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For a full description of the program, download the brochure at: http://www.pmaconference.com/crunch.pdf ************************************************************************ --------------------T O P S T O R I E S-------------------- Top Stories (January 17) CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY POWER BILL WON'T CLEAR STATE SENATE SOON The emergency energy bill passed Tuesday by the California Assembly likely won't make it to the Senate floor before next week and will face long debate, modification and possible rejection by the Senate, several state senators said Wednesday. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 01/17/eng-djn/eng-djn_172055_79_1156521788798 CALIFORNIA POWER EXCHANGE CORPORATION SHORT-TERM CREDIT CUT TO C: S&P Standard & Poor's today downgraded the California Power Exchange Corporation's (PX) short-term issuer credit rating to 'C' from 'A-3'. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 01/17/eng-djn/eng-djn_172057_76_7668204475194 NATIONAL GRID, NIAGARA MOHAWK PROPOSE $132M DELIVERY RATE CUT National Grid Group PLC (NGG) and Niagara Mohawk Holdings Inc. (NMK) proposed to cut rates for electricity delivery service by $132 million, followed by a 10-year price freeze, subject to limited adjustments. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 01/17/eng-djn/eng-djn_104042_6_44074179232121 COGENTRIX PLANS UP TO 1,600-MW OF NEW POWER IN WEST VIRGINIA Cogentrix Energy Inc. (X.CGX) plans to build a new natural gas-fired power plant in West Virginia that could produce up to 1,600 megawatts of electricity, the company confirmed Wednesday. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/2001/ 01/17/eng-djn/eng-djn_125354_99_6879923064262 TULSA, OKLAHOMA-BASED ENERGY COMPANY COMPLETES DEAL Gothic Energy Corp. of Tulsa announced Tuesday the closing of its previously announced merger with Chesapeake Energy Corp. and reported its fourth-quarter financial results. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knightri dder/2001/01/17/krtbn/0000-0474-TU-ENERGY FPL ENERGY, COASTAL POWER BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON 535-MW POWER PLANT NEAR AUSTIN FPL Energy, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., today announced construction has begun on a 535-megawatt natural gas-fired electrical generation facility in Bastrop County, located near the high-growth area of Austin, TX. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/comtex/2 001/01/17/pr/0000-3054-fl-fpl-austin-plant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index Cal-ISO/Blackouts -4: Outages In S Calif Undetermined Telecom Italia's Entel Chile Wins Venezuela WLL License Cal-ISO/Blackouts-3: Outages May Last Through Wed Night PRESS RELEASE: Moody's Cuts Projs Tied To Calif Utilities CORRECT: 5 Projects Exposed To Calif Utilities Downgraded Cal-ISO Orders Rolling Blackouts Wed, 500 MW In North Cal-ISO/Blackouts-2: Outages To Affect 500,000 Cust PRESS RELEASE: S&P Cuts Calif ISO Corp Issuer Credit Rtg Cal-ISO Says Blackouts May Be Called For North Calif Only Calif. Utility Bondholders Pin Hopes On Reorganization WRAP: Whitman Vows To Transform US Environment Protection Bush Team Says Calif Power Crisis Up To State To Solve US Eastern Power Forwards Flat On Lower Natl Gas Prices N.Y. Board Approves 800-MW Power Plant by Sithe, GE PRESS RELEASE:S&P Cuts Edison Mission Energy To BBB- >EME PRESS RELEASE: S&P Cuts Calif Power Exch Short-Term Rtg DOE Plans 2nd-Biggest US Wind Power Farm In Nevada Calpine Unit To Build 800-MW Cogen Plant in Augusta, Ga Edison Mission Energy Sr Sec Cut To BBB- By S&P Calif Power Exchange Corp Short-Term Credit Cut To C:S&P Calif Emergency Pwr Bill Won't Clear State Senate Soon California ISO Corp Issuer Credit Rtg Cut To CC By S&P 5 Projects Exposed To Calif Utilities Downgraded:Moody's LG&E May Leave MW ISO Grid Oper If Other Cos Allowed Out Innogy To Sell Station To Independent Power UK For GBP42M Brazil's CSN Gains BRR270 Mln With Sale Of Stake In Light PRESS RELEASE: S&P Cuts Southern California Edison Rtgs PRESS RELEASE: Edison Funding Sr Debt Cut To CC By Fitch Edison Intl Corp Credit, CP, Sr Unsec Debt Cut By S&P Southern California Edison Sr Sec Cut To CC Vs BBB-:S&P Edison Funding Sr Debt Cut To CC From CCC By Fitch Amer Pacific/Bill Dispute -2: Seeks Utah Power Compliance Amer Pacific Seeks To Recover Disputed Charges >APFC S&P Lowers Ratings On Southern California Edison Amer Pacific May Report 1Q Op Loss If Funds Not Recovered Amer Pacific Claims Utah Power Breached Contract >APFC PRESS RELEASE: Pacific Gas & Elec, PG&E Corp Cut: Moody's Pacific Gas & Elec, PG&E Corp. Downgraded By Moody's Pacific Gas & Elec Sr Unsec Cut To Caa2 Vs Baa3: Moody's PG&E Corp. Issuer Rtg Cut To Caa3 From Baa3: Moody's>PCG PRESS RELEASE: Edison Funding Sr Unsec