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[IMAGE]   Enron Chooses Swiss Investment Bank's Bid on Its Trading Operations   By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 12 Enron chose an offer on Friday by Swiss investment bank UBS to buy a majority stake in its trading operations, a move that could jump-start the heart of the energy trading company.  [IMAGE]   Plans to drop power projects worry San Francisco   By Leonard Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11 (Reuters) Though no longer battling the daily power shortages that dogged California last winter, state officials fear San Francisco's 800,000 residents could be left stranded if new electricity projects are stalled.       Energy Security     State's Nuclear Plants Safe, Graham Says   Jan 13 - Palm Beach Post U.S. Sen. Bob Graham said Monday there is no need for security forces at the nation's nuclear plants to be federalized.      California Crisis     San Diego Gas & Electric Customers Could Pay Extra $242 Million   By Dan McSwain, North County Times, Escondido, Calif., Jan. 11 San Diego Gas & Electric said Wednesday that the bill to its customers for California's power crisis would rise by an extra $242 million under a proposal released by the Public Utilities Commission.       California Moves to Pull Plug on Worst Power Contracts   By Carrie Peyton, The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jan. 10 The state has begun tough talks with more than half a dozen power sellers, trying to struggle free from the quicksand it was sucked into last year when it signed billions of dollars in long-term energy contracts.       California Attorney General Files Suit against Pacific Gas and Electric Corp.   By Dana Hull, San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Jan. 11 State Attorney General Bill Lockyer sued the PG?Corp. Thursday, claiming the parent company of California's largest utility drove its subsidiary into bankruptcy through fraud and deception.    [IMAGE] ADVERTISEMENT    ENERGIZE YOUR CAREER - The Energy Central Job Center has a new look,  new features, premier employers and is updated daily! Visit the energy  industry's largest on-line job center today:  http://www.energycentral.com/sections/jobs          Competition & Deregulation     Report Lists Snags in Texas Electric Deregulation   By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Jan. 11 Incorrect data entries, service switching mistakes and missed communications continue to hamper electric deregulation in Texas, according to the first report to state regulators since the market opened Jan. 1.       Dominion Virginia Power Offers Price for Residential Customers' Comparison   By Carolyn Shapiro, Daily Press, Newport News, Va., Jan. 11 Any competing electricity company that wants to sell service to Dominion Virginia Power residential customers this year will have to beat the price of 3.7 cents per kilowatt-hour to save those consumers money.       METI panel divided on extent of power market liberalization   TOKYO, Jan 11, 2002 (Kyodo via COMTEX) --  Members of an advisory body to the economy, trade and industry minister were divided at a meeting Friday over the extent to which Japan should further liberalize its power market, a ministry official said.       SUPPLIERS NOW KNOW POWER PRICE TO BEAT   Jan 12 - Roanoke Times & World News American Electric Power Co. customers interested in shopping for electricity need to know how to compare prices to see if they're getting a good deal.       Deregulation Saving Dp?Customers Money   Jan 11 - Dayton Daily News In the first year of electric deregulation, more than 600,000 Ohioans found new suppliers of cheaper power, but none of those customers were in the Dayton area.       MVV head says deregulation is in danger   Jan 11, 2002, (Die Welt /FT Information via COMTEX) --  Roland Hartung, the board spokesman for MVV Energie AG, the German energy company, fears that electricity prices could rise if deregulation of the energy industry is not more clearer defined legally.      Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures     Duluth, Minn.-Based Company Still Trying to Sell Florida Water Supplier   By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn., Jan. 12 As a negotiations deadline loomed Friday, Duluth-based Allete still had not struck a deal to sell Florida Water Services, the largest investor-owned water supplier in the Sunshine State.       PG?National Energy May Sell Rhode Island, Massachusetts Facilities   By Timothy C. Barmann, Providence Journal, R.I., Jan. 11 The company that owns the Manchester Street power plant is putting the huge facility up for sale, just three years after buying it.       Contact battle set to resume   Jan 11 - Dominion THE battle for Contact Energy is expected to resume next week as United States energy giant Edison Mission vies for control of the company.       