Message-ID: <20831407.1075841872871.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:45:00 -0700 (PDT) From: pmadpr@worldnet.att.net Subject: PowerMarketers.com Daily Power Report for 13 April 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 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 The PowerMarketers.com POWER REPORT The PowerMarketers.com POWER REPORT Today's Energy Headlines From PowerMarketers.com The Industry's Preferred Source For Breaking Energy News And Information http://www.powermarketers.com "The PowerMarketers.com Power Report is in html format. ?For those who can't read html, you can still get the text version (or both text and html for that matter). 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FERC EYES POWER PRICE CAPS WESTERN STATES MEET IN BOISE WITH COMMISSION With generating capacity pushed to the limit and a drought on the horizon this summer in the Northwest, federal officials are predicting wholesale energy prices will soar even higher and rolling blackouts could become commonplace. 360-MEGAWATT MILLENNIUM POWER PLANT ACHIEVES OPERATION STATUS PG&E National Energy Group, an affiliate of PG&E Corporation today announced that its 360-megawatt Millennium Power plant in Charlton, Massachusetts achieved commercial operation. US FERC REJECTS WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION'S BID TO SUPPLY POWER TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LAB IN NEW MEXICO Federal regulators Thursday rejected an attempt by a U.S. nuclear weapons laboratory in New Mexico to obtain electricity supplies from a federal power marketing agency. 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Plant -2: 360-Megawatt Plant Operational >PCG Indian Panel Submits Report On Enron Power Dispute Japan Pwr Cos/Telecom -2: Mulling Tie With Foreign Co Japan Power Companies To Consolidate Telecom Ops EPA: Two-Thirds Of Toxic Releases From Mines, Power Gens WRAP: US Hit With Tornadoes, Blizzard Conditions FREE TRIAL: For a free trial of the various Dow Jones index and data services, go to www.dowjonesnews.com, and click "create account," or call 1-800-223-2274. ?NATIONAL - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-nat.htm Ferc Eyes Power Price Caps Western States Meet in Boise with Commission Raytheon to Attempt Power Project Company Is Still in Dispute with Wgi Over Costs Agency at Center of Power Debate 11 States Meet Today in Boise to Discuss Woes Reader's View Ferc, Congress Take Steps to Deal with Energy Crisis Misread on Energy Prices May Have Led Fed Astray, Experts Say (Wrap) New Energy Standards Approved Fuel-Saving Electric Cars Introduced by U. 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Florida) Contact Runs Out of Power Business Leaders Say Utility Commission Must Protect State Economy with Equitable Rate Increases Reliability Concerns Push Wisconsin Public Service to Ask for Higher Electric And Natural Gas Rates for 2002 Northland Power Income Fund Announces Revised Forecast for 2001 Distributions Commission To Send President Draft Report On Energy Industry Reform Federal Energy Commission in Favor of Unregulated Gas Tariffs, Independent Suppliers 360-Megawatt Millennium Power Plant Achieves Operation Status American Electric Power Taps Excelergy to Support Energy Trading Bush Approves New Energy Standards Independent Power Is Just the Tip of Teco Ppl Energyplus to Build New Headquarters for Company's Expanding Energy Marketing And Trading Operations Husky Energy Inc: Petro-Canada - White Rose Fpso Topsides Tender Moves Into Final Phase US Coal Production Down for Second Year Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-APR 12 Issue Splits Authority, Nevada Power Enron Ordered to Provide Power to State's Colleges Laws Aim at Saving Energy: Conservation Incentives and Relief for Low-Income Ratepayers Are Part of the $860 Million Package. Aid Package to Protect Coal Jobs Ugi Utilities, Inc. Upgrades to Version 6 of Utility Partners' Mobileup Mobile Workforce Management Solution Altek Power Corp - Development Permit Approved Enporion Selects Mobshop to Power Demand Aggregation for Its Energy Industry E-MarketplaceBuilding on Commerce One(R) And Sapmarkets Solutions, Mobshop Delivers Volume-Based Value to Buyers And Suppliers Across Energy Supply-Chain American Electric Power Taps Excelergy to Support Global Energy Trading Energy CO-OP Files Lawsuit Against CG&E 360-Megawatt Millennium Power Plant Achieves Commercial Operation Status World's Trade Unions Propose Changes to Decision-Making in Energy And Transportation at UN Meeting Duke/Fluor Daniel to Build Four Power Plants for Dena CP&L, Florida Power Launch New Customer-Focused Web Sites Techsys, Inc. to Merge Company to Pursue Fuel Cell Technologies Chapeau, Inc. Acquires Specialized Energy Products, Inc.; Chapeau, Inc. to Enter Billion Dollar Power Generation Market Dominion Joins Cme in Proposed Monroe County Power Project Dynegy Introduces Hourly Power Products to Dynegydirect; Real-Time Market Information Provides Customers with Greater Control And Efficiency Power Measurement Expands in Southern