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Top Stories (February 21)

CALIFORNIA SENATE PANEL PASSES $1.0265 ENERGY PROGRAM BILL
The California Senate Appropriations Committee in a vote Wednesday passed a 
bill (Senate Bill 1x 5) that would allow for $1.0265 billion to fund 
low-income, distributed generation and energy efficiency programs. The bill 
now goes to the Senate floor.
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CALIFORNIA POWER WOES COULD HELP WISCONSIN ENERGY BUILD PLANTS
California's deregulation-related power troubles are helping smooth a path 
for Wisconsin Energy Corp.'s massive $6 billion plan to build and upgrade 
power plants in Wisconsin, an analyst said Wednesday.
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DUKE WON'T SIGN POWER DEALS IN CALIFORNIA UNTIL UTILITIES PAY DEBT
One major power supplier said it won't sign long-term power supply contracts 
with California until the company is assured it will be paid hundreds of 
millions of dollars owed by two of the state's nearly bankrupt utilities.
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SCOTTISHPOWER US UNIT GETS OREGON GRANT TO UP PRICES 3%
U.K electricity firm ScottishPower PLC (SPI) said Wednesday that its U.S. 
subsidiary PacifiCorp (X.PCP) has received approval from the Oregon Public 
Utility Commission for a 3% overall price increase, equivalent to $22.8 
million.
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DANOIL ENERGY LTD - SIGNS DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT
Danoil Energy Ltd. announced that it has signed a Definitive Agreement with 
Western Facilities Fund (WFF) and Nevis Ltd., providing for the 
implementation of the previously announced combination of the parties' 
respective assets and operations.
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Calif Inches Forward On Elec Demand Relief,Peaker Plants

Rochester Gas&Electric A3 Sr Unsec On Moody's Review-Dn

Energy East Baa1 Sr Unsec On Moody's Review-Down >EAS

PRESS RELEASE:Energy East, Rochester G&E On Moody's Watch

Calif Power Woes Could Help Wisc Energy Build Plants

New Bandwidth Marketer Aims To Be 'Fiberless Carrier'

Detroit Edison Stranded Cost Debt Begins Marketing Phase

US West Power Forwards Decline As Power Plants Return

US FERC Conditionally OKs FirstEnergy Restructuring Plan

SUBSCRIBERS: Daily A.M. Power Price Headlines To Cease

AES/Conn. License -2: To Supply Electric Generation> AES

AES Corp's AES NewEnergy Gets Conn. Supply License >AES

PRESS RELEASE: California 'AA' GO Still On S&P Watch-Dn

California's 'AA' GO Rtg Remains On S&P Watch-Negative

U.S. May Get New Nuclear Plants, To Surprise Of Some

German Pwr Exchange EEX Publishes Futures Trading Fees

Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Feb. 20, 3

Utils Challenge US EPA's Mercury Regulatory Determination

US Crt Defers CalPX Payments, Billing Until FERC Acts

Philippines Napocor/Tax-2: New Players,Refiners In Tender

Philippines Napocor:Greater Deficit If Tax Exemption Lost

ScottishPower/Oregon Price Hike -2: Equivalent To $22.8M

ScottishPower US Unit Gets Oregon Grant To Up Prices 3%

ASIAN POWER: Thai Election Promises Add Hurdle To Reform

Amer Elec/IRS -2: Ruling Won't Have Cash Impact >AEP

Duke Won't Sign Pwr Deals In Calif Until Utils Pay Debt

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Calif. Senate Panel Passes $1.0265 Bln Energy Program Bill

Fed's Parry: Calif. Power Crisis Not Impacting Natl Forecasts

Encal Energy Releases 2000 ResultsSymbol: Enl, Eca Listed: TSE, NYSE

Stone Energy Corporation Announces 2000 Year-End Reserves And 2001 Operations 
Outlook

Business Leaders Address Energy Solutions; Sustainable Business Institute 
Conference Encourages Balance of Environmental And Economic Needs

Energy Groups Release Wish List

Midamerican Unit Sues California Utility

U.S. Quest for New Energy Supplies Spells Opportunity for Canada: Minister

Wrap: Energy Exports Push Canada Trade Surplus to Record High

Fmc Energy Systems Awarded BP $250 Million Frame Contract

New Power Plant Could Give District Big Financial Boost

Electrical Contractor Sells Firm

Sempra Energy Resources Announces Proposed Power Plant in Baja California

Montana Power Completes Sale of Independent Power Business

Fitch Places Energy East & Subs on RTG Watch Neg; Rg&E Affd

Pa Public Utility Commission Approves Plan for Green Mountain Energy Company 
to Provide Cleaner Electricity to 50,000 Peco CustomersSelected Customers to 
Get Cleaner Electricity And Savings

