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Top Stories (November 15)

CALIFORNIA ISO ISSUES STAGE TWO ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY; COLD SNAP CONTINUES TO 
STRAIN OPERATING RESERVES
The California Independent System Operator is declaring a Stage Two 
Electrical Emergency today, Wednesday, November 15, 2000, as operating 
reserves fall below five percent.
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ENRON ADDS MULTIFACILITY BANDWIDTH TRADE POOLING POINTS
Enron Corp. is expanding its bandwidth trading pooling points to link 
multiple locations within 23 major metropolitan areas in the U.S., Europe and 
Asia by January.
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TVA TO BUILD 12-MW POWER STORAGE PLANT IN MISSISSIPPI BY 2003
The Tennessee Valley Authority will build a $25 million power plant to store 
electricity in northeast Mississippi.
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-TAMPA, FLORIDA-BASED TECO ENERGY TO DEVELOP POWER PLANTS IN ARIZONA, ARKANSAS
Just two weeks after committing a record $730-million toward the development 
of two independent power plants in Arkansas and Mississippi, TECO Energy has 
upped the ante with an even bigger deal.
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UTILITY INTERESTS SUE TO OVERTURN NY EMMISSIONS TRADING LAW
A legal challenge to a New York state law barring the sale of acid rain 
emissions allowances to power producers in certain states was filed in a U.S. 
court Wednesday by a coalition of electric utilities and emissions-allowance 
brokers.
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Antinuclear Grp Sees US Softening Stance At The Hague

Desert STAR Board Addresses Three Unresolved Issues

Duke Energy Field Withdraws IPO -2: Postponed On May 25

Duke Energy Field Withdraws IPO For 26.3M Shares

TVA To Build 12-MW Power Storage Plant In Miss. By 2003

Bonds From Utility Companies Reveal Industry Challenges

Util Interests Sue To Overturn NY Emissions Trading Law

Enron Adds MultiFacility Bandwidth Trade Pooling Points

San Jose Dept Questions Need For 600-MW Metcalf Ctr >CPN

Fox Delays Cabinet Announcement; Mexican Media Won't Wait

UK Elec Cos Hail Moratorium End; No Word On Build Dates

Calif ISO: Stage 1 Elec Emergency; Asks For Reduced Use

Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Nov. 14, 3

AES Says No Plans To Expand Gener Chile Bid To 100%-Paper

AES Venezuela's EDC Workforce Reduction Cost $120M-Report

HEW, Bewag To Bid Separately For Veag,But Linkup Possible

Enron India/Equity/Dabhol -2: No Stake Purchase Planned

Enron India To Cut Equity In Dabhol Pwr Proj By 15% >ENE

Japan's Sumitomo Invests $2.5 Mln In Utility.com Of US

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Dip in Supply Spurs Nymex Natural Gas Prices

California ISO Issues Stage Two Electrical Emergency; Cold Snap Continues to 
Strain Operating Reserves

Management`S Discussions: 10qsb, Castleguard Energy Inc

Devx Energy, Inc. Appoints New Board Member

Omni Energy Services Corp. Completes $9.7 Million Equity Raise; Long-Term 
Extension of Credit Facilities; And Acquisition of Gulf Coast Resources, Inc.

New California Windpower Project to Deliver Renewable Energy in Time for 
Summer 2001

PG&E Corporation Adds Second Wind Power Facility to Portfolio Answering Calls 
for New, Clean Generation in The West

Strategic Energy And Le Mont Sign Electricity Supply Agreement

Gas Station from E/One Launches at Power-Gen International; Monitoring And 
Controls for Hydrogen-Cooled Generators in A Single, Integrated Station

Mississippi Power Company Preferred Shareholders Special Meeting

-Three Oklahoma Utility Firms Encourage Customers to Make Donations

-Tampa, Fla.-Based TECO Energy to Develop Power Plants in Arizona, Arkansas

Concamin to Propose New Natural Gas Price Scheme

Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Ft4/Gg4 E-Kit Sale

Teco Energy Addresses the 2020 Study Commission, Endorses Wholesale Electric 
Competition

