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TEXAS BILL TO RETURN STRANDED COSTS GAINS SUPPORT

A bill in the Texas Legislature that could force three large Texas electric 
utilities to return billions of dollars to rate payers gained support from 
the Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Enron Corp. Tuesday.

BUSH SAYS ENVIRONMENTAL IMAGE BIGGEST SETBACK SO FAR

President George W. Bush Wednesday said he regards missteps over the 
environment as one of the biggest mistake so far in his presidency but 
insisted that he will turn around the public perception that he isn't 
concerned about environmental issues.

NEW ENGLAND POWER MARKET PLAYERS MEET WEDNESDAY ON THORNY PENALTY

State regulators, utilities and generators from New England will meet 
Wednesday to begin settlement talks over a controversial power-market penalty 
that has pitted generators against utilities.

MID-ATLANTIC PUC'S IN ELECTRIC-COMPETITION STANDARDS GROUP

Public utility commissions from the Mid-Atlantic states have formed a 
regional group to maintain uniform standards for competition among electric 
companies, the Pennsylvania PUC announced Wednesday.

WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, LOCATION CHOSEN TO BUILD GAS-FIRED POWER PLANT

Abundant water, large tracts of land, a potential natural gas pipeline and 
access to a power grid have made Wythe County an attractive setting for a 
gas-fired power plant.

SEVEN NEW POWER PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR HERMISTON, OREGON

Oregon's energy future is rising out of the sagebrush and sand as utilities 
and multinational companies rush to build at least a half-dozen huge new 
power plants near this northeastern Oregon town. 


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Central Vt: Unit's Construction Delays May Cause Default

Central Vt Asks Bondhldrs To Remove Unit From Indenture

AES Could Pull In Over $800M On Gener Chile Asset Sales

Mid-Atlantic PUCs In Electric-Competition Standards Grp

EEI:US Electric Output For Week Ended April 21 Up 1.2%

AEP CEO Calls Corporate Separation "Most Important" Issue

Bush Says Environmental Image Biggest Setback So Far

DTE/Earnings/Outlook-5: Sees MCN Deal Closing In June>DTE

Enron Dabhol Pullout Won't Hurt India Foreign Invest -Min

DTE/Earns/Outlook-4: Street '01 Net View $3.58/Shr >DTE

US Northeast Pwr Prices Slide On Cool Weather,Light Loads

DTE Energy/Earnings/Outlook-3: Cites New Acctg Standard

DTE Energy Sees 2002 Op Net $4.10-$4.20 A Share >DTE

DTE Energy Sees 2001 Op Net $3.50-$3.60 A Share >DTE

DTE Energy Says Must Invest To Meet 8% Net Growth Target

DTE Energy/Earnings/Outlook -2: 1Q Fincl Table >DTE

India's Law Min: Court System Hindering Economic Progress

Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Apr. 24, 1

DTE Energy 1Q Net 97c/Diluted Shr Vs 81c >DTE

Alstom/Panda -2: 16 Generators Ordered, Plus 4 Optioned

Japan Gives $28.6 Mln In Aid To Myanmar; Reward For Talks

Poll: US Anxiety Over Nuclear Power Easing

Alstom In EUR170M Generator Supply Pact With Panda>ALS

GPU Inc. Earnings/Outlook -4: Trailing 12 Mos Table >GPU

GPU Inc. Earnings/Outlook-3:Sees More Returning Customers

India State Ready To Pay Enron Unit For March

GPU Inc. Earnings/Outlook -2: 1Q Table, Comment >GPU

GPU: Lack Of Pa. Relief Could Cut Net By $1.25/Shr >GPU

GPU Year View Contingent On Pa. Regulatory Relief >GPU

GPU Cuts Year Op Net View To $3.25/Shr From $3.35 >GPU

GPU Inc. 1Q Rev $1.3B Vs $1.18B >GPU

GPU Inc. Latest 1Q On 17c A Share Charges >GPU

GPU Inc. 1Q Net 58c A Share Vs $1.08 >GPU

Entergy Earnings/Outlook-4: Street Sees '01 Net $3.10/Shr

Entergy Earnings/Outlook -3: Entergy-Koch 1Q Net 8c/Share

Entergy Earnings/Outlook -2: 1Q Financial Table >ETR

Entergy Corp. Sees 2002 Net $3.30-$3.50 A Share >ETR

Entergy Corp. Sees Year Net $3-$3.20 A Share >ETR

Entergy Corp. 1Q Revenue $2.65B Vs $1.81B >ETR

Entergy Corp. Sees Limited '01 Buyback Activity >ETR

Entergy Corp. 1Q Revs $2.65 Bln Vs $1.81 Bln >ETR

Entergy Nuclear 1Q Operational Net 13c/Shr Vs 5c >ETR

Entergy Corp. 1Q Competitive Ops 22c/Shr Vs 9c >ETR

Entergy Corp. 1Q Yr Ago Oper Net 48c/Shr >ETR

Entergy Corp. 1Q Operational Net 75c/Shr >ETR

Siemens 2Q Earnings Seen Held Back By New Economy >SI

India Maharashtra State Elec Bd Pays Dabhol Pwr Feb Dues

Texas Bill To Return Stranded Costs Gains Support

New England Power Mkt Players Meet Wed On Thorny Penalty

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TransData Offers California Utilities ISO Certified Electric Meter

