Message-ID: <21185695.1075852008486.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 04:08:00 -0700 (PDT) From: susan.mara@enron.com To: jeff.dasovich@enron.com, james.steffes@enron.com, richard.shapiro@enron.com, karen.denne@enron.com, mark.palmer@enron.com, janel.guerrero@enron.com, paul.kaufman@enron.com, robert.frank@enron.com, leslie.lawner@enron.com, susan.landwehr@enron.com, steven.kean@enron.com, linda.robertson@enron.com, pat.shortridge@enron.com Subject: Yes! Walters Column highlights CPUC Killing of Long-term contracts in 2000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Susan J Mara X-To: Jeff Dasovich, James D Steffes, Richard Shapiro, Karen Denne, Mark Palmer, Janel Guerrero, Paul Kaufman, Robert Frank, Leslie Lawner, Susan M Landwehr, Steven J Kean, Linda Robertson, Pat Shortridge X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Richard_Shapiro_Nov2001\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: SHAPIRO-R X-FileName: rshapiro.nsf The word is getting out! Sue Mara Enron Corp. Tel: (415) 782-7802 Fax:(415) 782-7854 ----- Forwarded by Susan J Mara/NA/Enron on 07/19/2001 11:06 AM ----- =09sue =0907/19/2001 11:03 AM =09=09=20 =09=09 To: smara =09=09 cc:=20 =09=09 Subject: Capitol Alert: Dan Walters: Political, financial mischief s= lide=20 quietly into annual state budget This message was e-mailed to you from sacbee.com. Dan Walters: Political, financial mischief slide quietly into annual state= =20 budget (Published July 18, 2001) As wholesale energy prices began to soar last year, California utilities=20 sought relief from the volatile spot market, including the authority to=20 negotiate long-term supply contracts. =20 In early June 2000, the state Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 -- wi= th=20 PUC President Loretta Lynch in strong dissent -- to allow long-term power= =20 purchases outside the California Power Exchange, which was then the only=20 permissible source. A few days later, someone slipped into a complex, multipart bill related= =20 You can see the remainder of this story at:=20 http://www.capitolalert.com/news/capalert04_20010718.html ADVERTISEMENT This story was sent to you via sacbee.com. Copyright =01, The Sacramento Bee=20 Dan Walters: Political, financial mischief slide quietly into annual state= =20 budget (Published July 18, 2001) As wholesale energy prices began to soar last year, California utilities=20 sought relief from the volatile spot market, including the authority to=20 negotiate long-term supply contracts. In early June 2000, the state Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 -- with= =20 PUC President Loretta Lynch in strong dissent -- to allow long-term power= =20 purchases outside the California Power Exchange, which was then the only=20 permissible source. A few days later, someone slipped into a complex, multipart bill related=20 You can see the rest of this story at:=20 http://www.capitolalert.com/news/capalert04_20010718.html=20 Copyright =01, The Sacramento Bee