EIL bid to go to vote after release   Jan 12 - The Southland Times A bid by Electricity Invercargill (EIL) for the Balclutha-based Otago Power company will be released to shareholders by the end of January.      Legislation/Regulation     Enron spread the wealth around Washington   WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Former energy-trading giant Enron Corp. not only lavished campaign donations on President George W. Bush, but was one of America's biggest political contributors, spreading money across both parties on Capitol Hill.       THE ENRON COLLAPSE / Scandal could taint White House   Jan 13 - San Francisco Chronicle As the White House scrambles to release information about its contacts with energy giant Enron, it is fighting the perception that the company bought its way into the Bush administration.       Enron Asked Bush Administration for Help Calling Off Bankers   By Ken Moritsugu, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, Jan. 12 As Enron Corp. tried to stave off financial collapse last fall, the company's president asked a senior Bush administration official to call its bankers, the Treasury Department said Friday.       U.S. Rep. Waxman seeks more data from Enron's Lay   WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) A high-ranking House Democrat on Saturday asked Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay to provide details on communications between the company and its employees last summer regarding the financial condition of Enron.      Rates     Missouri Regulators' Staff Recommends Utility Rate Decrease, Not Increase   By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jan. 11 UtiliCorp United's Missouri Public Service division should not get the rate increase it is seeking but instead should reduce the amount it charges customers, according to a recommendation by the staff of state regulators.      General     Houston feds collected significant information on Enron   By C. Bryson Hull, HOUSTON, Jan. 11 (Reuters) The top federal prosecutor in Houston on Friday said his office had collected a significant amount of information about the collapse of Enron Corp. before being recused from the case because of personal relationships with employees of the fallen energy trader.       Accounting Firm of Enron Corp. Admits to Destroying Relevant Documents   By Laura Goldberg, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 12 Andersen, Enron Corp.'s auditor, said Thursday its employees destroyed "a significant but undetermined number" of electronic and paper documents in recent months relating to work it did for the Houston-based company.       Virginia Regulatory Commission Plans Reorganization   By Tom Shean, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 11 Virginia's most powerful regulatory agency is restructuring to become more efficient and answer charges from critics.       Differing Versions in Enron Affair   By PETE YOSTA Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 11, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Transformed in just one day from the nation's biggest bankruptcy to a major political controversy, some of the players in the Enron affair are already giving conflicting versions of who said what to whom.       Key dates in Enron's collapse   Jan 11 - San Francisco Chronicle Enron Corp., formed in 1985 and based in Houston, was the largest natural gas merchant in North America and the largest marketer of electricity in the United States before its collapse.       Morale falling faster than Enron stock / Enron's master of disaster   Jan 11 - San Francisco Chronicle Enron employees, whose retirement plans vanished amid the debris of the energy giant's bankruptcy, are quietly pointing federal investigators toward the man they think most responsible for the fiasco: former Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling.       Amarillo, Texas, Panel Approves Incentives for Xcel Energy Facility Expansion   By Greg Rohloff, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Jan. 10 The Amarillo Economic Development Corp. board Wednesday approved a $750,000 grant to Xcel Energy to assist the power company with the expansion of the company's customer-service center.      Power Pricing/Supply     East Power Prices Buoyed by Reemerging Cold; Higher Loads   Jan. 11 (Btu's Daily Power Report) Cold weather forecasted to resurface in the Eastern U.S. underpinned power markets exacerbating weekend jitters sending the premium for pre-weekend trading higher in the Northeast. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Power Market Sedated by Hydro Ions   Jan. 11 (Special to Western Price Survey Contacts) Western power markets calmed to the point of sedation this week, with peak prices falling below 20 mils/KWh throughout the region and some off-peak transactions coming in the single digits. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Gas Pains   Jan. 11 (Energy Market Report) With the latest weather forecasts revising temperatures upward from the Arctic blast predicted on Tuesday and hydropower in the Northwest remaining strong, peak power prices for Friday and Saturday delivery generally fell modestly across the WSCC. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Transmission & Reliability     ACC Approves 345 KV Wires Project, Duke's 600 MW Arlington Plant   Jan. 13 (California Energy Markets) The Arizona Corporation Commission at a special open meeting on January 3 unanimously approved a transmission line proposed by Tucson Electric Power and Citizens Communications [L00000F-01-0111]. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Power Projects     California Energy Panel Gives Favorable Word to Burbank's Power-Plant Plan   By Helen Gao, Daily News, Los Angeles, Jan. 11 While a number of companies and public entities have withdrawn applications to build new power plants, Burbank is moving steadily forward with its Magnolia Power Project.       Kane County, Ill., Looks at Curbing Power Plants   By William Grady, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 10 A proposed change to Kane County's zoning regulations would prevent power plants from being built in agricultural areas.       Proposed Power Plant Would Use Limestone Pits   Jan 11 - Palm Beach Post A $500 million natural gas power plant could one day rise from the flat fields northwest of Wellington, offering power to Florida Power & Light customers and possibly helping with the Everglades restoration.       Work Continues on Power Plant in Autauga County, Ala.   By Nick Lackeos, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala., Jan. 8 "Elvis" gives a whole new meaning to monster trucks.       Cherokee County, S.C., Council Endorses Power-Plant Plan   By Julie Woodcock, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C., Jan. 8 Cherokee County Council passed a resolution Monday endorsing a plan to build a $100 million electrical power generation plant.      Legal     Chromium 6 Suits against California Utility Giant Can Proceed, Judge Says   By Claire Cooper, The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jan. 10 A bankruptcy judge has rejected Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s attempt to shield itself from 1,267 new state court claims over chromium 6, a cancer-causing water contaminant made infamous by the 2000 movie "Erin Brockovich."       Prosecutors Face Tough Challenges in Enron Investigation   Chicago Tribune, Jan. 11 Government attorneys face major obstacles in their investigation of Enron Corp., legal experts say, and while prosecution is possible, it could take many months to find evidence of crime.       Enron Probe Could Complicate UBS Warburg's Attempts to Sell Assets   By Melita Marie Garza, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 12 Even as investment bank UBS Warburg won a bidding contest for Enron Corp.'s wholesale energy trading business, legal experts said the widening criminal investigation of Enron could complicate the bankrupt company's efforts to sell off its remaining assets.      Renewables     Connecticut Agency's Enron Losses May Drive Up State's Garbage-Dumping Fees   By Ken Dixon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Jan. 11 Officials admit the state's garbage-to-energy agency may have lost up to $220 million invested with now-bankrupt Enron Corp., but can't say if losses will trigger higher trash disposal costs for communities that use their facilities.       Huge Irish windfarm finally gets go-ahead   Jan 12 - The Belfast News Letter The Irish government today gave the go-ahead for the world's biggest off-shore wind-generated power plant.       Conditions for Relicensing Box Canyon too Pricey for PUD   Jan. 13 (Clearing Up) Conditions being attached to the relicensing of Pend Oreille PUD's Box Canyon Dam on the Pend Oreille River in the northeast corner of Washington have led the utility to say rates will go way up unless something gives.  Special Offer from this Publisher!        TVA Mulling $50 Million 'wind farm'   Jan 12, 2002 - KnoxNews.com TVA's first three windmills are spinning on Buffalo Mountain now as part of the agency's Green Power Switch Program, which emphasizes nonpolluting energy generation.      Plants     N.M. Four Corners 745-MW Unit 5 taken off line   LOS ANGELES, Jan 11 (Reuters) The 745-megawatt Unit 5 at the Four Corners plant in New Mexico has been taken down for an overhaul and is expected to return to service in about two months, a plant spokeswoman said on Friday.      People     Enron CEO Ken Lay resigns from Compaq's board   NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) Ken Lay, chief executive of troubled energy giant Enron Corp., stepped down from Compaq Computer Corp.'s board of directors on Dec. 31, a spokesman for the No. 2 personal-computer maker said on Friday.       