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[IMAGE]   Electric-Power Deregulation Presents Uncertainty for Oklahoma   By Larry Levy, The Daily Oklahoman, Nov. 17 One sure thing about the move toward electric power deregulation is uncertainty, the former chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the president of the Public Service Co. of Oklahoma said Thursday.  [IMAGE]   Task Force Sends Results from Electric Industry Study to Florida Legislature   By David Twiddy, Tallahassee Democrat, Fla., Nov. 16 After 16 months of work, a state task force studying how to inject competition into Florida's electricity industry Thursday sent its recommendations to the Legislature.       Energy Security     Official: No Threat to Nuclear Plants   Nov 17 - Associated Press The United States has not received any credible threats to its nuclear power plants and there are multiple layers of defense in place to prevent an attack, a nuclear regulatory official said Saturday.       Schumer Seeks Threat Assessment At W. Valley, State's Other N-Sites   Nov 17 - Buffalo News - Financial Edition Sen. Charles E. Schumer has asked Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assess the threat from terrorists to the West Valley Demonstration Project and to nuclear reactors and power plants in New York State.       Federal Guards for Nuke Plants Sought   Nov 16 - Associated Press Two Democratic senators plan to introduce legislation after the Thanksgiving congressional recess to federalize security guards at the country's nuclear power plants.      California Crisis     Geothermal Plants Sue Southern California Edison over $100 Million Payment   By Carrie Peyton, The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Nov. 15 A group of geothermal power plants sued Southern California Edison on Wednesday, alleging the utility is reneging on a $100 million payment agreement reached during the height of the state electricity crisis.       Governor's greased lighting / Davis criticized for accepting money from power companies   Nov 16 - San Francisco Chronicle After having sworn off campaign contributions from energy companies, Gov. Gray Davis has started taking money from power providers seeking to do business with the state.    [IMAGE] ADVERTISEMENT    How has Enron remained a dominant factor in energy markets while other  firms have struggled? To find out visit: http://www.energycentral.com/links/show_mi.cfm?id=100386          Competition & Deregulation     Deregulation yields few choices for Arizona consumers   Nov 16 - AZB, Arizona Business The Electric Power Competition Act passed in 1998 by the Arizona Legislature redefined the relationship between the consumer and publicly owned power entities.       Electricity Dereg Not Foreseen Soon   Nov 17 - The Commercial Appeal There has been interest in opening Mississippi to electricity competition, but it probably won't happen any time soon, says Public Service Commissioner Nielsen Cochran.       Electricity Provider Faults Data Flow but Opposes Texas Deregulation Delay   By Laura Goldberg, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 16 The New Power Co., a major player in the state's test pilot of electricity deregulation, said Thursday that problems getting data from other entities have caused it to send out customer bills late and without all the appropriate charges.       State Approves System In Which Single Company Runs Power Lines   Nov 15 - Palm Beach Post Florida has moved one step closer to a deregulated electricity market.       CHANGES MAY LEAD TO FEWER UTILITIES; ELECTRIC DEREGULATION COULD SPARK MERGERS   Nov 17 - Roanoke Times & World News As electric deregulation gets under way in earnest in Virginia, some observers worry that mergers will result in a return to the days when only a few powerful companies controlled the industry.      Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures     Seven bids for Warsaw power distributor   WARSAW, Nov 16 (Reuters) Poland's treasury received seven initial offers by Friday's deadline for up to 25 percent of state-owned electricity distributor STOEN, which operates in the lucrative Warsaw area, the treasury ministry said.       Houston Power, Communications Lines Builder Steels Itself against Takeover Bid   By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 17 Quanta Services, which builds and maintains power and communications lines, said Friday it is fighting a "creeping takeover" by UtiliCorp United, one of the nation's largest utility holding companies.       TXU to sell Eastern Energy network - FT   LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) TXU, the U.S. energy group, is expected next week to announce the sale of its eastern England electricity network to Electricite de France for more than one billion pounds($1.43 billion), the Financial Times reported on Friday.       Trade, bank buyers circle Enron's Wessex Water-reports   LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) Both financial and trade buyers are considering bids for Wessex Water, the UK utility owned by crisis-hit U.S. energy group Enron, weekend press reports said.       