Pennfuture Decries Alj Decision in GPU/First Energy Merger; Calls Decision 
`Torpedo Into The Ship of Consumer Protection,' Demands That Puc Overturn 
Ruling to Fulfill Promise of Competition

Navigant Consulting, Inc. to Conduct Auction for 540 Megawatt Southeastern 
Massachusetts Electric Generating Facility

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-APR 25

Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service 7 Cfr Part 1710 Demand Side 
Management And Renewable Energy Systems

Shell - Making Technology, Making Energy

Electric CO-Ops Warn of Potential Boom-And-Bust Cycle for Nation's Electric 
Utilities

Cardoza Takes Aim at Energy Price Gouging

Warmer Weather Saps State's Power

Pengrowth Energy Trust - Revised: Notification of Webcast Presentation

Hydro Environmental Resources, Inc. Grants Interviews

Williams Supports Short-Term Regional Price Controls to Help Address 
California Power Crisis

Experts/Information Available on Emergency Diesel-Powered Electrical 
Generators

La Plata Electric

DTE Energy CEO Says Company Growth Will Continue

Official: New England Power Supply Adequate

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 8:45 Am

West Tries Again to Curb Power Prices

Catalytica Energy Systems Ships Commercial-Scale Xonon Test Modules for Ge10 
Gas Turbines

Kestrel Energy Affiliate Announces Proposed Two Well Program in San Joaquin 
Basin in California

Advisory/Consecutive Conferences on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Energy 
Generation And Hybrid Power Systems

Astropower Powers Up World's Largest Hybrid-Solar/Wind Power System

Alstom wins 170 mln eur steam generator contract from Panda Energy

E.ON interested in starting up own wind energy ops

Viador(TM) to Deliver Software for Sct's Specialized Energy And Utility 
Knowledge Management Application

Energy Price Gouging Might End Up Felony

Top Energy Adviser to Quit as Davis Pushes for Plants

Sct Introduces Edash, a Knowledge Management Application for Utility And 
Energy Companies

HS Resources Announces 14% Increase in Natural Gas Production; Record 
Quarterly Production Revenues, Cash Flow And Net Income; Increased Capital 
Program And Debt Repayment; Files Report on Form 8-K Providing Updated 
Financial Outlook

Call Centers Emerge As Critical Success Factor for Energy Companies under 
Deregulation

Senators Push Energy Price Caps

Transdata Provides Utilities in California with The Only California ISO 
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Energy Meter with Built-in Digital PCS/Cellular Phone Provides Advanced 
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Poll: US Nuke Power Anxiety Easing

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China Draws Blueprint to Upgrade Wind Power

Durum Cons. Energy Announces the Appointment of A Director

BLACKOUTS SPARK WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN DOMINICAN GOV'T, POWER FIRMS

Mckenzie Bay Acquires Strategic Ownership in Vanadium Energy Technology 
Company

Westcoast Energy Announces Management Changes

National Energy Board Receives Georgia Strait Pipeline Project Application

Hungary, Slovakia to share information on atomic energy levels

Westport Innovations Inc: Cummins Inc. - Cummins-Westport Joint Venture 
Announces Anaheim Public Utilities - As First Customer for 1.5 Megawatt 
Natural Gas Generator

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 2:06 PM

Margarita Power Conference Starts Today - Venezuela

Cummins-Westport Joint Venture Announces Anaheim Public Utilities As First 
Customer for 1.5 Megawatt Natural Gas Generator

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 12:05 PM

Union Fenosa, Cepsa unit award Siemens power plant construction contract

Capacity of Power Unit #3 of Yuzhnoukrainsk Npp Decreased Due To Failure of 
Circulation Pumps

Indian State to Pay Enron Power Bill

Optiglobe Launches $100 Million Fifth-Generation Internet Data Center in Rio 
De Janeiro

Foster Wheeler to Supply Two Turnkey Power Blocks in Estonia

Brazil: Construction of Thermal Electric Power Facility Is Cancelled

Yunnan To Open Its Energy Sector To Foreign Investors

Norwegian Power Companies May Cut Consumer Supplies to Reduce Electricity 
Consumption

King Coal Will Rule!

