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Top Stories (January 12)

GOVERNOR WANTS CALIFORNIA TO BUY MAJOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES FOR UTILITIES
California Gov. Gray Davis was trying Saturday evening to negotiate a deal 
under which the state, through the California Dept. of Water Resources, would 
buy massive amounts of power from the state's independent power producers and 
give the electricity to the state's investor-owned utilities, according to 
sources.
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NORTHWEST'S BONNEVILLE POWER SENDS ELECTRICITY TO CALIFORNIA
Bonneville Power Administration is once again helping California out of a 
power jam, sending 1,000 megawatts of hydroelectric power south during a 
five-hour peak-use period that ended at p.m. yesterday.
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ISO NEW ENGLAND: POWER PLANTS HAVE RESPONDED TO DEMAND
The operator of New England's power grid said Friday that since the 
deregulation of the region's wholesale electricity market, independent power 
generators have been responsive to energy demand.
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WEST VIRGINIA EYED AS SITE FOR NORTH CAROLINA COMPANY'S POWER PLANT
Marshall Power LLC, described as an "indirect subsidiary" of Cogentrix Energy 
Inc., applied Wednesday for a certificate of need to build a 1,600-megawatt 
electric plant in Marshall County.
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IOWA POWER PLANT EXPERIMENTS WITH SWITCHGRASS ALTERNATIVE
Some of the heat pouring out of southeastern Iowa furnaces this unusually 
cold winter is homegrown -a thought pleasing to environmentally conscious 
homeowners and area farmers who may have found a new cash crop.
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West Coast Governors Urging FERC To Impose Price Controls

PRESS RELEASE:Moody's Cuts Pacific Gas & Electric Pfd Rtg

N.H. Supreme Court To Rule Tue On Appeal To PSNH Dereg

ISO New England: Power Plants Have Responded To Demand

Calif Sen Says He Is Not Architect Of Deregulation

Cal-ISO: Better Elec Outlook; Up To 4,000 MW Back By Mon

US Govt/Microsoft Judge -5: Cites Netscape, Sun Efforts

Amer Elec Pwr/Job Cuts -2: To Shutter Plants By March 15

Entergy/Vermont Yankee -3: Board To Review Offer Jan. 29

Amer Elec Power: Talks To Sell Mines Progressing >AEP

Amer Elec Power To Cut 145 Jobs At Central Ohio Mine>AEP

Amer Elec Power To Cut 225 Jobs At Windsor Coal Mine>AEP

US Weather: More Rain, Snow In Calif Before Storm Ends

Amer Elec Power Announces Work Force Cuts >AEP

US Energy Dept: 4 Labs To Check E-Mail As Security Test

Entergy/Vermont Yankee -2: Says Offer Doubles AmerGen's

Entergy Says Price Offer Firm Through End Of 2001 >ETR

Entergy Seeks 60-Day Exclusive Negotiation Period >ETR

Entergy Offers 2nd Proposal If Granted Exclusive Talks

Entergy Offers $50M For Vermont Yankee Power Plant >ETR

PRESS RELEASE: Calif Utils Watch Status To Evolving:Fitch

PG&E Energy Trading Hldgs Corp Credit Assigned BBB+:S&P

Calif Utilities Watch Status To Evolving From Neg: Fitch

PRESS RELEASE: PG&E Energy Trading Assigned BBB+: S&P

Venezuela Min: Congress May Decree Layoff Freeze - Report

Pessimism Grows At Calif Pwr Talks As Gov Won't Budge

Calif Gov Won't Help Utils Pay Feb 1 Pwr Bills-Spokesman

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-St. Petersburg, Fla.-Area Residents Can Expect a Chill from Utility Bills

-Oklahoma Utilities Offer Natural-Gas Bill Relief to the Poor

-Georgia Legislators Support Natural Gas Deregulation, Want Cushion for Needy

Utilities Soared After Midamerican Sale Buffett-Led Buyout Closed Just As 
Similar Companies Were About to Begin A 66
Percent Runup Philadelphia Utility Index