Cut To B2: Moody's Edison Funding Sr Unsec Cut To B2 From Baa3 By Moody's Cogentrix Plans Up To 1,600-MW Of New Power In W. VA. Natl Grid/Niagara Mohawk Filing -2: Seek Approval By June 1 Natl Grid,Niagara See Move Cutting Elec Price Hike Natl Grid,Niagara Mohawk Propose $132M Delivery Rate Cut PG&E Corp Says 8-K Filing Delayed, Still Being Drafted Calif Sen/Energy Bill-3:Calif Would Sell Pwr To Utilities CalPX: FERC Amends Tariff; SoCal Ed Given 2-Day Deferral 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 San Diego Area Water Districts Sue Power Producers -EXCELERGY CORPORATION COMPLETES 2000 WITH BEST QUARTER IN ITS HISTORY Partial Deregulation of California's Power System to Blame for Crisis; Retail Price Deregulation Needed, Says Expert Chronology of Calif.'S Power Crisis Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 4:57 PM Summit Energy, Agex.Com And Epit Join to Launch New Energy Procurement Internet Auction Site Oysters in Way of Power Line Proposal New Haven-Long Island Trench Would Harm Choice Shellfish Beds, Critics Say Bridge Update-Commodities: Energy Tumbles; Cocoa,... - Part 2 Bridge Update-Commodities: Energy Tumbles; Cocoa, Coffee Rumble S&P Lowers Edison Mission Energy Rtgs; Off Watch /C O R R E C T I O N -- Electric Fuel Corporation/ Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Increases Quarterly Distribution to $0.95; Up 31% from 1999; $3.80 Annualized Rate Advanced Energy Names New Divisional Presidents Fpl Energy, Coastal Power Begin Construction on 535-Mw Power Plant Near Austin Rotating Power Outages Ordered in Northern California; Continuing Supply Limitations Necessitate Rolling Black-Outs In Phw007, Sct (Nasdaq: Sctc) Releases Synchronization Solutions for Utilities; Offers Commercially Available Microsoft-Based Customer Information System, Moved Earlier Today, We Are Advised by The Company That The Sixth Graph, Second Line Should Read "The Halifax (Enfied, NC) Electric Membership Co Clare's Line Card Access Switch Delivers Maximum Line Density for Ascom's Local Loop Access EquipmentLow-Cost Cpc7581ba Passes ITU-T K.20 System Level, Power Cross And Lightning Tests ONSITE Generation Could Mean A Loan on Power for California Banks; First National Bank of Omaha Frees Itself from The Grid with Sure Power System Devon Energy Announces 2001 Capital Expenditures Budget of $1.1 Billion Southern Energy Proposes Additional Generating Capacity at Newly Acquired Dickerson Plant in Maryland Calif. Assembly OKs Bill for State to Buy Power for Utilities Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Jan 17 Bargo Energy Company Sells California Assets California Power-Supply Crunch Likely to Ease This Year As New Plants Enter Service, According to Platts Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 1:52 PM Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001 US Debt Futures Alert: Convexity, Utility Downgrades Lift Markets - Part 2 Energy Bills Too High? Help Available at Energyguide.ComFree Energy Efficiency Advice And Tools Available at WWW.Energyguide.Com: Reductions of Up to 30% Possible in Home Energy Costs Government to Help Resolve Energy Crisis in Far East. Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:30 PM Evergreen Solar Appoints Marketing And Sales Vice President Pema to Hold Energy Emergency Exercise #10m Txu Energy Brands Review Calpine's Skygen Energy Unit And DSM Chemicals Announce New Energy Production FacilityAugusta Energy Center to Be Built in Richmond County Other States' Experiences: Market-Based Approach Can Effectively Address California's Utility Crisis American Pacific Reports Disputed Power Bills Statewide Electrical Emergencies Continue; Stage Three Emergency Again Today; Rotating Blackouts Not Ordered at This Time Calif. Lawmakers Ok Power Plan Energy Crisis Deepens: Bankruptcy Looms for Two Utilities Output Exploration, Llc Announces Merger with Lafitte Energy Ltd. Csfb Hikes General Electric Target $9 to $69, Reits Buy (Ge) Thermoenergy Announces Clean Energy Technology Patented Powercold's Technologies Cut Electricity Costs in California Power CrunchCalifornia Hospital Orders Powercold's Energy Saving Nauticon(TM) Air Conditioning Equipment California Shopping Mall Reports 29% Energy Savings with Nauticon(TM) Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 8:59 Am Petroquest Energy Appoints Senior Vice President-Operations Business Editors Lafayette, LA.