Message-ID: <8448565.1075841870382.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 16:28:00 -0800 (PST) From: pmadpr@worldnet.att.net Subject: PowerMarketers.com Daily Power Report for 19 February 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "The Power Marketing Association" <pmadpr@worldnet.att.net> 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 Attention POWER REPORT Readers: Go to=20 http://www.powermarketers.com/prdaily.htm to view today's edition with dire= ct=20 headline links to each story.] =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The Industry's Preferred Source For Breaking Energy News And Information http://www.powermarketers.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E P O W E R M A R K E T E R S .C O M P O W E R R E P O R T Today's Headlines From POWERMARKETERS.COM Subscriptions to The PowerMarketers.com Power Report are free - you will=20 never be charged. 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The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/write= rsd esk/2001/02/16/eng-powerm-000001/eng-powerm-000001_132144_199_09736242611 GE POWER SYSTEMS, PG&E NATIONAL ENERGY IN $1B SERVICE PACT GE Power Systems' Energy Services unit and PG&E National Energy Group signe= d=20 a long-term service agreement worth more than $1 billion. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 01/ 02/16/eng-djn/eng-djn_104050_195_895255249925 BUSH, FOX DISCUSS CONTINENT-WIDE ENERGY POLICY U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that he discussed with Mexican=20 President Vicente Fox the possibility of creating a continental energy poli= cy=20 that would incorporate the resources and needs of Mexico, the U.S. and Cana= da=20 but acknowledged much work remains to be done to implement such a policy. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 01/ 02/16/eng-djn/eng-djn_200047_246_816723248921 TEXAS ELECTRIC DEREGULATION COULD SET PATTERN FOR STALLED STATES How electric retail competition plays out in Texas next year could affect= =20 whether other states move forward to deregulate their markets or remain=20 paralyzed in fear of repeating California's disastrous experience. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 01/ 02/16/eng-djn/eng-djn_224024_26_7442206968553 -NEW YORK ENERGY BUYERS FORUM SUPPORTS POWER AUTHORITY PLANTS The (NYEBF), a coalition of commercial energy customers and suppliers in th= e=20 New York City area, has announced its support for the ten small power plant= s=20 planned by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to ensure electric reliabili= ty=20 and price stability in the New York City area this summer. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/write= rsd esk/2001/02/16/eng-powerm-000001/eng-powerm-000001_085405_82_0912937633693 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at:=20 http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index No New Details As Calif Gov Unveils Plan For Utils Buyout Texas Elec Dereg Could Set Pattern For Stalled States Empire District Elec Interim Rates -2:Begins March 1 Empire District Electric Seeks 8.18% Rate Increase >EDE Indiana Gas Appeals Regulator Ruling On Natural Gas Rate Empire District Electric Files For Interim Mo. Rates>EDE REPEAT&CORRECT: DTE/Documentation -2: Seeks Fast Review Bush, Fox Discuss Continent-Wide Energy Policy NJ Acting Gov Moves To Expand Utility Bd To 5 Members TI's Venezuela Unit Leads Phone License Bid With $1.15M PRESS RELEASE: DPL Sr Unsec Still On Moody's Review >DPL DPL Inc Baa1 Sr Unsec Still On Moody's Review >DPL Bad News Prompts Skittish Investors Take A Long Weekend US West Pwr Forwards Dn On Lower Dailies,Moderate Weather DTE/Revised Documentation -2: Co Seeks Expedited Review DTE Energy Files Revised Documentation For MCN Energy Deal Spain's Cantabrico Supports Bid But Keeps Options Open REPEAT&CORRECT: Electrabel Pact For Cantabrico Is On -TXU US House Panel Sets Mar 5 Energy Tax Incentives Hearing Brazil/Light Invest -2: Seeks Capacity Boost To 2,000 MW Cantabrico/EDP/Cajastur -3: Ferroatlantica Has Option Cantabrico/EDP/Cajastur -2: RWE Bid Still Pending >EDP Cantabrico Decision Non-Binding, Open To Better Offers Cantabrico Bd Approves EDP-Cajastur Takeover Offer >E.HIC GE Power/PG&E Natl -2: For Gas Turbines At Power Plants TXU Europe Confirms Electrabel Pact For Cantabrico Broken GE Power Sys, PG&E Natl Energy In $1B Service Pact >GE Metka, GE Consortium Win 44-47 MW Greek Wind Pwr Contract ASIAN POWER:Philippine Debts Leave Sale As Only Option US West Power Forwards Mixed: Palo Up, Mid-C Slightly Dn 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 Calif. 