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Top Stories (March 20)

WHITE HOUSE ISSUES WARNING ON ENERGY SHORTAGES
The Bush administration said yesterday the nation faces critical shortages of 
electricity, natural gas and refined gasoline that could cause further price 
spikes and California-like power outages.
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POWER BACK ON IN CALIFORNIA
California power officials were able to scrape together enough electricity 
Tuesday to call an end to a second consecutive day of rolling blackouts by 
mid-afternoon.
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BPA SAYS WILL SEND 1,100 MWH OF POWER TO CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) said Tuesday it would send 1,100 
megawatt hours of electricity to California on Wednesday to help the state 
try to avoid a third day of rolling blackouts.
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ory-N2042474.html

FERC IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE FOR RTO'S IN DOUBT
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will issue several decisions on 
proposed regional power grid organizations in the coming weeks, but the Dec. 
15 deadline for the grid operators to take control of transmission systems 
may need to be delayed, a top FERC aide said Tuesday.
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LATEST OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC BILL OMITS 2004 DATE FOR RETAIL MARKET
A Senate bill advancing through the Oklahoma Legislature effectively 
eliminates a specific date for the state to open its electric market to 
retail competition.
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Power Crisis Disrupts Sun Micro, Though Impact 'Minimal'

Rain, High Winds, Snow Greet Spring In US Southwest

Latest Okla Elec Bill Omits 2004 Date For Retail Market

Allegheny Chooses PJM For Market, For-Profit Possibility

Schroeder Expresses Concerns On Environment To Bush

FERC Implementation Deadline For RTOs In Doubt

Blk Hills Sets Long-Term Sales Deals For Wyo. Pwr Plants

Entergy Postpones Merger Hearings With Mississippi PSC

WSJ.COM WRAP: Californians Contemplate A Dark Future

REPEAT: ISO New England Proposes Conservation Program

Xcel Energy, Exelon Reach Settlement On Name Dispute

Mexico's Fox Looks To Boost Trade With California

ISO New England Proposes Energy Conservation Program

Sale Of Brazil's Cesp Parana Attracts Nine Groups -Govt

MUNI WATCH: Calif. Energy Bonds Loom, But Who'll Pay?

Orion Power/Niagara Mohawk -2: Effective In October >ORN

Orion Power, Niagara Mohawk In 3-Year Power Supply Pact

ABB/Share Offering -3: Proceeds To General Purposes>Z.ABB

ABB/Share Offering -2: Enables New Transactions >Z.ABB

NZ UnitedNetworks Issues NZ$200 Mln Credit Wrapped Bond

ABB Sets Offering Of 6M Shrs For US Investors >Z.ABB

ABB To Complete Stk Offering By Early April >Z.ABB

ABB Says Offering From Available Treasury Shrs >Z.ABB

Global One To Lay Off 100 In Virginia - WP

Farmers In US Georgia Get $4.5 Mln Not To Irrigate

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Courage Energy Inc. Announces Year End Results

El Paso Electric to Present at The Wall Street Analyst Forum

Dems Question Energy Regulators

Spitzer Proposes Plan To Avoid Energy Crisis

Power Back on in California

2:45 P.M. - Power Restored for Most Sdg&E Customers; Possibility of 
State-Ordered Curtailments Continue Tonight

Solar Panel Bond Proposal Picking Up Steam in San Francisco

Electric Utilities: Secretary Charges Energy 'Crisis' Caused byUnwillingness 
to Build

California's Energy Crisis-Coming Soon To a State Near You! [AE0000005190]

Deloitte & Touche/nm Rothschild To Advise Gov't On Energy Sector Privatization

NY Natural Gas Review: APR Ends Up on Renewed Supply Worries

Kansas City Power And Light Company Orders Cannon Technologies 
Esubstation.Com Substation Monitoring And Information System

CA Power Managers Order Rolling Blackouts

Hornet Energy Ltd. Announces Substantial Increases in

Onestep Generator from Schneider Electric Helps Process Industries Simplify 
Automation System Design, Validation

Westfort Energy Ltd - Progress Report - Harold Karges 18-3#1 Well - 
Pelahatchie Field

Pyr Energy Announces Preliminary Test Results for East Lost Hills #2 Well

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Mar 20

Energy Show Held During National Energy Crisis...Positive Solutions for 
Business And Industry Explored

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 2:19 PM

Energy Stewardship Alliance Formed; National Support for Anwr Exploration 
Grows

10:15 a.M. - State Electric Command Center Orders Second Day of Statewide 
Power Outages