Centurion Energy International Inc.: Al Manzah Field

Exelon Corporation Restructures Its Generation And Enterprises Businesses

Duke Energy: Nuclear Stations Eclipse Prior Company Records

Southern Calif. Power Agency Seeks to Change Indenture

Deal in Focus: Austin's Power Is on Display in a Solo Utility Refunding

Nafta Blocks Lower Natural Gas Prices in Mexico: Minister, Experts

Devon Energy Announces Shareholder Odd-Lot Buy Back Program

BUSH TEAM SAYS U.S. MUST BOOST ENERGY PRODUCTION

Azcentral.com - Silicon Valley Less Threatened by Energy Crisis

Ohio Consumers' Counsel Alerts Natural Gas Consumers About the Hazards of 
Variable Rate Offers

From Texas, `Green' Power Utility Hopes Users Here Are Willing to Pay More

PG&E Energy Trading Assigned BBB+ Investment Grade Rating by S&P

The California Energy Quagmire

S&P Affirms Midamerican Energy 'Bbb-' Rating; Off Watch

CMS Energy's Field Services Unit And Duke Energy Field Services Acquire 
Certain Assets from Each Other

Trimol Group Enters Into Agreement to Purchase And License Certain 
Aluminum-Air Fuel Cell Technology

01/12 Pemex Denies Power To Influence Nat-Gas Price

Tom Brown Closes Stellarton Energy Acquisition

The New Power Company Begins to Transfer Peco Customers under 'Competitive 
Discount Service' ProgramApproximately
300,000 of Peco's Residential Customers Will Start to Save on Their Electric 
Bill This April

Bridge Update-Commodities: Natural Gas Drops; Crude above $30

-American Electric Power Selects Novient eServices(tm) For Its Internal IT 
Department

Centurion Energy International Inc.: Al Manzah Field Update

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Returns to Full Power

Energy Producers Weekly Power Update Cancelled

Key Energy Announces Conference Call

DTE Energy Services Awards Contract to The Shaw Group

Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Dairyland Power 
Cooperative, Notice of Availability of An Environmental Assessment

Energy North Inc. to List on TSE

Fitch Rts City of Indianapolis, Indiana Thermal Energy Sys `A-'

Full: American Electric Power to Lay Off 225 Staff at W. Va. Mine

West Power Exchanges Tougher

Graftech Inc. Joins US Fuel Cell Council

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update, 
Friday, Jan. 12, 2001

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Jan 12

Fitch Examines Potential Resolutions to CA Energy Situation

NY Natural Gas Review: Down on Warmer Forecasts in Short Session

Assembly Panel Adopts Bills to Ease Energy Crisis

Energy East Declares Quarterly Dividend

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, January 12, 2001 - 12:24 PM

Aep to Reduce Staffing at Windsor Coal And Central Ohio Coal Companies

Is the Answer to U.S. Energy Needs Blowin' in The Wind?

Calif. Hydro Reserves Low

Puget Sound Energy Threatened with Suit for Stranding Salmon

Western Governors Confer on Energy Crisis

Editorials ; An Energy Trade-Off Ignores Crucial Details

Legislature / State Panel Oks Bills on Crisis / Any Sale of Utility Assets 
Subject to Puc Approval

Matier & Ross ; PG&E Employees Feel Only 75% of Your Power Bill Pain

Bush 'open-minded' about retroactive tax cuts; wants U.S. to find more energy

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, January 12, 2001 - :01 Am

Us: Pacificorp and Fpl to Set Up World's Largest Wind Farm

Storm Drains Calif. Power

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, January 12, 2001 - 7:3 Am

Trend Could Be a Shock for Power Structure

Electric Utilities: Agency May Sell Electricity

Natural Gas Price Hike Likely Soon Utilities And Transportation Commission 
Staff; Recommends Approval of Avista Rate Request

PR Woe for Power Cos.

Editorial L.a. to the Rescue Angelenos May Have to Help Bail The State Out of 
Its Energy Mess

Plan Could Let County Avert Power Rate Hikes

Editorial the Power Crunch Davis Offers Many Responses, But No Solutions

Power Outages Loom As Officials Try to End Crisis

Decision on Ppl Generating Station Postponed Lower Mount Bethel Zoners Want 
More Time to Review Plan for Natural Gas-Fired Plant.