EdF declines to comment on reported takeover of UK's Eastern Energy   PARIS, Nov 16, 2001 (AFX-UK via COMTEX) --  Electricite de France declined to comment on a report in the Financial Times which said it has agreed to buy TXU Corp's Eastern Energy electricity network in the east of England for over 1 bln stg.       Bolivia: NRG Energy acquires Cobee and Bulo Bulo   Bolivia, Nov 13, 2001 (La Razon/SABI via COMTEX) --  NRG Energy acquired a 98.9% stake in power company Cobee (Compania Boliviana de Electricidad) and a 60% stake in the Bulo Bulo thermoelectric power plant situated in Carrasco, Cochabamba.      Legislation/Regulation     Southwestern Public Service Company Files Complaint at FERC Against Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Docket No. EL02-21   Nov. 19 (Btu Watch) On November 13, 2001 Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) submitted a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) against Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Golden Spread) alleging that Golden Spread has violated the Commitment and Dispatch Service Agreement (C?Agreement) which the parties entered into in 1998 as a settlement for the resolution of then-pending litigation between the parties.  Special Offer from this Publisher!       Distributed Generation     13 city generators up for sale; SURPLUS: Diesel units helped get Tacoma through energy crisis last year   Nov 16 - The News Tribune For sale: 13 diesel generators.      Rates     Florida Utility Proposes Variable Rate Fees   By Steve Huettel, St. Petersburg Times, Fla., Nov. 17 For the first time, Florida Power wants to charge residential customers different rates based on how much electricity they use.       United Illuminating files new electric rate plan   NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) Connecticut electric utility United Illuminating Co. filed with the state to extend its rate plan through the end of 2007, the company said in a statement on Friday.       Massachusetts Electric seeks electric rate cut   NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) With the recent decline in the price of the oil and natural gas that is burned to generate electricity, Massachusetts Electric Co. filed with the state to reduce electric rates, the utility said in a statement Friday.       Electric-Power Users May Feel a Surge - in Rates   Nov 16, 2001 - Omaha World-Herald The cost of electricity may start going up in parts of Nebraska, now that Nebraska Public Power District has approved an 8 percent increase in its wholesale rate.      General     NPPD, state celebrate cooperation   Nov 16 - Omaha World - Herald Good things can happen when regulators and those being regulated work closely together, public officials said Thursday.       City lays out energy plan today; Daley to emphasize conservation, wind and solar power   Nov 16 - Chicago Sun - Times Mayor Daley will unveil the city's first energy plan today, emphasizing wind and other renewable power sources.       Lawmakers seek to close public utility records   Nov 15 - Florida Times Union When the Times-Union requested public records from the JEA this summer, it found an eye-opening story: Some homeowners had used millions of gallons of water to maintain their lawns while Jacksonville suffered from a drought.      Trading/Marketing     RWE's Trading unit to also trade energy in London   ESSEN, Germany, Nov 16, 2001 (AFX-UK via COMTEX) --  RWE AG said its Trading unit will trade energy in London in addition to oil, gas and coal.       Cien Inaugurates Power Sales Portal   Brazil, Nov 16, 2001 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) --  The Cien consortium, which is controlled by Spain's Endesa, has created a portal on the Internet to sell surplus electricity in Brazil, in the context of the country's power crisis, Endesa said.       Atel And Egt Create Energy Trading Company   Nov 17, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Swiss energy trader Atel and the German electricity supplier EGT Energie have created a joint trading company in Trieberg (Germany).      New Technologies/Markets     Latham, N.Y.-Based Firm Plans to Test Superconducting Cable under Highway   By Kenneth Aaron, Times Union, Albany, N.Y., Nov. 15 Intermagnetics General Corp.'s quest to wire the nation's power grid with superconducting cable will start with a quarter-mile stretch beneath Interstate 90 in Albany.       Danbury, Conn.-Based Fuel Cell Maker Signs Distribution Deal with Caterpillar   By David A. Smith, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn., Nov. 16 FuelCell Energy Inc., which said Tuesday its Torrington manufacturing facility is now ready to meet the expected market demand for its miniature power plants, announced a deal Thursday giving it an instant distribution network across the United States.      Deals/Contracts     Nigeria Awards Contracts to Check Power Shortage   Nov 16 - Xinhua News Agency - CEIS The Nigerian government has awarded 14 major contracts totaling 25.6 billion naira (229.2 million U.S. dollars) for the construction and erection of transmission lines for the state-run National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) to provide steady and uninterrupted power supply to the nation by December.      Power Pricing/Supply     Bargains Galore at the Energy Store   Nov. 16 (Special to Western Price Survey Contacts) Western electricity prices took a deep slide this week, falling to the 20 mills/KWh mark or less at most locations. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Crude Politics   Nov. 15 (Energy Market Report) Day-ahead electricity prices in the Western U.S. extended their losses in Thursday trade. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Transmission & Reliability     Boston-Area Electric Firm Launches $12 Million in Projects   By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe, Nov. 16 After committing over $30 million for fast-track electric reliability upgrades in Boston and Brookline, NStar Electric has launched another $12 million worth of projects aimed at solving recurring power failures in several suburbs that generated public outcry this summer.       Kansai Electric Strikes Info Deal with N.Y. Power Operator   Nov 16, 2001 - Kyodo News Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday it has struck a deal with New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), which runs New York State's power grid, to swap information on technologies to ensure stable power transmission.      Power Projects     Decision Nears for Two Coal-Fired Power Plants in Thailand   Bangkok Post, Thailand, Nov. 16 The government is caught in a dilemma over the two coal-fired power plant projects in Prachuap Khiri Khan.       Gas Power Plant Construction Set near Chickasha, Okla.   By Rick Robinson, The Daily Oklahoman, Nov. 17 A Dallas-based power company plans to start building a $200 million gas-fired merchant power plant here next year.      Legal     Energy Seller Plans to Buy Back Stock in Trading Operation Despite Lawsuits   By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo., Nov. 16 UtiliCorp United Inc. is facing 10 lawsuits over its plans to reacquire all stock in Aquila Inc., but a top UtiliCorp executive said Thursday that the company was hearing little opposition and had no plans to change its offer.       Large pension funds weigh legal options over Enron   By Martha Slud, NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) Some big pension funds that invested in Enron Corp. said on Friday they are considering legal options in the wake of the energy giant's stock collapse and a regulatory probe of its dealings.       Wisconsin Agency's Counsel Comes Under Fire for Excluding Non-Lawyers   By Lee Hawkins Jr., Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 16 State Senator Rod Moen and several business and consumer groups blasted the Public Service Commission's lawyer Monday for a legal opinion that non-lawyers should not be allowed to participate in rate cases and other formal agency proceedings.      Renewables     Dams back big Northwest U.S. push for wind power   By Nigel Hunt, LOS ANGELES, Nov 16 (Reuters) The Pacific Northwest is not among the windiest areas of the United States but that doesn't seem to be slowing its rapid emergence as a leading region for the production of wind energy.       Wind Power Receives Major Boost from Department of Energy   By Will McNamara, IssueAlert, Nov. 16 (Scientech) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced the department's Bonneville Power Administration will purchase the entire output of a wind project in Gilliam County, Ore. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Missouri Natural-Resources Chief Fired Up over 'Green Power'   By Steve Friedman, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Nov. 15 Renewable power sources such as wind, solar, and animal and plant wastes are viable energy forms in Missouri, the director of the state's Department of Natural Resources believes.       POLITICIANS PROPOSE SOLAR ENERGY PLAN   Nov 16, 2001, (Les Echos /FT Information via COMTEX) --  Reporting on the cost of renewable energy sources in France, UDF deputy Claude Birraux and Jean-Yves Le Deaut of the PS told the parliamentary office for the evaluation of technological and scientific choices yesterday that France had made a mistake in hoping that investment in wind energy alone would be enough to satisfy the relevant European directive.       OPPD will tap renewable power of wind and methane   Nov 16 - Omaha World - Herald Put aside your image of Nebraska as the home of the Big Red. Starting next year, it could be considered the home of the Big Green.       Renewables summit venue moved to Washington, D.C.   Nov 16 - Las Vegas Review - Journal A summit on renewable energy and the use of public land to develop it has been moved from Pomona, Calif., to Washington, D.C., the Interior Department announced Wednesday.       Windmills go online today   Nov 15 - Fort Worth Star - Telegram Getting something good out of that blustery West Texas wind, two of the state's largest power companies will flip the switch today on 100 new windmills that will provide additional electricity to North Texas.       Bonds Will Finance Wind-Power Project   Nov 16 - Columbian Energy Northwest has sold its first bonds without the backing of the Bonneville Power Administration in 20 years, closing a chapter on the utility consortium's inglorious financial history.       Winds of Conflict Blow on Green Power   Nov 17, 2001 - Australasian Business Intelligence Randall Bell is the Victorian chairman of the National Trust of Australia.      