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PPL CORPORATION TO DEVELOP $305M POWER PLANT NEAR CHICAGO

PPL Corp. plans to develop a $305 million power plant near Chicago and will 
boost the capacity of a second plant in response to increasing demand for 
electricity.

WASHINGTON STATE SENATE PASSES ENERGY BILL IN COMPROMISE

The Senate passed a compromise energy bill Thursday, rolling together several 
proposals aimed at promoting conservation and new power generation.

GE POWER SYSTEMS TO SUPPLY TURBINES, SERVICES FOR NEWPORT GENERATION'S NEW 
1300-MW FACILITY IN WASHINGTON STATE - NEW PLANT WILL HELP MEET PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST'S GROWING NEED FOR POWER

Newport Generation, Inc. of Irvine, CA and GE Power Systems of Atlanta, GA 
announced today that GE has received contracts totaling $375 million to 
supply four gas turbines, two steam turbines and contractual services for a 
new 1,300-megawatt combined-cycle power plant in the state of Washington. 

CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP GROWS 8 NEW PLANTS FOR NATIONAL MARKET

Constellation Energy Group, one of the nation's fastest growing merchant 
energy companies, is scheduled to bring four "peaking" power plants on line 
this summer with four larger power plants scheduled to enter service in the 
summers of 2002 and 2003.

FERC WEIGHS PRICE RELIEF IN CALIFORNIA STAGE 3 EMERGENCIES

U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member William Massey said on 
Monday the central part of a staff recommendation for giving price relief to 
California wholesale power markets is a plan to limit prices during severe 
electricity shortages in the state.

U.S. PSEG TO BUILD $335 MLN POWER PLANT IN POLAND

U.S. Public Service Enterprise Group on Monday began building a $335 million 
power and heating plant in Poland as part of its expansion plans in the 
eastern European country. 


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PPL Corp/Power Plant -2:Plans $120M In Plant Improvements

Ontario Premier Announces Delay For Electric Deregulation

Democrats Probe Secret Meetings Of Bush Energy Task Force

Hawaiian Electric Earnings -2: 1Q, 12 Mos Fincl Table >HE

Hawaiian Electric 1Q Net 83c A Diluted Shr Vs 90c >HE

REPEAT:Hawaiian Electric 1Q Net 84c A Basic Shr Vs 90c

Hawaiian Electric 1Q Net 84c A Basic Shr Vs 90c

American Electric Power $1B Sr Unsec Assigned BBB+ :S&P

India State Panel To Rework Power Pact With Enron Unit

Consortium To Build Two Wind Farms In SE Pa. This Summer

PRESS RELEASE:S&P Assigns American Elec Pwr Sr Unsec BBB+

PPL Corp Sees Plant Adding To Net In 1st Yr Of Ops >PPL

PPL Corp To Develop $305M Power Plant Near Chicago >PPL

US NY, Mid-Atlantic Pwr Prices Slide On Clearing Prices

India State Elec Bd To Contest Dues To Enron Unit At Mtg

E.On Decision On Unit Co VAW Aluminium Sale Seen Soon

El Paso Electric Earnings -3: 1Q EBITDA $70.2M Vs $53.5M

El Paso Electric Earnings -2: 1Q Fincl Table >EE

El Paso Electric Yr-Ago 1Q Op Net 15c A Diluted Share >EE

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Ocean Energy Enters Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Exploration Agreement

Bill Would Create New Power Authority

El Paso Electric Files New Mexico Base Rate Case; Utility Seeks to Limit 
Amount of Increase

U.S., Canada, Mexico to Establish Energy Group

GE Power Systems to Supply Turbines, Services for Newport Generation's New 
1300-Mw Facility in Washington State

Feds May Restrict Energy Prices

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-APR 23

Is There an Energy Crisis?

The Washington Post: Nuclear Power May Be Making A Comeback

Energy Crisis, Summer Heat Likely to Bring Filthy Air

Atco Noise Management Inks Major Deal with Siemens WestinghouseContract for 
Power Generators Worth Up to $60 Million

Ppl to Develop Power Plant in Great Lakes Region; Increase Generating 
Capacity at Existing Nuclear Plant

A.I.M Gravely Concerned About Power Plant Regulations

Peco Energy Honored at Intergraph's International User ConferenceElectric 
Utility Receives Intergraph's 100 Percent Club Award for Rapidly Achieving 
The Milestone of Full Geofacilities Data Conversion

A Walk On The 'Green' Side: Touring Energy Savers

Electric Shock

Synergy Technologies Targets Fuel Cell Market

Emerson Electric CO - Fisher-Rosemount Renamed Emerson Process Management to 
Reflect - Expanded Customer Solutions And Services

Mergenet Solutions, Inc. Opens Energy Arm to New Incubees

Utility Consumers Need Federal Protections, Warns American Public Power 
Association Chief

Txu Energy Services Launches Statewide Competitive Electric Service

Peco Energy to Offer `New Wind Energy' As Premium Power Supply Option for 
Local Consumers