Phantom Winds Blow in Bedford

Harnessing Nature -- Wind Farm Great Idea

N.C. Energy Firm Wants to Build Marshall Power Plant: Gas-Fired Facility to 
Sell Its Electricity Wholesale

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Iraq warns against visit by US energy secretary

Suddeutsche Zeitung: E.on Has to Open Up Power Lines to Scandinavia(E.on Muss 
Leitung Nach Skandinavien Offnen)

Energy Secretary Starts OPEC Tour

Le Soir: New Power Station for Tractebel(Une Nouvelle Centrale Pour Tractebel)

NRG/Marubeni, EdF/EnBW, Tractebel interested in Polish power plant

Top Energy Summaries - Friday, January 12, 2001 - 2:05 PM

First Segments of Nuclear Power Plant Sent to Iran.

Masinga Resumes Power Generation

Apex: San Cristobal Energy Decision Early 01 - Chile, Bolivia

Gener to Refocus Towards Chilean Power - Chile

Electric Paper: Electric Paper Expands

E.ON Energie raises stake in water utility Gelsenwasser

Beijing Datang Power Says Power Generation Up 9.24 Pct in 2000

STOCKWATCH: Shangdong Intl Power sharply higher on positive outlook

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-St. Petersburg, Fla.-Area Residents Can Expect a Chill from Utility Bills

-Oklahoma Utilities Offer Natural-Gas Bill Relief to the Poor

-Georgia Legislators Support Natural Gas Deregulation, Want Cushion for Needy

Washington, D.C.-Area Homeowners Vent About Cost of Gas

California Electricity Talks Run Out of Steam

Wisconsin Group Urges Increase in Power Plants

Kansas Senate Panel to Study Handling of Utility Consumer Complaints

Florida Utilities Warn Power Bills Will Be Higher This Winter

Chicago Tribune David Greising Column

Rising Energy Costs Spark Crisis in California, Hit Various U.S. Industries

Minnesota Commerce Chief Says State Could Face Power Shortages in 2006

Minnesota Businesses Explain How They Cope with Natural Gas Prices

Minneapolis Energy Company CEO Explains Price Hikes

Government, Industry Officials Consider Deal to Solve California Power Crisis

U.S. Energy Chief Orders Sale of Electricity to California Utilities

Seattle Council Urges More Thought on City Utility's Increase in Power Rates

California Power Crisis-Resolution Talks Head Into Overtime

Sacramento, Calif., Utility District May Go Solo to Build New Power Plant

California Officials Continue Efforts to Control State's Energy Crisis

Virginia Legislation Reflects Doubt About Outcome of Electricity Deregulation

California Utilities Fall in Heavy Trading After Governor's Speech

Oregon, Florida Utilities to Build Wind Farm Along Oregon-Washington Border

Energy Firm Probes Philadelphia Gas Works Purchase

Colorado Representatives to Boost State Aid for Heating Bills

California Officials May Have Limited Authority to Fix Power Crisis

Spark of Hope Seen in Talks About California Power Crisis

Montana Renewable Energy Group Makes Its Official Debut

Justice Department Supports Arkansas Electric Cooperatives' Planned Venture

Head of Boston-Area Power Plant Group Wants Speedy Release of Report

Texas Utilities Say December Bills Will Be Higher Than Usual

California Strives to Halt Energy Slide Before the Lights Go Out

Heating Bills Send Dayton, Ohio, Customers a Jolt

Power Plant in Northwestern Colorado Agrees to Cut Emissions

Illinois Commerce Commission Holds Off on Tree Trimming Approval

Piatt County, Ill., Peaker Power Plant Gets Zoning Approval

Duke Energy Says California Utilities' Debt Would Be Short-Term

California Utility to Layoff 325 Employees

Environmentalists Caution Against Kern County, Calif., Wind-Turbine Farm

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1/14/01 Greenpeace blocks rail spur to stop nuclear fuel

1/14/01 White House says Calif must act on power crisis

1/14/01 Taiwan anxiously awaits nuclear plant ruling

1/14/01 Calif. Gov wants state to buy power for near bankrupt utilities

1/14/01 India planning $17 bln national power grid-paper

1/13/01 UPDATE 2-Negotiators grapple with California power plan

1/13/01 Calif power talks end without final plan for crisis

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