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The California Electricity Crisis has resulted in an avalanche of 
opportunity  for the Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (CAEM) to 
provide its views  on energy restructuring. Below you will find links to some 
of our recent  documents.

In May, CAEM issued an update to the RED Index 2001 that?now includes the 13 
provinces and territories of  Canada. The RED Index is a scorecard on the 
progress states are making in  electricity restructuring. RED  Index Update 
for Canada.?USA Today did a full page spread using CAEM,s  RED Index to give 
a summary of activity in the top 25 states. USA  Today Article. The Governor 
of Pennsylvania included the RED Index Rank of  Pennsylvania in his 
State-of-the-State Address. Pennsylvania  Governor The NY PSC issued a Press 
Release on the RED Index. NY  Commission 

CAEM is pleased to announce the formation of a public-private sector project  
called the Distributed Energy Task Force. At the request of important members 
of  Congress, CAEM will be assessing opportunities for promotion of 
distributed  energy technologies and matching those opportunities with policy 
instruments,  i.e., tax incentives, funds for R&D etc. For a copy of the 
project  description and participation information, email a request to 
jwimberly@caem.org.

In February, CAEM sponsored a meeting of the newly formed Leadership Council  
on Energy Restructuring, an umbrella group of industry executives and public  
sector officials who support the development of a coherent strategy on 
energy  restructuring. Leadership Council  Document

In April, CAEM filed comments with the FTC on the proceeding that  
was?initiatedat the request of House  Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman 
Billy Tauzin on the impact of?States  restructuring. CAEM FTC  Comments
 

In March, CAEM held its first meeting of the DISCO of the Future Forum. We  
have posted several documents from that Forum. DISCO Forum Documents

Last Sunday, the Philadelphia Inquirer published the views of CAEM on  
President Bush,s Energy Plan. Philadelphia  Inquirer Article 

In January, CAEM appeared on CNN to  discuss the California Crisis. CNN  Link

Feel free  to forward this email to colleagues who may be interested in the 
Center's  activities.? For other information and  documents, please visit our 
website at http://www.caem.org 

Please let us know if we can be of assistance to you in your efforts on  
energy restructuring.

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Ken Malloy
President
Center for the Advancement of Energy  Markets
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