Message-ID: <30353474.1075841873254.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:27:00 -0700 (PDT) From: pmadpr@worldnet.att.net Subject: PowerMarketers.com Daily Power Report for 24 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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Energy Jobs Weekly Download current issue at: http://www.pmaconference.com/EnergyJobs.pdf ?TOP STORIES PPL CORPORATION TO DEVELOP $305M POWER PLANT NEAR CHICAGO PPL Corp. plans to develop a $305 million power plant near Chicago and will boost the capacity of a second plant in response to increasing demand for electricity. WASHINGTON STATE SENATE PASSES ENERGY BILL IN COMPROMISE The Senate passed a compromise energy bill Thursday, rolling together several proposals aimed at promoting conservation and new power generation. GE POWER SYSTEMS TO SUPPLY TURBINES, SERVICES FOR NEWPORT GENERATION'S NEW 1300-MW FACILITY IN WASHINGTON STATE - NEW PLANT WILL HELP MEET PACIFIC NORTHWEST'S GROWING NEED FOR POWER Newport Generation, Inc. of Irvine, CA and GE Power Systems of Atlanta, GA announced today that GE has received contracts totaling $375 million to supply four gas turbines, two steam turbines and contractual services for a new 1,300-megawatt combined-cycle power plant in the state of Washington. CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP GROWS 8 NEW PLANTS FOR NATIONAL MARKET Constellation Energy Group, one of the nation's fastest growing merchant energy companies, is scheduled to bring four "peaking" power plants on line this summer with four larger power plants scheduled to enter service in the summers of 2002 and 2003. FERC WEIGHS PRICE RELIEF IN CALIFORNIA STAGE 3 EMERGENCIES U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member William Massey said on Monday the central part of a staff recommendation for giving price relief to California wholesale power markets is a plan to limit prices during severe electricity shortages in the state. U.S. PSEG TO BUILD $335 MLN POWER PLANT IN POLAND U.S. Public Service Enterprise Group on Monday began building a $335 million power and heating plant in Poland as part of its expansion plans in the eastern European country. 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This Summer PRESS RELEASE:S&P Assigns American Elec Pwr Sr Unsec BBB+ PPL Corp Sees Plant Adding To Net In 1st Yr Of Ops >PPL PPL Corp To Develop $305M Power Plant Near Chicago >PPL US NY, Mid-Atlantic Pwr Prices Slide On Clearing Prices India State Elec Bd To Contest Dues To Enron Unit At Mtg E.On Decision On Unit Co VAW Aluminium Sale Seen Soon El Paso Electric Earnings -3: 1Q EBITDA $70.2M Vs $53.5M El Paso Electric Earnings -2: 1Q Fincl Table >EE El Paso Electric Yr-Ago 1Q Op Net 15c A Diluted Share >EE El Paso Electric 1Q Oper Net 36c A Diluted Share >EE 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 Ocean Energy Enters Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Exploration Agreement Bill Would Create New Power Authority El Paso Electric Files New Mexico Base Rate Case; Utility Seeks to Limit Amount of Increase U.S., Canada, Mexico to Establish Energy Group GE Power Systems to Supply Turbines, Services for Newport Generation's New 1300-Mw Facility in Washington State Feds May Restrict Energy Prices Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-APR 23 Is There an Energy Crisis? The Washington Post: Nuclear Power May Be Making A Comeback Energy Crisis, Summer Heat Likely to Bring Filthy Air Atco Noise Management Inks Major Deal with Siemens WestinghouseContract for Power Generators Worth Up to $60 Million Ppl to Develop Power Plant in Great Lakes Region; Increase Generating Capacity at Existing Nuclear Plant A.I.M Gravely Concerned About Power Plant Regulations Peco Energy Honored at Intergraph's International User ConferenceElectric Utility Receives Intergraph's 100 Percent Club Award for Rapidly Achieving The Milestone of Full Geofacilities Data Conversion A Walk On The 'Green' Side: Touring Energy Savers Electric Shock Synergy Technologies Targets Fuel Cell Market Emerson Electric CO - Fisher-Rosemount Renamed Emerson Process Management to Reflect - Expanded Customer Solutions And Services Mergenet Solutions, Inc. Opens Energy Arm to New Incubees Utility Consumers Need Federal Protections, Warns American Public Power Association Chief Txu Energy Services Launches Statewide Competitive Electric Service Peco Energy to Offer `New Wind Energy' As Premium Power Supply Option for Local Consumers Design Power Announces Flexible Software Licensing Program Abb Wins $2 Million Contract to Supply Ion Meters to Four Largest Texas UtilitiesTexas Utilities Choose Ion(R) 8400 And Ion(R) 8500 Power Quality/Revenue Meters to Meet New Infrastructure Metering Requirements for Deregulation Danoil Energy