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Top Stories (March 6)

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SAYS ENERGY DEALS ACHIEVED, OFFERS FEW DETAILS
Gov. Gray Davis said Monday he has reached dozens of new agreements with 
energy firms to stabilize the electricity grid and bring down the price of 
power, but refused to disclose how much relatively cheap power will be 
available this summer.
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POWER GENERATORS: PG&E LOAN USE WON'T HIT RECEIVABLES
Power suppliers and generators Monday expressed indifference to PG&E Corp.'s 
(PCG) announcement Friday that it used a $1 billion loan to repay commercial 
paper holders and shareholders instead of the purchased power debts of its 
utility, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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DYNEGY AND NRG ENERGY ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT 
OF WATER RESOURCES
Dynegy Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc. today announced that their affiliates, El 
Segundo Power LLC, Long Beach Generation LLC and Cabrillo I LLC, have entered 
into an agreement with the California Department of Water Resources to 
provide the state with up to 2,300 megawatts of energy through 2004.
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THE POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY TO BUY CONECTIV FOR 0.59 TIMES REVENUE
The Deal: The Potomac Electric Power Co. has agreed to purchase Conectiv Inc. 
for $2.2 billion in cash and stock.
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NEW ENGLAND STORM SPARES POWER PLANTS, TRANSMISSION LINES
The storm that pummeled New England Tuesday and downed a New Hampshire 
nuclear plant spared the rest of the region's plants and transmission lines.
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NORTH TEXAS UTILITY PLANS TO BUILD A WIND FARM
An 80-megawatt wind ranch will provide electric power to Southwestern Public 
Service Co. by the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday.
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Long-Distance Calls Via Internet Shake Up Global Industry

PRESS RELEASE: Empire Dist Elec Still On Moody's Review

Empire District Electric Co Still On Moody's Review-Down

US West Pwr Forwards Dn As Pwr Plants Return To Service

New England Storm Spares Power Plants, Transmission Lines

Storm Hits New England; Overall Death Toll At Least Seven

Much-Anticipated Snowstorm Rumbles Through NY City Area

Homes, Businesses Lose Power In New England As Storm Hits

Near-Blizzard Conditions Hammer New England

NAESCO: 1,200-MW Seabrook Seen Back When Storm Passes

REPEAT:Pwr Generators:PG&E Loan Use Won't Hit Receivables

CORRECTION: Enron's Stock Symbol Is ENE, Not ENR

Upstate NY Braces For More Heavy Snow; Two Dead

Pwr Generators:PG&E Loan Use Won't Hit Receivables

FirstEnergy Corp Options To Begin Trading On CBOE March 8

Pwr Generators:PG&E $1B Loan Use Won't Affect Receivables

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Sempra Energy Declares Common Dividend

The Potomac Electric Power CO. to Buy Conectiv Inc. for 0.59 Times Revenue

Founders Completes Reorganization Into Provident Energy Trust And Announces 
Record Results for 2000

El Paso Natural Gas Company Announces Open Season for Possible Expansion of 
System

The Energy East Corp. to Purchase Rgs Energy Group Inc. for 1.16 Times Revenue

Senators Introduce National Energy Security Act

Automated Power Exchange Names John Melby Vice President of North American 
Marketing

Power Struggle Intensifies: Con Ed Sues Northeast Utilities

Hydro Environmental Resources, Inc. Begins Production of 'Next Generation' 
Fuel Cell

Solar, Wind Power Back in Fashion Amidst California Energy Crisis

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 5:19 PM

Altek Power Corporation: [Formerly Autumn Industries Inc. - Name Change

Mike Harreld Named CFO of Southern Generation

Utilicorp United Seeks Power Supply Contracts

Solvay Polymers, Inc. Names Reliant Energy Solutions Supplier of the Year

John Klein ; Hynes Can Only Smile for Coale

Majority Whip Tom Delay Testifies on National Energy Policy Before the Energy 
And Commerce Committee

Diversified Energy Buys Whiteville Company

Chroma Energy Announces An Exploration Services Agreement with Anadarko 
Petroleum

Report Projects Steady Growth for Wind Power

Natural Gas Prices Drop Average Spot Figure Still Nearly Double Year-Ago Level

Nu-Coned Merger Talks Collapse State Utility Plans Lawsuit, Says Partner 
Backing Out

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update 
for Tuesday, March 6, 2001

Media Advisory - Electrical Cogeneration Announcement

Management`S Discussions: 10qsb, Energy Ventures Inc

Talisman Energy Inc - Generates a Record $2.4 Billion in Cash Flow $906 
Million - in Net Income

Dynegy And Nrg Energy Announce Long-Term Agreement with California Department 
of Water Resources

First Choice Power Offers Fixed Residential Prices And $25 When Customers 
Sign Up for Texas Pilot

Maxim Power Corp. Announces Additional Investment in Waste Energy Technology

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Mar 6

Arctic Power, Alaskan State Legislators Face Energy Crisis Head on

Davis Wright Tremaine Expands Energy Practice to the East Coast; James B. 
Vasile Joins Washington, D.C. Office