Justice Dept: Enron Funded Ashcroft   By KAREN GULLO Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 11, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Shortly after he was confirmed as attorney general, John Ashcroft was invited by Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay to speak at an exclusive meeting of corporate leaders, Justice Department officials said Friday.       Bush and Enron chief rose out of the same circles of achievement   By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 12, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- President George W. Bush bestowed the nickname "Kenny Boy" on embattled Enron executive Kenneth Lay back when the two were up-and-comers in Texas.       Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Promotes Staffer to Executive Director   By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 11 The state Public Utility Commission Thursday promoted from within to fill the key position of PUC executive director.       Robert Rubin disclosed as an Enron contact   WASHINGTON, Jan 12, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) --  A Senate panel probing energy conglomerate Enron Corp.'s sudden collapse sent a subpoena Friday to Texas Republican Sen. Phil Gramm's wife, Wendy Gramm, panel sources confirmed.      Labor/Human Resources     Northern Indiana Utility Ready to Cut 250 Jobs, Union Says   By Keith Benman, South Bend Tribune, Ind., Jan. 12 Leaders of the union representing more than 2,200 workers at Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) say the company is preparing to eliminate 250 to 300 jobs or about 10 percent of its work force.       Enron Misled Employees on Stock   By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer, Jan 12, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- In a pair of e-mails to his employees in August, the chairman of now-bankrupt Enron touted the company's stock and declared that the energy trader giant's growth "has never been more certain."       Dayton, Ohio, Power and Light Offers Severance Package to 150   By Jim Bohman, Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jan. 8 To cut more jobs, the Dayton Power and Light Co. is offering a voluntary separation package for up to 150 union employees, the company confirmed Monday.      Environmental     Current, Former Owners of Upstate New York Power Plants May Face Fines   By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y., Jan. 11 The companies that have owned the coal-powered power plants in Dunkirk and the Town of Tonawanda over the last half century could face penalties that could reach tens of millions of dollars under a lawsuit filed Thursday by the state for illegally pumping tons of dangerous chemicals into the air over the last two decades.       Washington Discusses Changes That Could Relax Clean-Air Regulation   By Repps Hudson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 11 Possible changes in Clean Air Act enforcement could mean that older power plants would not be updated to reduce emissions of pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and soot.       BC Hydro Receives Bids to Reduce Greenhouse Gases   Jan 11, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) --  Canadian power company BC Hydro is receiving proposals for 5.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gas offsets, the company said in a statement.      Nuclear     Nevada Vows to Fight Yucca Mountain   Jan 11, 2002 - United Press International For 15 years Nevada has been preparing to launch a legal counterattack against the federal government's plans to create a central nuclear waste storage facility in the state, and will likely be headed to court as soon as President Bush gives the controversial project the green light, the state's attorney general said Friday.       San Onofre, Calif., Nuclear Plant Security Warning about Disgruntled Employee   North County Times, Escondido, Calif., Jan. 11 Security officers were warned to watch for a fired maintenance worker soon after he called a former co-worker Friday and threatened to kill "a bunch of people" at the San Onofre nuclear power facility, plant spokesman Ray Golden said Wednesday.       Southern's Hatch nuclear plant license renewed   WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday it renewed the operating license of the Southern Co.'s Edwin Hatch nuclear power plant in Georgia for another 20 years.       New U-turn on nuclear powerplant   Jan 11 - Mail on Sunday - London PLANS for a further nuclear power plant in Scotland have been revealed - just days after the Government indicated it will shelve future atomic expansion.       Czech nuclear plant starts up again after emergency shut-down   Jan 12, 2002 - Agence France-Presse A glitch-plagued Czech nuclear power plant was started up again on Saturday after a faulty generator caused it to be shut down in an emergency the day before, a spokesman for the plant said.      