Ltd: Western Facilities Fund - Danoil And Western Facilities Fund Complete Merger Talisman Energy Inc: Petromet Resources Ltd - Talisman Mails Petromet Takeover Bid Circular Constellation Energy Group Grows 8 New Plants for National Market NYSE Establishes Review Date for Huntway Delisting Appeal; Date Set for Special Stockholder Meeting to Vote on Approval of Merger Agreement with Valero Energy Corporation No Smoking Gun in Natural-Gas Cost Probe Beacon Power Completes 1000 Continuous Hours of Performance Testing on 6kwh Flywheel Exelon Power Team, Community Energy Bring More Wind Power to Pennsylvania Energy Customers Ertan Power Station four generators switched off for repair US Press: Buffett Planning to Invest $10 Bln in Utility Firms ?INTERNATIONAL - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Peru: Bnp Paribas And Macroinvest Will Advise Northern Power Companies' Sale Cinda Introduces Usd 140 Mln in Foreign Capital To Revive Bengbu Thermal Power Plant Electric Sector Going the Way of California - Brazil 10qsb: Life Energy & Technology Holdings Inc Centurion Energy Spuds First of Three Exploratory Wells in Egypt Four companies bid for UAE desalination, power plant Russian "Greens" Strongly Object Not Only to the Importation of Waste Nuclear Fuel Into Russia, But Also to Atomic Energy in General Sitel Awarded Multi-Year Contract from New Zealand-Based Genesis Power; Sitel to Provide Integrated Customer Care And Billing Solutions Proton Energy Systems Announces Multi-Kilowatt Capacity Unigen(R) Regenerative Fuel Cell Continuous Power System for Telecommunications Applications US group PSEG Global to build 335-mln-dollar power plant in Poland London Moves in on N-E Power Market Sanyo to Double Solar Battery Output in FY 2002 Swift Energy Updates New Zealand Activity Sino-US Clean Energy Technology Forum to Start China Launched Wind Power Generating Electricity Scheme UK Government: Yarmouth Coastguard Assist British Yacht After It Loses Power in Shipping Lanes NCC unit, Hochtief win 7 bln skr India power plant order Australia: High Inertia Turbine Power System from Active Power Moody's keeps stable rating for Israel Electric UN: Access to Clean Energy Key to Sustainable Development, Commission Told -- Part 2 of 2 UN: Access to Clean Energy Key to Sustainable Development, Commission Told -- Part 1 of 2 Japanese Report Cites Design Flaw As Reason for US Energy Crisis Indonesian Govt Supports Plan to Privatize State Power CO Consol Energy Opens Australian Office for Coal Ventures ENERGY MINISTER READY TO NEGOTIATE "MEGAPROJECT" Ytl Power Plans Bond Issue to Finance Overseas Ventures ?KRT - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm Washington State Senate Passes Energy Bill in Compromise Colorado Experts Point to Endangered Species As Water Obstacle Development Pueblo West, Colo., Home Displays New Energy Conservation Effort Largest Arkansas Utility Looks to Recoup Millions from Customers Energy Firms Accused of Manipulating Gas Supply Brought to Task in California Ontario, Calif.-Area Grapples with Power Crisis, `Squirrelly' Economy New CEO of Latham, N.Y., Fuel-Cell Maker to Receive $300,000 Annual Salary ?REUTERS - Access stories online at: http://news.powermarketers.com/news/articles/ElectricPower.html UPDATE 1-Ontario says to deregulate energy market in 2002 UPDATE 1-Cominco cuts Trail output, sells more power Allegheny Energy operating net higher TABLE-Allegheny Energy Q1 earnings TEXT-S&P affirms General Electric Mortgage Insurance Co UPDATE 1-PPL at new high on expansion news FERC weighs price relief in Calif Stage 3 emergencies UIL Holdings sees Q2 EPS, Q1 profits down U.S. Central power falls on more supplies, weather CH Energy profits up, cold winter boosts results UPDATE 1-Ameren Q1 profits jump 7 percent vs. year ago Ontario says energy market to be deregulated in May 2002 UPDATE 2-Enron's India unit, lenders to meet on payment row N.M. San Juan 498-MW Unit 4 returns to service UAE gets proposals for $1 bln power/water project Toronto stocks to fall after profit-taking WestLB declines comment on Southern Water report UPDATE 1-German nuclear waste shipment prompts protest OGE Energy posts 1st-qtr loss, lowers 2001 forecast U.S. PSEG to build $335 mln power plant in Poland UPDATE 1-Six plead guilty in Japan's worst nuclear accident Buffett to invest in utilities if law repealed-WSJ UPDATE 1-Utilicorp says to maintain UNL stake NEW on the PowerMarketers.com TRAINING PAGE: Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com The presentations below are from PMA's Power Markets 2001, taped at the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, March 15-16, 2001. RealVideo-based powerpoint-based presentations, with the accompanying audio. 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