Message-ID: <10586154.1075841873354.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:34:00 -0700 (PDT) From: pmadpr@worldnet.att.net Subject: PowerMarketers.com Daily Power Report for 26 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 TEXAS BILL TO RETURN STRANDED COSTS GAINS SUPPORT A bill in the Texas Legislature that could force three large Texas electric utilities to return billions of dollars to rate payers gained support from the Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Enron Corp. Tuesday. BUSH SAYS ENVIRONMENTAL IMAGE BIGGEST SETBACK SO FAR President George W. Bush Wednesday said he regards missteps over the environment as one of the biggest mistake so far in his presidency but insisted that he will turn around the public perception that he isn't concerned about environmental issues. NEW ENGLAND POWER MARKET PLAYERS MEET WEDNESDAY ON THORNY PENALTY State regulators, utilities and generators from New England will meet Wednesday to begin settlement talks over a controversial power-market penalty that has pitted generators against utilities. MID-ATLANTIC PUC'S IN ELECTRIC-COMPETITION STANDARDS GROUP Public utility commissions from the Mid-Atlantic states have formed a regional group to maintain uniform standards for competition among electric companies, the Pennsylvania PUC announced Wednesday. WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, LOCATION CHOSEN TO BUILD GAS-FIRED POWER PLANT Abundant water, large tracts of land, a potential natural gas pipeline and access to a power grid have made Wythe County an attractive setting for a gas-fired power plant. SEVEN NEW POWER PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR HERMISTON, OREGON Oregon's energy future is rising out of the sagebrush and sand as utilities and multinational companies rush to build at least a half-dozen huge new power plants near this northeastern Oregon town. Dow Jones News, Preferred by the Pros DOW JONES NEWSWIRES- Access stories online at: http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index Central Vt: Unit's Construction Delays May Cause Default Central Vt Asks Bondhldrs To Remove Unit From Indenture AES Could Pull In Over $800M On Gener Chile Asset Sales Mid-Atlantic PUCs In Electric-Competition Standards Grp EEI:US Electric Output For Week Ended April 21 Up 1.2% AEP CEO Calls Corporate Separation "Most Important" Issue Bush Says Environmental Image Biggest Setback So Far DTE/Earnings/Outlook-5: Sees MCN Deal Closing In June>DTE Enron Dabhol Pullout Won't Hurt India Foreign Invest -Min DTE/Earns/Outlook-4: Street '01 Net View $3.58/Shr >DTE US Northeast Pwr Prices Slide On Cool Weather,Light Loads DTE Energy/Earnings/Outlook-3: Cites New Acctg Standard DTE Energy Sees 2002 Op Net $4.10-$4.20 A Share >DTE DTE Energy Sees 2001 Op Net $3.50-$3.60 A Share >DTE DTE Energy Says Must Invest To Meet 8% Net Growth Target DTE Energy/Earnings/Outlook -2: 1Q Fincl Table >DTE India's Law Min: Court System Hindering Economic Progress Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Apr. 24, 1 DTE Energy 1Q Net 97c/Diluted Shr Vs 81c >DTE Alstom/Panda -2: 16 Generators Ordered, Plus 4 Optioned Japan Gives $28.6 Mln In Aid To Myanmar; Reward For Talks Poll: US Anxiety Over Nuclear Power Easing Alstom In EUR170M Generator Supply Pact With Panda>ALS GPU Inc. Earnings/Outlook -4: Trailing 12 Mos Table >GPU GPU Inc. Earnings/Outlook-3:Sees More Returning Customers India State Ready To Pay Enron Unit For March GPU Inc. Earnings/Outlook -2: 1Q Table, Comment >GPU GPU: Lack Of Pa. Relief Could Cut Net By $1.25/Shr >GPU GPU Year View Contingent On Pa. Regulatory Relief >GPU GPU Cuts Year Op Net View To $3.25/Shr From $3.35 >GPU GPU Inc. 1Q Rev $1.3B Vs $1.18B >GPU GPU Inc. Latest 1Q On 17c A Share Charges >GPU GPU Inc. 1Q Net 58c A Share Vs $1.08 >GPU Entergy Earnings/Outlook-4: Street Sees '01 Net $3.10/Shr Entergy Earnings/Outlook -3: Entergy-Koch 1Q Net 8c/Share Entergy Earnings/Outlook -2: 1Q Financial Table >ETR Entergy Corp. Sees 2002 Net $3.30-$3.50 A Share >ETR Entergy Corp. Sees Year Net $3-$3.20 A Share >ETR Entergy Corp. 1Q Revenue $2.65B Vs $1.81B >ETR Entergy Corp. Sees Limited '01 Buyback Activity >ETR Entergy Corp. 1Q Revs $2.65 Bln Vs $1.81 Bln >ETR Entergy Nuclear 1Q Operational Net 13c/Shr Vs 5c >ETR Entergy Corp. 1Q Competitive Ops 22c/Shr Vs 9c >ETR Entergy Corp. 1Q Yr Ago Oper Net 48c/Shr >ETR Entergy Corp. 1Q Operational Net 75c/Shr >ETR Siemens 2Q Earnings Seen Held Back By New Economy >SI India Maharashtra State Elec Bd Pays Dabhol Pwr Feb Dues Texas