Resource America, Inc. Acquires Energy Reserves from American Refining And 
Exploration Company

Rocky Mountain Energy Corp. Enters Into Agreement with

Carbon Energy Corporation Reports Increases in Financial

Bush Urges Fox to Open Up Energy Sector - Mexico

Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge to National Energy Summit: Marketplace Solutions Must 
Be Linchpin of Energy Policy

Black Hills Corporation Announces Ipp ContractsLong Term Contracts Are 
Secured for 40 Mw Gas-Fired Turbine And 90 Mw Coal Plant Currently under 
Construction in Wyoming

Grid Survey Report Provides Overview of Alternative on-Site Energy Sources, 
Implications of Deregulation

Coleman to Provide New Backup Power-Generation Systems for Telecom Companies

Abraham Warns of Energy Crisis

Wind's Energy Being Put To Work

Enflex Delivers Legacy Energy Management Systems to the Web

Caiso Says Energy Resources Are Tight This Week; Conservation Urged in 
California to Avoid Rotating Outages

Nyserda Selects Ebidenergy.Com, Amerendms And Advantage Energy for Energy 
Curtailment Program Program Aimed at Avoiding High Energy Prices And 
Shortages Slated for National Reach

Cwlp-Turris Agreement in Place ; Tentative Pact on Price of Coal Awaits City 
Council Approval

Idaho Puc Oks Power Buyback Plan

PG&E Corporation Awards New Capacity on Pacific Northwest Pipeline SystemThe 
Successful Shippers Are Developing New Generating Plants, Which Will Help 
Meet The Need for Power Supplies in The Northwest And California

ISO New England Announces Model Energy Conservation Program to Reduce Energy 
Consumption During Peak Demand Periods

Abate Issues Report Card on First Six Months of Electric Restructuring in 
Michigan

Teco Energy Inc - Teco Power Services Completes Acquisition - of 500-Megawatt 
Texas Power Plant

Alliant Energy Selects General Physics to Provide Performance Monitoring 
Systems

Openlink Signs Pancanadian Petroleum As Newest Endur UserLeading 
Fully-Integrated Functionality Will Support Gas & Power Trading & Risk 
Management

Ces International Supports Development of Utility Transmission And 
Distribution Technology Integration Standards

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 9:24 Am

Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Hallwood Energy Corp 6 of 6

EPA Administrator, Christie Todd Whitman, Recognizes 34 Leading Organizations 
for Outstanding Energy Efficiency

Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Hallwood Energy Corp 2 of 6

Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Hallwood Energy Corp 3 of 6

American Power Conversion Announces New Rack-Optimized Uninterruptible Power 
Supply Capable of Protecting An Entire Rack from Power Anomalies

Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. (Operating As Directional Plus) Year End 
Report for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2000

Alstom Esca's Philadelphia Office Wins Contract to Deliver An Integrated 
Scada System to Nashville Electric

Orion Power Announces Multi-Year Power Supply Contract with Niagara Mohawk 
Power Corporation

Governor Gray Davis Challenges California Residents to Cut Energy Bills by 20 
Percent This SpringPhilips Lighting Company
Provides Simple Tips on How to Reduce Energy Costs

Business Customers Flocking to Texas Electric Choice Pilot Program

-SILICON ENERGY EXPANDS ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS WITH HOSTED MANAGED 
OFFERING

-Bechtel to Provide Engineering and Construction Management Support for 
Ambient Corporation's Powerline Telecommunications Technology

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Iraq: Saddam Meets Atomic Energy Organization Head, Air Defence Commander

Daimlerchrysler to Deliver First Fuel Cell Buses to Urban Fleets

El Paso Turns to Gas, Power Projects - El Salvador Regional

Energy Conference Begins Tomorrow

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 12:24 PM

Israeli Minister Orders Power Connection for Local Arab Villages

Ontario Power Generation And British Energy (Canada) Ltd Develop Wind 
FarmJoint Venture to Provide Green Power

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 11:14 Am

3rd Unit at Rivne Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down for Repairs

First Fuel Cell-Driven Buses Sold

British Energy, Ontario Power to develop wind energy facility in Ontario

Oao "Mosenergo", Energy Monopoly in Moscow, Will Pay Out Rbl 211 Million in 
Dividends for 2000.