Management`S Discussions: 10qsb, IQ Power Technology Inc

Oge Energy Corp. Announces Dividend

Calpine's Skygen Energy Unit Announces Additional Power Sale to Carolina 
Power And Light

Coal Cash Package Cleared by EC

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Nov 15

Cathedral Energy Services Ltd - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000

Management`S Discussions: 10qsb, Energy Search Inc 1 of 2

Management`S Discussions: 10qsb, Energy Search Inc 2 of 2

Caiso And PG&E Urge Customers to Conserve Energy During Early Cold Spell

Carbon Energy Corporation Announces Sale of San Juan Basin Natural Gas 
Property

Mcgraw Hill Companies Inc - Platts Selects Tradecapture.Com As Technology 
Provider in Plan - to Integrate Energy Exchanges And Platts Information 
Services

A Milestone in Photovoltaics - Siemens Solar Is Number-One with 200 Megawatts 
Worldwide; Installation Doubled in Just Four Years

Rising Energy Prices Threaten Ohio's Poorest FamiliesAbec Study Shows Need 
for Balanced National Energy Policy Continues to Grow

Power Bill Cut Studied

For Power Supply, It's Still Summer

Stage One Electrical Emergency Issued by California ISO; Cold Weather + Low 
Imports + Plant Outages = Slim Operating Reserves

Hydro One Announces Nine Month Financial Results

Courage Energy Announces 9 Months Financial And Operating Results

W. Harold Minnich, Power Plant Retiree

Platts Selects Tradecapture.Com As Technology Provider in Plan to Integrate 
Energy Exchanges And Platts Information Services

Smud Studies Higher Rates: Rising Energy Prices May Force Increase

Ingersoll-Rand Showcases Alternative-Power Generation & Energy Management 
Advancements at Power-Gen International 2000

Bridge Survey: Moderate Energy Prices Slightly Lifts US Oct CPI

TVA Dedicates Turbines to Generate Wind Into Electricity

Cummins Projects Growth in Power Generation

Unique Mobility, Inc. to Change Name to Uqm Technologies, Inc.New Name 
Reflects Expanded Application of The Company's
Advanced Electric Motor And Controls Technologies for The Emerging 
Alternative Energy Technologies Sector

Alstom Power Selects Click Commerce to Energize Their E-Service 
SolutionAgreement Extends Click Commerce's Enterprise Channel Management 
Solution Into the New Power Generation Market for The First Time

American Superconductor Names Eric Snitgen General Manager of Its Hts 
Technologies Business UnitCompany Continues Rapid Expansion to Meet Current 
And Future Power Industry Needs

Repeats: Aga Preview: US Natural Gas Inventories Seen Flat to...

Redmeteor Announces Platform Licensing Agreement with Russian Energy Trade 
System

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 7:41 Am

Signs Speak Volumes Niles Neighbors Display Opinions on Proposed Power Plant

Reminder/Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Dominant Figure of American Energy 
Policy, to Address Power-Gen Conference in Orlando, Florida, on November 15

Demarco Energy Names New Vice President of Sales

Maisy Database Updates Support Utility Customer Profitability Analysis with 
Dynamic Load ProfilingUpdates Incorporate Current Customer Information And 
Software to Determine Customer Profits in Competitive Markets Using Dynamic 
Load Profiles.