Energy Efficiency/Conservation     Tacoma, Wash., Power Company Sends Customers Coupons for Bulbs, Fixtures   By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 15 Coupons for energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs and light fixtures are being mailed to Tacoma residents in their power bills.      People     Executive of Pittsburgh-Area Electricity Supplier Transfers Back to Virginia   By Frank Reeves, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 15 Dominion Resources Inc. said it planned to eliminate 19 -- or nearly a quarter -- of its senior managers by year's end and will transfer its top local manager back to its Richmond, Va., headquarters.       President of Western Resources Subsidiary in Kansas to Retire   The Wichita Eagle, Kan., Nov. 15 The president of KGE announced his retirement Wednesday, the same day that executives of Western Resources unveiled plans to merge KPL and KGE under a new name, Westar Energy.       Cal-PERS Will Block Old Enron Board from Joining New One   Nov. 18 (California Energy Markets) The California Public Employees Retirement System, which owns three million shares of the battered giant Enron, announced at the end of a closed-door meeting it will oppose the appointment of current Enron board members to the merged Enron-Dynegy company board.  Special Offer from this Publisher!       Labor/Human Resources     Akron, Ohio-Based Energy Firm Mulls Cuts after Merger   Reading Eagle, Pa., Nov. 15 A spokesman for GPU Energy said Wednesday no final decision has been made on job cuts resulting from the acquisition of GPU Inc. by Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp.       Belgian Gas And Electricity Unions Accept Electrabel Offer   Nov 17, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Belgian gas and electricity sector unions, respectively FEG and CGSLB, have accepted the terms of a protocol agreement on the status of employees at Electrabel.       Deal Averts Power Workers' Strike   Nov 17, 2001 - Newsquest (The North East) Ltd The threat of industrial action by nuclear power workers on Teesside has been averted after union leaders agreed a new pay deal.      Fuel     Delta, Utah-Area Power Agency Seeks Changes to Open-Meetings Act   By Steven Oberbeck, The Salt Lake Tribune, Nov. 16 The Intermountain Power Agency, operator of the Intermountain Power Project near Delta, wants to modify the state's Open and Public Meetings Act to allow its member cities to hold private meetings to discuss coal contracts.       GNP Development-Kiewit Announce Plans for Coal Projects in Montana   Nov. 12 (News Release) Great Northern Power Development LP and Kiewit Mining Group Inc. today formally announced their venture to develop certain lignite holdings in Eastern Montana for mine-mouth, coal-fired power plant projects.      Environmental     Wisconsin Moves to Purchase 9,200 Acres from Electric Utility   By Jo Sandin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 15 More than 14 square miles of forest, waterfalls and fly-fishing rapids along the Peshtigo River will be purchased from an electric utility for $25 million, Gov. Scott McCallum announced Wednesday -- a move immediately criticized by some conservation groups because the company was already required to keep the land in a pristine state until at least 2037.       California Energy Agency Alienates Allies with Rule Change   By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Nov. 15 Allies of the California Energy Commission on Wednesday protested its decision that allows higher-polluting power plants to run decades longer than planned.       US Senate delays utility pollution bill until Feb.   WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Reuters) The Senate Environment Committee will delay until February a planned bill to slash U.S. power plant air pollution to give the Bush administration more time to provide its recommendations, the panel said on Thursday.      Nuclear     Mie Town Votes Against Urging Firm Build Nuclear Plant   Nov 18, 2001 - Kyodo News Residents of a small town in the western Japan prefecture of Mie on Sunday voted against the idea of having a power company build a nuclear power plant in the region in the first such plebiscite to be held with no pending construction plans at stake.       Citizens' Group Opposes Cleanup Agreement between Connecticut, Utility   By Paul Choiniere, The Day, New London, Conn., Nov. 16 The state and Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co. have reached an agreement on how the company's former nuclear power plant and the property around it should be cleaned up, but the cleanup plan still faces opposition from a citizens' group.       European parliament emphasises key role of nuclear energy   Brussels, Nov 16, 2001 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --  The need to retain nuclear power in Europe's energy mix was underlined by a series of votes in the European Parliament yesterday (Thursday).       Public Confidence in Nuclear Power Shaken   Nov 17, 2001 - Kyodo News Public confidence in nuclear power has been shaken amid a series of recent accidents at a nuclear reactor in the town of Hamaoka in Shizuuoka Prefecture in the heart of earthquake-prone central Japan.       