Petrolex Energy Corp - Developments at Rubiales Oilfield

Indian Government: Power Sector Reforms Crucial for Sustained Higher Gdp 
Growth

China: Inner Mongolia Natural Gas Exploitation Benefits Farmers

Uruguay: Natural Gas Arrives in Costa De Oro

Siemens wins 145-mln-euro power plant contract in Turkey

Vietnam: Power Plant Problem Holds Back Textile Project

Australia: Warning That Consumption of Sports Energy Drinks Will Lead to 
Caffeine Addiction

China Develops Solar Cell for Mobile Phone

US Lawyer Allowed to Visit Czech Nuclear Power Plant

Korea Electric Power/12 Other Public Entities to Face Management Appraisal

India's Sail Finalises Power Plant Deal with Ntpc

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White House Issues Warning on Energy Shortages

Electric Bills Could Rise 25 Percent for Savannah, GA., Residents

ST. Louis-Based Electric Utility Pushes for Deregulation Bill

California Utility Pacific Gas & Electric Gets $1.1 Billion from Parent Firm

California Governor Releases Names of Energy Consultants on Board As Advisers

Federal Regulators Pursue More Energy Refunds from California Power Suppliers

Seattle Utility Says Top Power Users Are Industrial, Commercial Customers

Increased Use of Electrical Appliances Undercuts Energy-Efficient Initiatives

Cell Phone Magnate Tops List of Seattle-Area Energy Users

Roseville, Calif., Makes Plans with Enron for New Power Plant

Power Generators Again Feel Federal Heat Over High Prices

Bipartisan Bill Favoring Electricity Price Caps Lacks Administration's Support

Rhode Island Senator Proposes Electric-Rate Hike to Bail Out Businesses

Oregon Senator Pursues Cap on Northwest's Power Prices

Energy Company Plans $800 Million Plant Near Johnstown, Pa.

Aurora, Colo., Officials, Water District Clash Over Water Proposal

Solar Energy Becomes Popular in California As Electricity Bills Remain High

Wisconsin Utility Seeks Financial Incentives to Encourage Power Agreements

Raleigh, N.C., Power Firm to Shut Down Necedah, Wis., Factory

Energy Utilities to Discuss Obstacles to Florida Merger

Juno Beach, Fla.-Based Firm Discusses Merger Issues with New Orleans Utility

New Orleans-Based Entergy Hopes to Raise Electricity Prices in Arkansas

Firms' Dispute May Delay New Massachusetts Power Plants

Shares Drop at Florida's Fpl Group As Entergy Corp. Deal Hits Possible Snag

Environmentalists Advocate Wind Farms for Pennsylvania Prairies

Environmental News Network, Sun Valley, Idaho, David Suzuki Column

Solar Sailing Space Mission to Test in April for Launch Later

Entergy Offers Pilot Billing Program for Some Texas Customers

California Utility Executive Says to Expect Outages, Higher Rates

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Calif. utility rescue talks seen making progress

US, industry energy efficiency program saves 75 bln KW power

Los Angeles sues energy companies, claims pricing conspiracy

Lawmakers scoff at FERC's California power refunds

Niagara Mohawk extends purchase of hydropower

UPDATE 1-U.S. FERC divided on power price cap for West

SoCal Edison still talks to lenders, payments loom

Spain's Fenosa offers 38 peseta dividend

Canadian natgas prices follow NYMEX higher

TEXT-S&P harmonizes Newfoundland Power ratings

TEXT-S&P harmonizes Fortis Inc ratings

New England adopts energy conservation plan for summer

Lab equipment makers' shares hurt over demand concerns

UPDATE 1-Czech govt picks advisers for gas,power sector sale

PG&E unit to provide gas for West Coast power projects

UPDATE 1-Alcoa switches production to save power in West

CeBIT-UPDATE 1-Siemens quits powerline Internet access work

Czech govt picks advisers for gas,power firms sale

US Corp Bonds - Spreads tighter as Fed watch starts

UPDATE 1-Calif. utility shares recoup despite blackouts fears

Alcoa switching production to save West Coast power

British Energy forms Canadian wind energy venture

Avista raises first quarter outlook, delays unit IPO

Jospin casts doubt on EU energy liberalisation dates

CSFB downgrades FPL to hold on merger uncertainty

EU approves RWE bid on Spain's Hidroelectrica

UPDATE 1-Malaysia to invite global bids for $2.4 bln dam

Spain says sticking to new mobile tender plan

Alstom wins 260 mln euro U.S power plant contract

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