Avista Legal Woes Mount Corporation Dogged by Energy Trading Probe,; Lawsuits 
by Shareholders, Former Traders

Emb Acquires Three Natural Gas Pipelines

United Energy Decreased the Number of Its Employees by 50 to 788 Persons 
After A Merger

Calif. Admits Electric Deregulation Has Failed

Power Plant Called Contributor to Pollution Scientist Says Ames Area Has 
`Serious Problem'

Higher Heat Bills in Pg&E's Forecast Natural Gas Rates, Use Are Up; Costs 
Could Rise 30 to 50%

Scene to Become Common? Power Plant Is Up; More Are En Route

Lucent Sells Power Systems Division

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Wrap: Natural Gas Surges on Supply Dip, Cold Weather

Transglobe Energy Corp - Acquisition of Additional Production in The Republic 
of Yemen

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 1:55 PM

China Develops First Solar-Energy Building System

Alstom Wins 340 Million Euro Order to Supply Turnkey Combined-Cycle Power 
Plant in MalaysiaAlstom to Supply Another Block to Lumut Power Plant Making 
It The Largest Independent Combined-Cycle Power Plant in South East Asia

Idatech Demonstrates Methanol Fuel Cell System Presentation at World Methanol 
Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 12:15 PM

Fortum Affiliate Tvo Asks Finnish Govt to Decide on New Nuclear Power Plant

Germany to Aid Yugoslavia to Solve Power Shortage

Dutch Company to Tender for Windmill Power Farms

International Electric Power And Electrical Equipment Exhi.

Indian Govt Seeks Financial Closure of A Dozen Power Projects by March

Copco) Dan Perry New President for Atlas Copco's Milwaukee Electric Tool 
Division.

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-Three Oklahoma Utility Firms Encourage Customers to Make Donations

-Tampa, Fla.-Based TECO Energy to Develop Power Plants in Arizona, Arkansas

Oklahoma Attorney General Seeks Delay in Start of Electric Deregulation

Spokane, Wash.-Based Utility'S Legal Woes Mount

State, Local Authorities Clash Over Proposed San Jose, Calif., Power Plant

Washington Residents Complain About Rising Cost of Energy Bills

Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Colo., Balk at Water Storage Proposal

Orlando, Fla., Utilities Commission Plans to Build $250 Million Power Plant

California Power Shortage Hits Stage Two Emergency

Calpine Proposes Building Power Plant Near Oakdale, Calif.

Environmental Groups Claim Georgia Power Plants Violated Clean Air Act

Merging Arkansas, Florida Utilities Plan to Cut Back Work Force

Honeywell CEO Loses Job in Merger with General Electric, But Gets $15 Million

Merger between Power Firms May Cause Job Cuts in Florida, New Orleans

California's Return to Power Regulation Promises Clash with Feds

Iceland Locked in National Dam Dispute

Deregulation Could Bring Big Increases in Indiana Power Bills, Professor Warns

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Investors urge UK bosses to split top jobs - paper

Calpine unit adds 350 MW to long-term CP&L power deal

Enron expects foreign asset sale news soon

UPDATE 1-Firms fund groups linked to Calif. governor

UPDATE 2-Exelon ups earnings growth over next 3 years

S&P affirms TECO Energy single-A/A

UK Internet licence auction creeps ahead

UPDATE 1-AES says no plans to improve Gener bid for now

ADC invests in next-generation switch maker

NYMEX Dec natgas hits new all-time high after data

INTERVIEW-German Veag roots for home side in bidding match

Czech EU talks put off over Temelin nuclear plant

Chile electric distribution fees to fall over 4 years

Fitch rates KeySpan Corp

S&P may still raise Entergy units' ratings

UPDATE 1-UK hails European Commission OK for coal aid

Cummins sees growth in power generation

PG&E to purchase 44-MW Calif. wind power project

UPDATE 3-Finnish industry wants new controversial nuke reactor

Energy firm SCANA files to sell $1 bln in notes

UPDATE 1-Britain's Byers lifts gas plant restrictions

Exelon forecasts EPS of $4.50 in 2001, $4.95 in 2002

US Horizon Energy to upgrade Sofia heating plants

Marconi wins 28 mln stg EdisonTel contract

Finnish TVO applies for new nuclear plant permission

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