Calif. utility shares recoup despite blackouts fears Alcoa switching production to save West Coast power British Energy forms Canadian wind energy venture Avista raises first quarter outlook, delays unit IPO Jospin casts doubt on EU energy liberalisation dates CSFB downgrades FPL to hold on merger uncertainty EU approves RWE bid on Spain's Hidroelectrica UPDATE 1-Malaysia to invite global bids for $2.4 bln dam Spain says sticking to new mobile tender plan Alstom wins 260 mln euro U.S power plant contract ********************************************************* NEW on the POWERMARKETERS.COM TRAINING PAGE ********************************************************* Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com Coming soon! PMA Power Markets 2001 presentations, taped at the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, March 15-16, 2001. Don't forget you can choose to stream the presentation immediately over the web, or download it to your computer for later viewing-- Free! RealVideo-based powerpoint-based presentations, with the accompanying audio. Running about 30 minutes each, selections include: ELECTRONIC TRADING. Power is following natural gas to become an electronically-traded commodity. The products, the technology and the future of electricity transactions. Kevin Sluder, Vice President, HoustonStreet Exchange. NUTS AND BOLTS OF RETAILING. What it takes to put an energy retailing operation together-- the cash and credit requirements, back office, information technology, staffing, marketing, sales and organizational considerations. Andrew Serri, Vice President, AmerenEnergy Marketing. RETAIL: WHAT WENT WRONG, HOW TO FIX IT. Retail electric deregulation has thus far been an underwhelming success, but a great deal has been learned, and it is eminently fixable. By Dr. John O'Brien, Principal, Skipping Stone MANAGING BILLING. The complex requirements for managing billing and commodities in the deregulating energy industry cannot be met with current CIS and CRM technology. Energy Retailers must embrace the next evolution of energy customer management (ECM) solutions. Paul Grey, Chief Technology Officer, Peace Software. THE INTERNET AND THE VELOCITY FACTOR. Greater price transparency, faster execution, reduced transaction costs, increased number and frequency of transactions and increased specialization are just some of the changes to energy markets wrought by the web, and it's just beginning. Implecations of the internet for energy markets. E. Russell "Rusty" Braziel, Chairman and Director, Altra Energy Technologies. 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