Bill To Return Stranded Costs Gains Support New England Power Mkt Players Meet Wed On Thorny Penalty 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 TransData Offers California Utilities ISO Certified Electric Meter Pennfuture Decries Alj Decision in GPU/First Energy Merger; Calls Decision `Torpedo Into The Ship of Consumer Protection,' Demands That Puc Overturn Ruling to Fulfill Promise of Competition Navigant Consulting, Inc. to Conduct Auction for 540 Megawatt Southeastern Massachusetts Electric Generating Facility Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-APR 25 Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service 7 Cfr Part 1710 Demand Side Management And Renewable Energy Systems Shell - Making Technology, Making Energy Electric CO-Ops Warn of Potential Boom-And-Bust Cycle for Nation's Electric Utilities Cardoza Takes Aim at Energy Price Gouging Warmer Weather Saps State's Power Pengrowth Energy Trust - Revised: Notification of Webcast Presentation Hydro Environmental Resources, Inc. Grants Interviews Williams Supports Short-Term Regional Price Controls to Help Address California Power Crisis Experts/Information Available on Emergency Diesel-Powered Electrical Generators La Plata Electric DTE Energy CEO Says Company Growth Will Continue Official: New England Power Supply Adequate Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 8:45 Am West Tries Again to Curb Power Prices Catalytica Energy Systems Ships Commercial-Scale Xonon Test Modules for Ge10 Gas Turbines Kestrel Energy Affiliate Announces Proposed Two Well Program in San Joaquin Basin in California Advisory/Consecutive Conferences on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Energy Generation And Hybrid Power Systems Astropower Powers Up World's Largest Hybrid-Solar/Wind Power System Alstom wins 170 mln eur steam generator contract from Panda Energy E.ON interested in starting up own wind energy ops Viador(TM) to Deliver Software for Sct's Specialized Energy And Utility Knowledge Management Application Energy Price Gouging Might End Up Felony Top Energy Adviser to Quit as Davis Pushes for Plants Sct Introduces Edash, a Knowledge Management Application for Utility And Energy Companies HS Resources Announces 14% Increase in Natural Gas Production; Record Quarterly Production Revenues, Cash Flow And Net Income; Increased Capital Program And Debt Repayment; Files Report on Form 8-K Providing Updated Financial Outlook Call Centers Emerge As Critical Success Factor for Energy Companies under Deregulation Senators Push Energy Price Caps Transdata Provides Utilities in California with The Only California ISO Certified Electric Meter with Wireless 'Under-Glass' CommunicationsMark-V Energy Meter with Built-in Digital PCS/Cellular Phone Provides Advanced Real-Time Metering And Wireless Data Retrieval Solutions for Commercial And Indust Poll: US Nuke Power Anxiety Easing Signing Energy Bill Should Be a No-Brainer ?INTERNATIONAL - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm China Draws Blueprint to Upgrade Wind Power Durum Cons. Energy Announces the Appointment of A Director BLACKOUTS SPARK WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN DOMINICAN GOV'T, POWER FIRMS Mckenzie Bay Acquires Strategic Ownership in Vanadium Energy Technology Company Westcoast Energy Announces Management Changes National Energy Board Receives Georgia Strait Pipeline Project Application Hungary, Slovakia to share information on atomic energy levels Westport Innovations Inc: Cummins Inc. - Cummins-Westport Joint Venture Announces Anaheim Public Utilities - As First Customer for 1.5 Megawatt Natural Gas Generator Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 2:06 PM Margarita Power Conference Starts Today - Venezuela Cummins-Westport Joint Venture Announces Anaheim Public Utilities As First Customer for 1.5 Megawatt Natural Gas Generator Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 12:05 PM Union Fenosa, Cepsa unit award Siemens power plant construction contract Capacity of Power Unit #3 of Yuzhnoukrainsk Npp Decreased Due To Failure of Circulation Pumps Indian State to Pay Enron Power Bill Optiglobe Launches $100 Million Fifth-Generation Internet Data Center in Rio De Janeiro Foster Wheeler to Supply Two Turnkey Power Blocks in Estonia Brazil: Construction of Thermal Electric Power Facility Is Cancelled Yunnan To Open Its Energy Sector To Foreign Investors Norwegian Power Companies May Cut Consumer Supplies to Reduce Electricity Consumption King Coal Will Rule! Philippine Board Approves