California Composite Power Corporation Announces Service Agreement with Northwest Strategies, Inc. Start Digging, Energy Chief Tells State / Start Digging, Energy Chief Tells State / He Says New Power Plants, Not Price Caps, Are the Answer Davis Signs $850 Billion Energy Plan / Energy Package Signed by Davis / $850 Billion Designed to Boost Conservation Council Temporarily Reduces Utility Tax ?INTERNATIONAL - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Top Energy Summaries - Thursday, April 12, 2001 - 5:12 PM Global Power Utilities Poised to Pounce Aes Completes Financing Agreements for $300 Million Meghnaghat Power Plant in Bangladesh; 450 Mw Facility Joins 360 Mw Aes Haripur Dominion Bond Rating Service Ltd - Issues Benchmark Report on British Energy PLC Brazil: Light to Buy Extra Energy Outside Mae Top Energy Summaries - Thursday, April 12, 2001 - 2:20 PM Top Energy Summaries - Thursday, April 12, 2001 - 12:19 PM Indian PM Calls for Fruitful Energy Cooperation with Iran British Energy Tests SME Push Brazil: Bm&F to Create Energy Futures Market Peru: Jorbsa Maintained 30% Stake in Power Companies Peruvian Government Approves New Power Plants Construction Projects Brazil: Anp to Evaluate Brazilian Natural Gas Market ROUNDUP: Blaze at Ukrainian nuclear power plant, no injuries Top Energy Summaries - Thursday, April 12, 2001 - 9:35 Am Nuvera And Mitsui Sign MOU to Develop Fuel Cells in JapanCompanies Take Steps Toward Creating New Entity That Will Supply Fuel Cell Power Modules to The Japanese Premium Power, Residential, And Commercial Markets Brazil energy cuts to shave 0.3-0.8 pct pts off 2001 GDP growth - Santander Top Energy Summaries - Thursday, April 12, 2001 - 7:40 Am Vietnam to Build Seven New Electric Power Plants Rolls-Royce wins 12 mln usd power supply contract in Argentina Indian Govt Mulls Fossil Fuel Tax to Promote Renewable Energy Kenya Restructures State-Owned Power Company Origin Energy to Acquire Retail Business of Powercor Australia Water Power Everywhere: China Building Another World-Class Hydropower Station ?KRT - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm Madison, Wis.-Area Residents Having Trouble Paying High Heating Bills Florida Environmental Groups Sue State Over Dairy Contamination of Water Tacoma, Wash.-Area Residents Warned About Increasing Electricity Rates Cutback in Electricity Use Eases Crunch in Tacoma, Wash. Malfunctioning Insulator Causes Blackout in Tacoma, Wash., Area Power Plant Proposed for Downtown ST. Paul, Minn., Fuels Concern Minnesota Senate Version of Energy Bill Goes to Committee on Environment Congressional Committee Members Question California Utility Officials PG&E Bankruptcy Case Likely to Continue for Long Time Washington State Utilities Scramble to Cut Power Use Georgia Officials Reassure Consumers of Consistent Energy Generation California's Largest Utility Clashes with Regulators in Court Session Sacramento, Calif., Judge Blasts Federal Regulators, Renounces Power Dispute The Roanoke Times, VA., What's on Your Mind Column Legislators from North Carolina's Mountain Areas Fight Smog from Power Plants Washington State Utility Official Warns of Impending Power Issues Newark, N.J.-Based Utility Stock Jumps on California News, Analyst's Upgrade California Utilities See Stock Prices Rise Sharply Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility Says It Expects Higher First-Quarter Profit Houston Firm's Bid to Quit Selling Power to California Colleges Is Blocked Energy Status in U.S. Is `Critical,' Panel Says Texans Are Slow to Try Electricity Swap Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility Predicts Higher Earnings Sale of British Utility Could Spur Flurry of Foreign Bids for Energy Firms Benicia, Calif., Faces 70 Percent Cutback in Water Supply California Governor Still Hopes to Take Control of Electricity Grid California to Purchase Transmission Lines for $2.76 Billion Energy Company Considers New Nuclear Plant at Georgia Or Alabama Site ?REUTERS - Access stories online at: http://news.powermarketers.com/news/articles/ElectricPower.html Progress Energy's Carolina Power files $1 bln shelf DTE Energy files shelf for $1.7bln in debt securities Enymex to dominate online energy trade by 2005-report Harrah's adds surcharge to offset energy costs Duke Energy files shelf for up to $2 bln UPDATE 1-US economy appears to be stabilizing-Fed's Hoenig UPDATE 1-U.S. Energy Dept oks energy rules for appliances Sierra Pacific seeks to raise Nevada natgas flow GE first-quarter earnings powered by power systems Persistent problems chinking Enron's armor Failed mergers leave U.S. utility dealmakers laying low U.S. Southeast power extends losses before holiday U.S. Energy Dept OKs energy rules for appliances Canada natgas prices slide on weak holiday demand FERC okays natgas pipeline for Liberty power plant TEXT-Moody's revises SoCal Edison outlook to developing Fed's Hoenig-U.S. inflation 'generally contained' SCE&G 417-MW Cope, S.C. power plant returns to service Germany approves nuclear waste shipments to UK Wash. 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