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Proposes Power Purchase Coal Expected to Fare Well on Bush's Shift Qualified Facility Power Generators Form Creditors Committee to Evaluate=20 Options with Respect to Southern California Edison Davis Seeks Payments to Energy Firms Energy Cooperative Eyeing Elgin to Reduce Electrical Costs, Usage Wind, Sun Seen As Energy Solutions Group Says Efforts Needed Now to Prevent= =20 Crisis Like California's Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy Transco Energy Marketing CO.;= =20 Selkirk Cogen Partnership, L.P.; Orders Granting Authority to Import And=20 Export Natural Gas Business Briefly: Nuclear Plant's Power Worth $1 Billion Since July Bush Expedites California Power Plants Empire District Electric Files Interim Missouri Electric Rates California to Float Power Grid Purchase Bush, Mexico's Fox explore possible Mexican power exports to western U.S. Top Energy Summaries - Friday, February 16, 2001 - 5:06 PM GE Power Systems, PG&E National Energy Group Sign $1 Billion Service=20 AgreementPact to Cover More Than 20 GE Gas Turbines at New Power Plants Maxim Power Corp.: [Formerly Jupiter Power International Inc. - Reverse=20 Takeover, Name Change Green Mountain Energy Pulls Up Stakes in California Penreco Ownership Changes - Zukerman Energy Buys 50 Percent Interest, Share= s=20 Joint Venture with Conoco Constellation Energy Group Declares Dividend E Source Study Finds Voluntary Load Curtailment Solutions Are a Win-Win for= =20 Electric Utilities And Customers Alike Arc Energy Trust Announces 2000 Financial Results And Year-End 2000=20 ReservesNot for Distribution to U.S. Newswire Services Or for Dissemination= =20 in The United States. North Carolina Community Development Initiative to Make Grants for New,=20 Energy-Efficient Homes Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update= ,=20 Friday, Feb. 16, 2001 Energy Update Advisory/Energy Producers Weekly Power Update Rescheduled Fitch Rts Reliant Energy Resources' Notes 'Bbb+'; on Watch Neg Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Feb 16 Storms Help Water Down Energy Worries Top Energy Summaries - Friday, February 16, 2001 - 2:03 PM Manteca Eyed for Power Plant DTE Energy Files Revised Documentation Seeking SEC Approval of Merger with = Mcn Power Company Selects Siemens Wireless Meter-Reading Technology -Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. Retains ETC As Generating Plant Project= =20 Manager Bush issues memo requesting cabinet expedite California power plant review -Wholesale Generators Facing Windfall Profits Tax in California? - IssueAle= rt=20 for February 16, 2001 Help Is on the Way for Power-Tight West Energy Conservation Is the First Step California Power Alert Still in Effect Top Energy Summaries - Friday, February 16, 2001 - 11:55 Am -New England Non-Profit Utilities Say Power Market Proposals Harm Consumer= =20 Interests Crowds Protest Power Plants Concerns Over Bergen's Water Memorandum Expediting Federal Decisions Relating to the Siting And Operatio= n=20 of Power Plants in California -CMS Viron President Receives AEE Energy Executive Of The Year Award Idaho Power Given Nod to Solicit Bids State Regulators Say Utility Can Take= =20 Farmers' Offers to Sell Back Electricity Budget Writers Warned About Response to Energy Shortage Plan to Buy Back=20 Irrigators' Power May Affect Economy Top Energy Summaries - Friday, February 16, 2001 - 9:29 Am -Managing Power Plant Mercury Emissions To Minimize The Risks Bush:Expedite Review of CA. Power A Fuel Cell Future - the Interview with Alan Niedzwiecki, Director of=20 Business at ImpcoThe Need for Cleaner, More Economical And Environmentally= =20 Friendly Sources of Power Are Spotlighted -New York Energy Buyers Forum Supports Power Authority Plants -Consumer Groups Offer Litmus Test For Judging California Governor's Energy= =20 Plan Forbes Winding Down Operations at Its Amqui Plant Peco Energy Transition Trust Completes Refinancing with Pricing of $805=20 Million Asset-Backed Bond Sale Governor Readies Utility Blueprint / Parent Firms Would Help Defray Price= =20 Increases Matier & Ross ; Davis Able to Glide Through Power Crisis Morass GE Power Systems, PG&E National Energy Group Sign $1 Billion Service Agreem= ent Top Energy Summaries - Friday, February 16, 2001 - 7:16 Am States Shun Comparisons to California in Light of Energy Crisis Is Detroit Abusing Its Power in Graimark Project? The Power Crunch Natural Gas Pinch Makes Farmers Fret the Now-Pricey Fuel Is Used to Make Th= e=20 Nitrogen They Need for Corn Crops. Wind Power Viewed As a Boost for Iowa Puc Reviewing Utility Cutoff Rules Near-Term Fixes to California Power Crisis Elusive, Analysts Say Energy Northwest May Refund Up to $500 Million of Debt U. Houston Expert Says Texas Prepared for Energy Deregulation-(U. Houston) Texas A&M U. to Generate More Energy-(Texas A&M U.