Philippine Board Approves Rehabilitation of Geothermal Projects

Svenska Dagbladet: NCC Wins Giant Order for Indian Power Works(Stororder Pa 
Indiskt Kraftverk)

Seoul May Bring in Chinese Coal by Way of N.Korean Railway

Philippines National Power Corp Admits Operational Deficit

Profile - Japan's Electric Power Industry (April 2001)

Zamboanga Asks for Extension to Reduced Power Charges

Hungarian Ministry Forecasts 1% Annual Energy Demand Growth Through 2010

Saudi Naimi to Meet U.S. Energy Secretary This Week


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-Utilities to Receive Credits Again for Producing Synthetic Fuels

-Lack of Consensus May Keep Utility Bill from Becoming Law in Indiana

-Henry County, Ind., Power Plant Site Gains Approval Despite Opposition

Northeast Utilities Sees First Quarter Earnings Drop from Last Year

German Investment Bank Plans Counter-Bid for Britain's Southern Water

Shareholders of ST. Louis-Based Utility Company Address Executive Pay

Senators Introduce Legislation to Limit Power Price in California Area

Makeshift State Office Focuses on Cutting California's Power Bill

Wythe County, VA., Location Chosen to Build Gas-Fired Power Plant

Raleigh, N.C.-Based Power Company Gets Off to A Strong Start

Showdown Looms for Aluminum Makers, Oregon-Based Federal Energy Marketer

Massachusetts Power Plant Operators Face Tough New Regulations

Wayne, Pa.-Based Energy Company to Help Market Wind Farm Energy

Power Plant Eyed for Mccracken County, KY.

Buffett's Investment in Energy Firms Hinges on Congressional Repeal of Law

California Consumers Are Concerned About Paying for Transmission Line Upgrades

Richmond, VA.-Based Dominion Resources Utility Sees Profits Rise

Memphis, Tenn., Utility Grants Incentive Payments to 2,600 Employees

Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility Company Stops Search for Buyer of Unit

IPO of Kansas City, Mo.-Based Energy Company Draws Strong Investor Interest

Bill Could Force Refund from Houston-Area Energy Firm

Boston Customers Struggle to Learn If They Are Being Overcharged by Utility

Cottage Grove, Ore., Research Center Makes Use of Practical Technologies

Seven New Power Plants under Construction Near Hermiston, Ore.

Workers at Fairfield County, S.C., Nuclear Plant Vote in Favor of Unionization

Commission Approves Rate Increase for South Carolina Electric & Gas

California Utilities Forecast Low Conservation Levels from Customers

Firm Proposes Sending Used Groundwater to Port Manatee, Fla.-Area Power Plant

Western States Asked to Create One Organization to Manage Electricity Flow


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FERC approves RTO West, coordinates power in 8 states

FERC schism over Calif. price caps delays meeting

Kansas City Power had profit on debt payoff

UPDATE 1-Westcoast profit up on strong gas prices, weather

Ecuador electric workers protest privatization

Mirant first-quarter profits up 84 percent

TEXT-S&P rates Calpine $850 mln convertible debt

US FERC delays regular meeting for third time

eSpeed first-quarter loss per share narrows

UPDATE 2-GPU Q1 earnings down, outlook dims, stock drops

El Paso looks to build 750 mmcfd gas line to Calif.

Enron can end India power deal --state government

UPDATE 1-DTE earnings rise 18 percent on colder weather

India working on resolving Enron crisis-Minister

TEXT-S&P rates TransAlta Utilities

UPDATE 1-Trains carry German nuclear waste toward Sellafield

UPDATE 1-Teck's first-quarter earnings lifted by power sales

EU proposes energy saving standards for buildings

UGI second quarter profits boosted by propane

RWE seeks 25.1 pct share in new Cologne utility

Underground plant could power whole UK-scientists

UPDATE 1-Entergy Q1 profits rise on strong demand

DTE earnings rise 18 percent on colder weather

PPL to sell $400 mln convertible securities-sources

Xcel earnings rise 37 percent on colder weather

Southern Union third-quarter earnings rise

Calpine sells $850 mln 20-yr convertible bonds

NRG Energy net rises, raises 2001 guidance

GPU 1st-qtr operating earnings drop 32.1 percent

AGL Resources 2nd-qtr earnings more than double

El Paso beats estimates after Coastal merger

New Jersey Resources Q2 rises

Entergy first-quarter profits rise on strong demand

Entergy Q1 profits rise on strong demand

UPDATE 1-Japan village to hold referendum on nuclear fuel

UPDATE 1-Lower KEPCO Q1 earnings outlook no surprise

Pilgrim's Pride slips to second quarter loss

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