--(Business Wire)--Jan. 17, 2001-- Petroquest Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:Pque)(TSE:Pqu) Announced Today The Appointment of Art M. Mixon, Iii As Senior Vice President-Operations. His Primary Responsibilities Will Incl Globalnetxchange Selects ManugisticsLeading Retail Industry Exchange Chooses Manugistics to Power Collaborative Planning, Forecasting And Replenishment Thermal Rate Plan Shocks Some Costs May Double As Mayor Urges That Plant Use Only Natural Gas South San Francisco / Hearings on Plan for Power Plant Near Sfo Matier & Ross ; Key Figure in California's Power Crisis Has Bush's Ear Feature/California Style Deregulation: the Problem, the Solution And The Silver Lining; by Craig G. Goodman, A Former High Ranking Energy Policy Offical in The Reagan & Bush Administrations Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 7:41 Am Electric Delivery Price Reductions, Long-Term Freeze Proposed by National Grid, Niagara MohawkCompanies File 10-Year Pricing Proposal with PSC; Plan Would Partially Offset Commodity Price Increases Fuel Prices Prompt Return to Energy-Saving Strategies Consumers Turn to Sun, Wood, Wind California's Power Costs Zap Businesses Whole Nation Could Feel Pain as Prices of Goods Increase County Hall Opts for Wind Power Power Plant Emissions Nevada Power Seeksanother Rate Increase Calif. Power Developments Glance Nuclear Power ABN Amro says not at risk from California power crisis California Declares Emergency As Further Power Cuts Loom ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Aes Acquires $225 Million Power Business in Nigeria; Barge-Mounted Plant Will Add 290mw And Respond to Electricity Shortfall Retain Global Energy Broker for the Sale Or License Wind Turbine Technology Government Urges Rau Ues to Stop Power Cutoffs in Far East. Innogy to sell Fawley Power Station to Independent Power for over 42 mln stg Consultants Propose 2 Hydro Projects - Chile Petroquest Energy Appoints Senior Vice President-Operations Sustainable Energy Retains Global Energy Broker for the Sale Or License Wind Turbine Technology Sao Paulo: the New Electric Power Complex in Brazil Brazil: Petrobras to Construct Thermal Electric Power Facility Indian Government: Power Minister Launches Portal for Tendering Analog Devices Licenses Three-Phase Energy Meter Chipset to Fae, BrazilSalem-3t Used in Class 0.2 Accuracy Electronic Energy Meter Red Ken Urges Fuel Cell Drive Putin, Kasyanov Discuss Energy Crisis in Russian Regions. Ocean Energy Announces 269% Reserve Replacement And $4.28 F&D Cost for 2000 SKorea to split KEPCO into 1 nuclear power, 5 thermoelectric businesses Power Company Rewarded for Reducing Waste State Power Bosses Face Graft Charges Simon Fraser U. switches to diesel fuel to cut soaring energy costs-(Simon Fraser U.) 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Korea to Join Members of International Energy Agency in May ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm Some Connecticut Utility Customers Confused by Billing Change Vancouver, Wash.-Area Council Forms Task Force to Consider Energy Policy Tulsa, Okla.-Based Energy Company Completes Deal Tennessee Valley Authority Blasted for Pollution by Environmentalists Tampa, Fla., Energy Company Sees Earnings Grow Rapidly Bellevue, Wash.-Based Utility to Keep Reservoir Full in Case of Cold Snap Tacoma, Wash.-Area School Districts Deal with Power Crunch Commonwealth Edison's Bid to Leave Indiana-Based Utility Group Is Contested California Farmers Try to Cut Costs of Power Supplies California Utility Company Announces Layoffs, Cutbacks in Service Energy Crisis a Test for California Governor California's Largest Electric Utilities Are Downgraded California Utility Crisis Makes Access to Electric Supply More Difficult California Legislature Set to Consider Measure That Would Prevent Blackouts Washington, Oregon Shoot Electric Juice to California Consumers Protest Seattle Electric Utility's Plan to Increase Rates Activists Fear Energy Crisis Will Cut Funds from California's Poor Producers May Balk at California's Proposed Price for Electricity Purchase Chief of Portland, Ore.-Based Power Authority Warns Rates May Increase Washington State Department of Energy Site Gets Good Ratings in Evaluation For Utilities, Bankruptcy Most Likely Would Not Disrupt Service Problematic Compromises Spurred California's Power Crisis, Experts Say $10 Million Energy Bill Clears Colorado House Consumer Advocates Advise Against Loosening Utility Regulations California Energy Officials at Odds Over Value of Long-Term Contracts California Leaders Pledge Legislation to Buy Electricity Immediately High Point, N.C.-Area Utilities Offer Flexibility in Paying Higher Bills Colorado-Based Bolder Technologies Cuts Most of Workforce Scottish Power Aims to Bridge Generation Gap in The United States Shoreline Management Plan from North Carolina-Based Utility Draws Criticism Manatee, Fla.-Based Power Company Recognized for Quick Growth New York Power Authority to Use GE Generators to Close The Gap This Summer New York's Electricity Deregulation Is at Issue After California's Disaster ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://207.32.82.57/news/ElectricPower.html Calpine unit plans to build 800-MW power plant in Ga. 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