The Empire District Electric Company Announces Change of Officers And Board 
of Directors

National Water & Power Introduces Iris(TM); New Internet Service 
Revolutionizes the Submetering & Utility Billing Industry

United States Energy Association Releases 'Toward a National Energy Strategy'

/C O R R E C T I O N - Xantrex Technology Inc./in Sftu008, "Demand Increases 
for Xantrex's Grid Tie Trace(TM) Products in Wake of California Electric 
Power Crisis," Moved Tuesday, Feb. 21, All Instances of "Sunnite," Should 
Read "Suntie" And All Instances of "Smut" Should Read "Smud," And The First

Petroleum: OPEC Braces for Slump in Energy Demand

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update 
for Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001

DeFazio reacts to energy crisis

Sabine Power I, Ltd. & Port of Port Arthur Announce Plans for World's Largest 
Pet Coke Facility

EBY TO INVEST $525 MILLION TO DOUBLE GENERATION CAPACITY

Maxim Power Corp. - Closes $6.0 Million Special Warrant Financing

Unigridenergy to Add Demand Exchange to Online Energy MarketplaceNew 
Functionality Will Provide Commercial And Industrial Energy Buyers The 
Opportunity to Profit As Active Participants in Electricity Markets

CPI Strong on Energy Surge; Inflatation Looms

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Feb 21

Idacorp Remains Committed to Fuel Cell Business

Power Crunch: Sierra Suffers Massive Losses

Ok For Staten Island Generation

Alliant Energy Announces New Member of Board of Directors

Department of Energy Application to Export Electric Energy; Oge Energy 
Resources, Inc.

Westcoast Energy Inc - Highest Profit on Record (Part 3 of 3)

-Automated Energy's Cody Graves Joins Center for the Advancement of Energy 
Markets Board of Directors

State Senate Backs Measure to Create Power Authority

World Wireless Communications' X-Traweb Subsidiary Signs Joint Development 
And Marketing Agreement with Texaco Natural Gas

Westcoast Energy Inc - Highest Profit on Record (Part 2 of 3)

Solar Energy Ltd - Plans for Next Few Months

Con Edison Reinforces Environmental Commitment; Energy Provider Endorses 
Ceres Principles

-Dynegy Further Expands Into Telecom - IssueAlert for February 21, 2001

Doreal Energy Corp - Colombian Operations Update

Danoil Energy Ltd - Signs Definitive Merger Agreement

Mitchell Energy Directors Declare Dividend

Pa Public Utility Commission Approves Plan for Green Mountain Energy Company 
to Provide Cleaner Electricity to 50,000 Peco Customers

Management`S Discussions: 10ksb40, Wolverine Energy 1997-1998 Development 
Program 1 of 3

Management`S Discussions: 10ksb40, Wolverine Energy 1997-1998 Development 
Program 3 of 3

Management`S Discussions: 10ksb40, Wolverine Energy 1997-1998 Development 
Program 2 of 3

-EREN Network News - February 21, 2001

Alameda County Gives the Green Light to Solar Power And Energy 
EfficiencyLargest Solar Rooftop Installation in The Country to Use 
Powerguard(R)

US Inflation Rises As Natural Gas Price Increases

Powerline Technologies Inc. Completes Successful Field Trial of PLC 
TechnologyThe Transmission of Broadband Over The Power Grid Takes A Major 
Step Towards Commercial Introduction

Enron And the Quaker Oats Company Announce Long-Term Energy Management 
Agreement

Solar Energy Limited Announces Plans

Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp 1 of 2

Kcs Energy, Inc. Completes Plan of Reorganization And Emerges from Bankruptcy

Management`S Discussions: 10-K, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp 2 of 2

Efi Completes Extensive Guidebook of Distributed Energy Funds And Incentives

Feature/Self-Sufficiency: One Third of Major U.S. Businesses Show Interest in 
Generating Their Own Electricity, According to New Market SurveyLatest Rks 
Study Finds Increasing Energy Use by Leading Corporations, Plus Need for 
Steady, Reliable Power Supply, Driving Business Interest; "Green" Enterpri

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 7:50 Am

County Voices Electric Concern

Davis' Plan for Summer Power / Governor Says Small 'Peaker' Plants Could Be 
Online by July

Net Worth ; State Energy Bonds Could Be Hard Sell / Treasurer Says Most Won't 
Be Tax-Exempt

Penny Power / Decimal Trading Adds Up for Small Investors, But Narrow Bid-Ask 
Spreads Squeeze Institutional Investors