Financial     Andersen's future at stake after Enron   NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Andersen, once the creme de la creme of accounting firms, has been knocked to its knees after a series of revelations about its audit of bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp.       Mirant Seeks Lead Arranger For $750M Construction Loan   Jan. 13 (Power Finance & Risk) Atlanta-based Mirant has been taking pitches for the lead bank slot on a possible $750 million non-recourse construction loan. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Canadian State Invites Bids For Jumbo IPO   Jan. 13 (Power Finance & Risk) The Ontario government has asked banks to submit bids within the next two weeks for the lucrative lead underwriting mandate for its planned $5 billion initial public offering of state-owned utility Hydro One, the restructured Ontario Hydro, say bankers familiar with the matter. Special Offer from this Publisher!        Prompted by Enron's Collapse, Administration to Review Pension, 401(k) Rules   By Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 11 Reacting to the Enron debacle, President Bush on Thursday ordered his economic team to undertake a rare review of rules regulating company pensions and 401(k) plans.      Financial - Results     Allentown, Pa.-Based Utility PPL Corp. Lowers Earnings Expectations   By Benjamin Y. Lowe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 11 PPL Corp. joined a growing number of electric companies last week when it lowered its 2001 and 2002 earnings projections and reduced the number of power plants it planned to build.      International     Ukraine aims to privatise 12 utilities in H2   KIEV, Jan 11 (Reuters) Ukraine plans to hold privatisation tenders to sell 12 electricity distributing companies in the second half of this year, Oleksander Bondar, head of the State Property Fund, said on Friday.       Tractebel Interested in Egasa & Egesur   Peru, Jan 11, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) --  Belgian power company Tractebel is interested in participating in the privatization of Peruvian generators Egasa and Egesur, as a way of increasing its presence in Peru's electricity market, said Klaus Huys, Tractebel representative and general manager of Enersur, the Peruvian generator controlled by the Belgian company.       Govt. to Step in to Try to Save Electrolima Next Week   Colombia, Jan 11, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) --  Colombia's public services regulator (Superservicios) will intervene next week to try and save electricity distributor Electrolima, which serves more than 250,000 people in Tolima department, as debts owned to generators have pushed the company's financial situation to a critical point.       Gas Natural suffers from rising electricity prices   Jan 11, 2002, (Expansion /FT Information via COMTEX) --  Spanish electricity companies Endesa, Union Fenosa, Hidrocantabrico and Iberdrola were charging a historic high of 15 eurocents (Pta25) per kilowatt hour of electricity yesterday.       Power play for switchers   By Karen Collier, Jan 12, 2002 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Victorian electricity retailer, TXU, will launch a drive for electricity customers on 12 January 2002.       Power tariffs hike rejected   Jan 12, 2002 (The East African Standard/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) --  A report recommending a hike in electricity tariffs was yesterday condemned.       Electricity Generating Companies Leave the Privatisation Program   Jan 11, 2002 - South American Business Information The Brazilian government has decided to create a new company, completely publicly financed, called the Companhia de Energia e Desenvolvimento Hidrico do Nordeste, which will be responsible for the supply of electrical energy in the Northeast of the country and the management of water resources.       Aneel Discontinues Mae   Jan 11, 2002 - South American Business Information Aneel (Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica) is to define the rules for MBE (Mercado Brasileiro de Energia).       Revision of Power Act Is on   Jan 11, 2002 - Africa News Service The Ministry of Energy is undertaking the revision of the Electric Power Act (1997).       Kplc 'Must Raise Tariffs to Survive'   Jan 11, 2002 - Africa News Service Kenyans may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay electricity bills if a consultant's draft report for the review of electricity tariffs is adopted.       Households Face Rise in Electricity Costs   Jan 11, 2002 - Australasian Business Intelligence Victorian consumers are unlikely to reap big benefits from retail contestability.       Authorities cut back power supply because of bad weather   Jan 12 - Associated Press Albania instituted stark cutbacks in electricity Saturday after temperatures below freezing pushed power plants to brink of collapse.   [IMAGE]     Powered by Energy Central   ? 2001 CyberTech, Inc. All rights reserved.  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