Design Power Announces Flexible Software Licensing Program

Abb Wins $2 Million Contract to Supply Ion Meters to Four Largest Texas 
UtilitiesTexas Utilities Choose Ion(R) 8400 And Ion(R) 8500 Power 
Quality/Revenue Meters to Meet New Infrastructure Metering Requirements for 
Deregulation

Danoil Energy Ltd: Western Facilities Fund - Danoil And Western Facilities 
Fund Complete Merger

Talisman Energy Inc: Petromet Resources Ltd - Talisman Mails Petromet 
Takeover Bid Circular

Constellation Energy Group Grows 8 New Plants for National Market

NYSE Establishes Review Date for Huntway Delisting Appeal; Date Set for 
Special Stockholder Meeting to Vote on Approval of Merger Agreement with 
Valero Energy Corporation

No Smoking Gun in Natural-Gas Cost Probe

Beacon Power Completes 1000 Continuous Hours of Performance Testing on 6kwh 
Flywheel

Exelon Power Team, Community Energy Bring More Wind Power to Pennsylvania 
Energy Customers

Ertan Power Station four generators switched off for repair

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Peru: Bnp Paribas And Macroinvest Will Advise Northern Power Companies' Sale

Cinda Introduces Usd 140 Mln in Foreign Capital To Revive Bengbu Thermal 
Power Plant

Electric Sector Going the Way of California - Brazil

10qsb: Life Energy & Technology Holdings Inc

Centurion Energy Spuds First of Three Exploratory Wells in Egypt

Four companies bid for UAE desalination, power plant

Russian "Greens" Strongly Object Not Only to the Importation of Waste Nuclear 
Fuel Into Russia, But Also to Atomic Energy in General

Sitel Awarded Multi-Year Contract from New Zealand-Based Genesis Power; Sitel 
to Provide Integrated Customer Care And Billing Solutions

Proton Energy Systems Announces Multi-Kilowatt Capacity Unigen(R) 
Regenerative Fuel Cell Continuous Power System for Telecommunications 
Applications

US group PSEG Global to build 335-mln-dollar power plant in Poland

London Moves in on N-E Power Market

Sanyo to Double Solar Battery Output in FY 2002

Swift Energy Updates New Zealand Activity

Sino-US Clean Energy Technology Forum to Start

China Launched Wind Power Generating Electricity Scheme

UK Government: Yarmouth Coastguard Assist British Yacht After It Loses Power 
in Shipping Lanes

NCC unit, Hochtief win 7 bln skr India power plant order

Australia: High Inertia Turbine Power System from Active Power

Moody's keeps stable rating for Israel Electric

UN: Access to Clean Energy Key to Sustainable Development, Commission Told -- 
Part 2 of 2

UN: Access to Clean Energy Key to Sustainable Development, Commission Told -- 
Part 1 of 2

Japanese Report Cites Design Flaw As Reason for US Energy Crisis

Indonesian Govt Supports Plan to Privatize State Power CO

Consol Energy Opens Australian Office for Coal Ventures

ENERGY MINISTER READY TO NEGOTIATE "MEGAPROJECT"

Ytl Power Plans Bond Issue to Finance Overseas Ventures


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Washington State Senate Passes Energy Bill in Compromise

Colorado Experts Point to Endangered Species As Water Obstacle Development

Pueblo West, Colo., Home Displays New Energy Conservation Effort

Largest Arkansas Utility Looks to Recoup Millions from Customers

Energy Firms Accused of Manipulating Gas Supply Brought to Task in California

Ontario, Calif.-Area Grapples with Power Crisis, `Squirrelly' Economy

New CEO of Latham, N.Y., Fuel-Cell Maker to Receive $300,000 Annual Salary


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UPDATE 1-Ontario says to deregulate energy market in 2002

UPDATE 1-Cominco cuts Trail output, sells more power

Allegheny Energy operating net higher

TABLE-Allegheny Energy Q1 earnings

TEXT-S&P affirms General Electric Mortgage Insurance Co

UPDATE 1-PPL at new high on expansion news

FERC weighs price relief in Calif Stage 3 emergencies

UIL Holdings sees Q2 EPS, Q1 profits down

U.S. Central power falls on more supplies, weather

CH Energy profits up, cold winter boosts results

UPDATE 1-Ameren Q1 profits jump 7 percent vs. year ago

Ontario says energy market to be deregulated in May 2002

UPDATE 2-Enron's India unit, lenders to meet on payment row

N.M. San Juan 498-MW Unit 4 returns to service

UAE gets proposals for $1 bln power/water project

Toronto stocks to fall after profit-taking

WestLB declines comment on Southern Water report

UPDATE 1-German nuclear waste shipment prompts protest

OGE Energy posts 1st-qtr loss, lowers 2001 forecast

U.S. PSEG to build $335 mln power plant in Poland

UPDATE 1-Six plead guilty in Japan's worst nuclear accident

Buffett to invest in utilities if law repealed-WSJ

UPDATE 1-Utilicorp says to maintain UNL stake

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