Public spat puts nuclear rebirth at risk   Nov 16 - The Guardian Britain's two nuclear power groups, British Energy and British Nuclear Fuels, have embarked on an unprecedented row over fuel and reprocessing costs that threatens to tear the industry apart.      Financial     Reliant gets $2.2 bln to fund purchase of Orion   HOUSTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) Power generator and marketer Reliant Resources Inc. on Friday said it had arranged for a $2.2 billion credit facility to help finance its planned $2.9 billion purchase of electric power generating firm Orion Power Holdings Inc.       Enron plans to sell off losing assets   Nov 16 - Tulsa World Enron Corp., the once-mighty energy trader, is dumping money-losing assets and focusing on its core wholesale power marketing business as it moves toward a merger with rival Dynegy Inc.       Electric companies returning to market   Nov 17 - Asset - Backed Alert Two affiliates of Northeast Utilities are planning to securitize special charges on consumere electric bills.       Northwestern Eyes Early Bond Market Refinancing   Nov. 18 (Power Finance & Risk) Sioux Falls, S.D.-based NorthWestern will look to tap the bond market by year-end with a $600 million offering to repay a similar sized one-year term loan. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Low Yields Draw Scottish Utility To Market   Nov. 18 (Power Finance & Risk) Scottish & Southern is considering tapping the bond market in the next few weeks to refinance debt at historically low levels. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Financial - Results     Energy firms buck the trend   Nov 16 - The Guardian Two leading British energy groups, BG and International Power, yesterday brushed aside sliding oil and power prices as they delivered higher profits and forecast earnings growth.      International     Brit Energy, AES want UK to spread power probe cost   LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuters) British Energy and AES said on Friday costs of nearly 900,000 pounds ($1.29 million) incurred by a Competition Commision probe into an operating licence dispute should be shouldered by all UK producers and not just themselves.       Czech official says grid could derail CEZ selloff   By Petra Vodstrcilova, PRAGUE, Nov 16 (Reuters) A senior parliamentary official on Friday turned up pressure on the government to change its energy privatisation plan, saying failure to do so may derail the largest sale in the country's history.       Ontario eyes non-profit option for power firm   TORONTO, Nov 16 (Reuters) Ontario's giant electricity distributor, Hydro One, could be transformed into a non-profit entity instead of a fully privatized commercial company under a new plan being studied by the provincial government.       Power firms urged to supply power to users of new entrants   TOKYO, Nov 16, 2001 (Kyodo via COMTEX) --  The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Friday it is illegal for the nation's major electric power companies to deny power supply contracts with corporations that receive power from new entrants in the power industry.       Brazil: Government postpones privatization of Furnas   Brazil, Nov 16, 2001 (Gazeta Mercantil/SABI via COMTEX) --  The privatization of Furnas Centrais Eletricas will not be held in 2002, on the contrary of what said the Brazilian president Mr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso.       Private Industry Holds Back On Energy Investments   MEXICO CITY, Nov 16, 2001 (El Universal/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) --  Private industry held back 15.683 billion pesos of investment in the Mexican energy sector this year, despite having agreed with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to make these investments, reported Mexico City daily el Universal.       Enbw Denies Agreement in Spain   Nov 16, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Energie Baden-Wurttemberg (EnBW), the German energy company, has denied reports in the Spanish media over the future control of the country's fourth largest electricity supplier, Hidrocantabrico.       Brazil : El Paso to Set Up Thermal Facility at Bahia State   Nov 16, 2001 - South American Business Information El Paso has plans to set up a thermal electric facility at Bahia state.       Government Still to Decide About Power Companies' Privatization   Nov 16, 2001 - South American Business Information The Ecuadorian government still has not decided when the 17 power companies will be privatized.       Vattenfall Interested in Co-Operation with German Gas Supplier Vng   Nov 16, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Verbundnetz Gas AG, Germany's second-largest gas supplier, would be affected if the conglomerate E.ON AG were to succeed in acquiring a majority stake in Ruhrgas, the country's largest gas supplier, as it is thought that Ruhrgas would have to reduce its stake in VNG from the current 36.84 per cent.       Electric (Bill) Shock   Nov 16, 2001 - Australasian Business Intelligence Victoria's electricity consumers are getting ready for higher power prices in late 2001.       NGC: More gas stations needed to avert shortages   Nov 15 - Daily News - New Plymouth BUILD more gas-fired power stations -- or face more and more national electricity shortages.   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