Davis Reports Power Deals: Long Pacts Assure Big Prices, Some Fear

Power Plant Eyed at Castle

Moody's Upgrades Green Mountain Power to Investment Grade

Modesto City Council to Review Cutting Utility Tax

Small Fortunes: Energy Crunch May Push Firms Out of California

Official's Concerns Rise with Laporte County Utility Bills

DTE Energy, Mcn Energy to Conduct Merger Review Conference Call, March 7

Flashfind Announces New Venture Formed to Serve Natural Gas Pipeline Industry

GPU Energy Weathers Winter Storm

Homemade Electricity: a Few Eastsiders Add Energy Leftovers to Grid

Broadwing's Rick Ellenberger Sees Economic Conditions Rewarding Speed, 
Creativity, And Energy; Changing of the Guard
Provides Opportunity for Next-Generation Providers

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Invites You to Join Its Year End Earning 
Results Conference Call on The Web

NY Natural Gas Pre-Opg: Lower on Weak Cash, Waning Weather

Utilicorp United Seeks Power Supply Contracts to Provide for Missouri, 
Kansas, Colorado Customers

Neutrogena to Install $1.4 Million, 200 Kw Solar System; First Corporate And 
Largest Installation in City; Company Utilizes New Ladwp Buy-Down Program

Westcoast Energy Inc - Cantarell Community Program

Caminus And Winfield Technology to Link Transmission Reservations And Power 
Scheduling Across Multiple Electricity Control Areas

S.F. Takes Long View on Power / Hetch Hetchy Cleared to Seek Multiyear 
Contracts

Mark Simon ; Power Plant Issue Splits San Jose / Poll Shows Residents at Odds 
with Mayor

Buy Plants, Not Wires State, Utilities Should Partner to Boost Power Supply

Mercury Search Widens Michcon, Consumers Energy Health Officials Join Hunt 
for Contamination in Older Homes

The Ohio & Southwestern Energy Company - Strategic Profits CEO Invited to 
Deliver Keynote Speech - at Comdex Canada West

North, to Alaska, to Fuel Growing Energy Appetite

Electric Competition California Has Lawmakers Wary

Rally Energy Corp - James Golla & Gerald Iscove Appointed Directors; Hagen 
Gocht - Resigned

Natural Gas in High Demand, Low Supply

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Cambridge Energy Corp. Announces Correction of Its Trading Symbol

FX Energy Begins Gas Production in Poland

Japan Energy Consumption Seen at 409 M. Kiloliters in FY 2010

Ldp Sketches Japan's Law for Stable Energy Supply

Westcoast Energy Announces Cantarell Community Program

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 12:28 PM

Iran Uses Energy "Weapon" to Improve Ties

Shell/Apache Takeover of New Zealand Fletcher Energy Successful (Wrap)

New Energy Strategy Can Cut Prices, Says Empey

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 7:36 Am

Shanghai Subway System Chooses Power Efficiency's Motor Controllers

RJB Mining says coal demand over next few years remains strong

Polish Power Plants Use Pfbc Clean Coal Technology

Japan to help build 42 megawatt power plant near Nepal's capital

Oman Power Plant Reaches Closure

Energy Services Signs Three Long-Term Services Agreements in the Gulf

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Rhode Island Residents Use Least Electricity Per Capita Among States

Englewood, Fla., Water District Names New Administrator

Utility Company May Build Coal-Fired Power Plant Near Las Animas, Colo.

Colorado Gave $30 Million in Energy Bill Subsidies, Governor Announces

Small Businesses in Los Angeles, Orange Counties Fare Better in Power Crisis

California Power Suppliers Deny `Gouging' Customers

Wisconsin Gas Proposes Pipeline to Feed Power Plant in Port Washington, Wis.

Florida Utility Companies Do Business with Accused Expatriate's New York Firm

Kansas City, Mo.-Based Utility Recasts Fourth-Quarter Earnings

Kansas City, Mo., Utility Lawsuit Fails to Proceed As A Class Action

Alaska's Natives Join Others in Opposition to Oil Exploration Measure

Audit Says Northeastern Minnesota Power CO-OP Overspent

The Dallas Morning News World View Column

California Governor Says Energy Deals Achieved, Offers Few Details

Utility Improves Power Lines in Three Beaumont, Texas, Neighborhoods

North Texas Utility Plans to Build A Wind Farm

Albany, N.Y.-Area Universities Join Effort to Incubate Energy-Related Firms

Merger of Connecticut-, Massachusetts-Based Utilities May Fall Apart

Tennessee Valley Authority Predicts Increased Revenue

Energy-Tax Issue Heats Up in South ST. Paul, Minn.

Santa Cruz, Calif., Officials Discuss Current Water Shortage

Several States Pay More for Electricity Than California Consumers Do

California Governor Announces State Near Resolution of Power Crisis

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UPDATE 6-Blizzard hammers New England and hits Canada

Energy Conversion unit files patent infringement suit

Dynegy, NRG detail long-term Calif. power contracts

Canada spot natural gas off despite eastern storm

Key House energy lawmaker remains behind FERC's Hebert

Con Edison seeks ruling NU violated merger pact

Northeast Utilities stock drops as merger breaks up

California lawmaker opposes cuts to energy conservation funds

Wash. Centralia power plant back at full capacity

New Issue - IES Utilities sells $200 mln 10-year notes

Storm knocks out power to 80,000 Mass. customers

UPDATE 1-Denmark's NKT to make 2001 loss after jackpot 2000

UPDATE 3-China power firms post robust 2000 earnings

Tennessee Gas receives transport requests for proposed pipe

RWE settles spat over access with Muenster utility

UPDATE 1-Sweden-Poland power cable closed to check fault

China B-share rally turns fund managers' heads

German energy regulator will be a must-de Palacio

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