Blast Shuts Power Plant

Advisory/Oil, Natural Gas And Electricity Supplies And Prices: What's Coming 
Next for U.S. Economy, Consumers; Experts to Offer Predictions, Assess 
Outlook at National Energy Conference

Nonprofit Centers Feel Energy Pinch Edison Discontinues Charitable Donations

Contract Win for Pb Power

Tnb to Increase Power Generation

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Official: State to Bolster Energy Infrastructure

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 5:24 PM

Westcoast Energy Announces Highest Profit on Record (Part 3 of 3)

China-energy-petroleum

China-energy-power

Russia-moscow-energy-rates-increase

Brazil : Companies Investing in Power Generation Through Sugarcane

Panafrican Energy Corporation Ltd - Three New Developments in Its Portfolio 
of Projects in Gabon

Westcoast Energy Announces Highest Profit on Record

Spire Solar Europe Expands Office; Response to Increasing Demand for Solar 
Electricity

Marsulex Inc - Wins Contract to Supply Flue Gas Desulfurization System - to 
Chinese Power Utility

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 12:26 PM

Westcoast Energy Announces Highest Profit on Record (Part 2 of 3)

Westcoast Energy Announces Highest Profit on Record (Part 1 of 3)

Alberta Energy Company Ltd - Scores Significant Gas Find in Northeast B.C.

Vaalco Energy, Inc. Announces Gabon Well Results

Uralita's FY net depressed by high energy costs, mixed chemical ops

Ues, Railway Ministry Pledge More Funds for Power Station.

Marsulex Wins Contract to Supply Flue Gas Desulfurization System to Chinese 
Power Utility

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 9:27 Am

India's Maharastra to Set Up Power Generation JV

Philippine government expects to pass power privatisation bill in June

Millennium Cell Appoints Briggs Vice President, Business Development - 
Portable Power

Romania to invite tenders for 400 mln usd nuclear power plant expansion

France: Air Liquide and Nuvera in Fuel Cell Joint Venture

British Energy Awards Data Systems & Solutions Five-Year Contract for Reactor 
Thermocouples

Poland seeks to gain voice in European energy debate with conference

Energy Crisis in Kyrgyzstan

Scottish Power U.S. unit PacifiCorp wins approval for 3 pct price hike

Fuji Electric Signs Agreement to Distribute Ibaan Solutions Throughout Japan

India to Seek Foreign Help in Tapping Hydro Power Potential

Indian Power Authority Asked to Look Into Coastal Power Projects

First Ever Private Power Plant to be Constructed in Iran

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Tulsa, Okla.-Based Energy Company Says Gas Prices Didn't Cause Profit Surge

United Kingdom-Based Waste Company Considers Offer to Buy Water Firm

British Water Industry Set for Restructuring, Analysts Say

Poor Decisions, Lack of Action Precipitate California's Power Crisis

Raleigh, N.C., Residents Try to Lower Heating Costs

Building Begins on Hampton, VA., Power Plant

Madison, Wis., Renewable Power Advocate Supports Strengthening State Law

Florida Senate Panel Takes Up Electricity Industry Deregulation

California Legislature Votes to Create New Agency to Run Power Plants

Anchorage, Alaska-Based Power Company May Raise Rates Significantly

Electricity Deregulation Forgets Certain Communities in Ohio

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UPDATE 2-Powergen's Wallis drops CEO hat, profit down

Wisconsin's WPS withdraws customer choice program

Japan makes up lotions from power plant driftwood

Judge extends Calif. emergency power sale order

UPDATE 1-Reliant chief says Calif. utilities owe $370 million

Enron in energy management deal with Quaker Oats

RPT-CEO SAYS RELIANT ENERGY INC. OWED $370 MLN BY

Scot Power secures special Oregon rate rise

Moody's may cut Energy East, Rochester Gas ratings

Calif. faces uncertain fiscal outlook-state report

UPDATE 1-FERC won't reconsider PG&E reorganization plan

FERC oks $1.6 bln Gulfstream natgas pipeline

WRAPUP 1-Calif. energy supplies ease, talks under way

Hydro-Quebec sued for C$300 million over 1998 ice storm

Powergen still in talks with E.ON, others

UPDATE 1-FERC approves $1.6 bln Gulfstream natgas pipeline

New York power plants okayed, NYPA still faces lawsuits

Detroit Ed starts marketing $1.75 bln stranded cost deal-sources

Sempra plans $350 mln 600 MW power plant in Mexico

UPDATE 1-Westcoast gets hot results from cold weather

Reliant chief says Calif. utilities owe $370 million

Canadian natural gas prices steady in quiet trade

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