Rehabilitation of Geothermal Projects Svenska Dagbladet: NCC Wins Giant Order for Indian Power Works(Stororder Pa Indiskt Kraftverk) Seoul May Bring in Chinese Coal by Way of N.Korean Railway Philippines National Power Corp Admits Operational Deficit Profile - Japan's Electric Power Industry (April 2001) Zamboanga Asks for Extension to Reduced Power Charges Hungarian Ministry Forecasts 1% Annual Energy Demand Growth Through 2010 Saudi Naimi to Meet U.S. Energy Secretary This Week ?KRT - Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm -Utilities to Receive Credits Again for Producing Synthetic Fuels -Lack of Consensus May Keep Utility Bill from Becoming Law in Indiana -Henry County, Ind., Power Plant Site Gains Approval Despite Opposition Northeast Utilities Sees First Quarter Earnings Drop from Last Year German Investment Bank Plans Counter-Bid for Britain's Southern Water Shareholders of ST. Louis-Based Utility Company Address Executive Pay Senators Introduce Legislation to Limit Power Price in California Area Makeshift State Office Focuses on Cutting California's Power Bill Wythe County, VA., Location Chosen to Build Gas-Fired Power Plant Raleigh, N.C.-Based Power Company Gets Off to A Strong Start Showdown Looms for Aluminum Makers, Oregon-Based Federal Energy Marketer Massachusetts Power Plant Operators Face Tough New Regulations Wayne, Pa.-Based Energy Company to Help Market Wind Farm Energy Power Plant Eyed for Mccracken County, KY. Buffett's Investment in Energy Firms Hinges on Congressional Repeal of Law California Consumers Are Concerned About Paying for Transmission Line Upgrades Richmond, VA.-Based Dominion Resources Utility Sees Profits Rise Memphis, Tenn., Utility Grants Incentive Payments to 2,600 Employees Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility Company Stops Search for Buyer of Unit IPO of Kansas City, Mo.-Based Energy Company Draws Strong Investor Interest Bill Could Force Refund from Houston-Area Energy Firm Boston Customers Struggle to Learn If They Are Being Overcharged by Utility Cottage Grove, Ore., Research Center Makes Use of Practical Technologies Seven New Power Plants under Construction Near Hermiston, Ore. Workers at Fairfield County, S.C., Nuclear Plant Vote in Favor of Unionization Commission Approves Rate Increase for South Carolina Electric & Gas California Utilities Forecast Low Conservation Levels from Customers Firm Proposes Sending Used Groundwater to Port Manatee, Fla.-Area Power Plant Western States Asked to Create One Organization to Manage Electricity Flow ?REUTERS - Access stories online at: http://news.powermarketers.com/news/articles/ElectricPower.html FERC approves RTO West, coordinates power in 8 states FERC schism over Calif. price caps delays meeting Kansas City Power had profit on debt payoff UPDATE 1-Westcoast profit up on strong gas prices, weather Ecuador electric workers protest privatization Mirant first-quarter profits up 84 percent TEXT-S&P rates Calpine $850 mln convertible debt US FERC delays regular meeting for third time eSpeed first-quarter loss per share narrows UPDATE 2-GPU Q1 earnings down, outlook dims, stock drops El Paso looks to build 750 mmcfd gas line to Calif. Enron can end India power deal --state government UPDATE 1-DTE earnings rise 18 percent on colder weather India working on resolving Enron crisis-Minister TEXT-S&P rates TransAlta Utilities UPDATE 1-Trains carry German nuclear waste toward Sellafield UPDATE 1-Teck's first-quarter earnings lifted by power sales EU proposes energy saving standards for buildings UGI second quarter profits boosted by propane RWE seeks 25.1 pct share in new Cologne utility Underground plant could power whole UK-scientists UPDATE 1-Entergy Q1 profits rise on strong demand DTE earnings rise 18 percent on colder weather PPL to sell $400 mln convertible securities-sources Xcel earnings rise 37 percent on colder weather Southern Union third-quarter earnings rise Calpine sells $850 mln 20-yr convertible bonds NRG Energy net rises, raises 2001 guidance GPU 1st-qtr operating earnings drop 32.1 percent AGL Resources 2nd-qtr earnings more than double El Paso beats estimates after Coastal merger New Jersey Resources Q2 rises Entergy first-quarter profits rise on strong demand Entergy Q1 profits rise on strong demand UPDATE 1-Japan village to hold referendum on nuclear fuel UPDATE 1-Lower KEPCO Q1 earnings outlook no surprise Pilgrim's Pride slips to second quarter loss 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. 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