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm Nippon Electric Glass Builds Mexico Factory Tanesco Announces Favorable Decision from Tribunal in Its Long-Standing=20 Dispute with Power Developer BMW & Delphi Present the First Development Vehicle Equipped with A Solid=20 Oxide Fuel Cell Nippon Steel to Abandon Wind Power Plan in N. Japan Energy-Asia: Power Needs May Significantly Shape Foreign Policy Peruvian Government to Auction for Power Transmission Lines in The Northern= =20 Region Paraguay: Parana River Mill Asks for Subsidized Energy Westport Innovations Inc - Installs Power Generating Station Forbes Winding Down Operations at Its Amqui Plant Wind Farm Firms to Test Lie of the Land First Wholly Foreign-Owned Power Project Starts Operation (2) GE Power Systems wins 1 bln usd service contract from PG&E National Energy Power Industry Leader Supports Tepco's 'Pluthermal' Plan Huaneng Power Announces Share Issuance Approval British Energy Diversifies Into Wind Farms Philippine leader assures IMF on passage of stalled power reform bill Philippines Power Corporation Holds Dialogue on Rate Increase Friends of the Earth: Nuclear Industry Turns to Renewable Energy Power Play Maligned Nuclear Power Born Again Energy: Asian Needs Likely to Have Major Geopolitical Consequences China Has Vast Energy Resources Foreign Investors Want to Build Power Plant in Indonesia Malaysian-owned power plant in Tanzania to start operating in June Us, Mexico Eye Energy Alliance China Environment Board Tightens Screws on Power Plants, Steel Mills and=20 Others Armenia Not Final Destination of Iran's Natural Gas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm Experts Say California Is Moving Toward Reregulation of Power Industry Wisconsin Increases Aid for Heating Bills to Needy Families Tulsa, Okla.-Based Energy Trader Pledges Power for California Utah Chemical Plant Says Pacificorp Overcharges for Electricity California Utilities Discontinue Underground Wires Program to Conserve Cash California's Pacific Gas & Electric Cuts Back on Overtime, Plans Layoffs Santa Clara County, Calif., Supports Calpine Corp.'S Proposed Power Plant Hydropower Dams in Northwest Must Choose between Salmon Or Power Environmentalists Favor Debt-for-Nature Swap in California Power Crisis Lawsuit, Supply Shortage Deepen California Power Crisis California Power Crisis Boils Down to Chilly People Inland California Water Official Challenges Enron on Power-Plant Plan Idled California Power Plants Imperil Peach Crop Struggling California Utilities Shake Up Investors Portland, Ore.-Based Power Agency Seeks Deal with Longview, Wash., Paper Mi= ll Charlotte County, Fla., Commissioners Set Water Conservation Rates Colorado House Bill Resurrects Water Bank Job Applications Are Not Yet Available for Greenville, KY., Power Plant California Utilities Officials Travel Courtesy of Energy Companies Connecticut Attorney General Hopes to Prevent Merger of Two Utilities Panel Asked to Explore Possibility of Waterford, Conn., Electric Utility Contractor with Florida Electric Utility Faces Safety Controversy Experts Warn Florida Could Repeat California's Power Deregulation Experienc= e The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jerry Heaster Column Massachusetts Governor Considers Halting Pollution Limits on Power Plants Electric Deregulation Process Begins in Texas Energy Prices Likely to Fall Due to Economic Conditions, Analysts Predict Natural Gas Prices Could Rise in Summer, Energy Experts Say Texas Pilot Project for Electricity Competition Begins Today Houston Hosts Conference on Energy Deregulation California Wants to Buy Power Lines Shareholders in California Utilities Face Unusual Risks Texas Will Offer Electricity Deregulation Pilot Program `Green' Electricity Supplier to Sell Power in Ohio ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://207.32.82.57/news/ElectricPower.html 2/18/01 FEATURE-Copper holds the key to electrical energy efficiency 2/17/01 Putin talks about energy, rates in Tomsk-Omsk trip 2/17/01 Mexico-U.S. energy aides to meet on power exchange 2/17/01 Innogymay bid 1.9 bln stg for Yorks Elec-FT ********************************************************* NEW on the POWERMARKETERS.COM TRAINING PAGE ********************************************************* Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com New! 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