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Top Stories (January 9)

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SAYS HE BACKS REPLACING ISO BOARD
Labeling electricity deregulation "a colossal and dangerous failure," 
California Gov. Gray Davis advocated during his State of the State speech 
Monday evening increasing state control over the supply, sale and 
distribution of electricity.
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CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS: NO SECURITIZATION PLAN OR BAILOUT SEEN
Leading California state legislators said Tuesday that they are looking at 
several proposals to secure future electricity supplies, but they have no 
intention of taking responsibility for the nearly $12 billion in power costs 
the state's investor-owned utilities have failed to collect since May.
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CONNECTICUT REGULATORS TO APPROVE MILLSTONE SALE TO DOMINION
Connecticut's Department of Public Utility Control said Tuesday it will 
approve the sale of the three-unit Millstone nuclear power plant to Dominion 
Resources Inc. (D) for $1.3 billion.
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POWER STRUGGLE LOOMS FOR NEW JERSEY
Being able to shop for electricity was supposed to save Californians money -- 
but it hasn't.
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UTILITIES AND ENERGY COMPANIES TURN TO EXCHANGES -- NEW ENERGY MARKETPLACES 
SEEK TO DRIVE EFFICIENCIES IN HOPES OF LOWERING COSTS
Heating oil shortages in the Northeast, potential electrical brownouts in 
California, and high gasoline prices nationwide are front-page news these 
days.
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Conn Regulators To Approve Millstone Sale To Dominion

USDA Proposes New Repayment Rules For Utility Borrowers

Calif/Lawmakers -2: Focus On Long-Term Supply Contracts

US Asks Court To Consolidate Nuclear Waste Damages Suits

Calif Lawmakers: No Securitization Plan Or Bailout Seen

Venezuela WLL License Auction Goes Into New Round Wed

PRESS RELEASE: S&P On Davis Comments On Calif Util Crisis

PRESS RELEASE: S&P: MM Funds Unthreatened By CA Utilities

Money Mkt Funds Not Threatened By Calif. Utilities - S&P

Moody's: Solution Seen For Calif Utils Despite Gov Speech

Illinois Power Officially Joins Alliance RTO Grid Group

Calif. Water District Sues To Stop New Division of River

MVV, IES, Enel Unit Acquire 66% Of US Solar Power Co EPV

Calif Utilities -2: Officials To Meet In Washington Tue

N.Y. Assemblyman Tonko Renewed As Energy Committee Chair

NEI: Nuclear Production Costs Lowest Of All Elec Sources

Calif Utils Dn; Gov. Plan Seen Falling Short >EIX PCG

Calif Gov. Plan Fails To Provide Short-Term Fincl Relief

Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Jan. 08, 22

Calif Gov Says He Backs Replacing ISO Board

WHITE HOUSE WATCH: Chavez Nomination Hits Speed Bump

Scottish Power's Deputy Chairman To Retire In July >SPI

Cogentrix: No Plans To Return To India Pwr Sector >X.CGX

REPEAT: Calif Gov Says He Backs Replacing ISO Board

Calif Gov -2: No Mention Of Bond Issue For Power Losses

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Stage 2 Electrical Emergency Declared; Voluntary Curtailment Program Begins 
for Some Customers

Ohio Power Agency Sells $52 MillionOf Bonds to Boost Peaking Capacity

Davis Offers No Short-Term Fix To California Energy Crisis

California still in midst of power crisis-(U. California-Los Angeles)

California Pleads for Energy Help

Clinton Seeking to Avoid Calif. Utility Bankruptcy: Source

Gov't Admits Gas, Electric Hikes Inflationary

Nicor Gas Announces Fourth Year of Customer Select Program(R)Voluntary 
Program Allows Customers to Choose Natural Gas Supplier

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

Piedmont Natural Gas And Duke Power to Explore Joint Projects

Aes Newenergy Files for Certificate to Offer Retail Electric Service in Texas

National Oilwell Acquires Integrated Power Systems

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update 
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001

Southwestern Energy And Energen Resources Form Exploration Alliance in New 
Mexico

Wesco International Expands Its Public Power Utility Capability

General Electric Employee Files Form 144, to Sell Shares

Ivanhoe Energy And Aera Energy Llc to Test Potential California Gas Discovery

Energy Channel http://www.Buildings.com - Presents Bottom Line Energy Issues

Editorial The Price of Restoring Power

Can Biomass Be Transformed Into New Energy Source for New Century?

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Jan 9

Carpenter Announces Energy Surcharge

Southern Energy Enters Tolling Agreement with Thermo Ecotek to Help Ease 
Power Shortage in California

KN Energy Dispute Going to Trial

Governors Announce Emergency Energy Conservation Strategies; Energy 
Roundtable Scheduled

Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Arkansas Electric 
Cooperative Corporation; Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact

S&P Maintains MM Fnd Rtngs After CA Utility Downgrade

Uqm Power Products Unit Receives $1.6 Million Order for Aerospace Gears from 
Honeywell

Record Cold Winter Played Major Role in Higher Natural Gas Bills; Natural Gas 
Supplies Adequate to Meet Needs

Cambridge Students Save Energy

E Source Asks: Will Undoing Deregulation Undo the Energy Distribution Company?

Nrg Energy, Inc. Has Scheduled An Nrg Corporate Update Conference Call

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 12:18 PM

Morning Begins with Stage One Electrical Emergency; Outages + Slim Imports + 
Transmission Constraints = Low Reserves

SDI Divests All Activities Not Related to The Energy Sector

Electrabel set to enter Italian electricity market with new power plant

TVA Launches $1 Billion 10-Year Global Power Bond Offering

New Assembly Panel to Probe Power Crisis Cause, Draft Remedies

Davis Offers Power Fix: He Urges Greater State Role to End 'Energy Nightmare'

Rising Power Costs Hit School Districts

Allegheny Technologies Signs Energy Management Agreement with Dukesolutions

Mayors Push Icc to Probe Natural Gas Price Jump

Proctor Power Systems Teams with Control Wiring, Inc.; Partnership Will 
Broaden Expertise

Nuclear Energy Surpasses Coal-Fired Plants As Leader in Low-Cost Electricity 
Production, Says Nei

Utilities Hail Davis' Power Plan in Calif.

Customer Management for the Energy Industry Conference Announced; Strategic 
Research Institute Announces Technology Conference in Electric Utility 
Industry

CP&L And Ncng Say Record Cold And Natural Gas Price Spikes to Drive Up Winter 
Utility Bills

Unique Mobility's Power Products Unit Receives $1.6 Million Order for 
Aerospace Gears from Honeywell

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 9:05 Am

Enporion Chooses Tampa for Permanent Headquarters; Tampa Welcomes Arrival of 
New Energy E-Marketplace

Comverge Technologies, Inc. Announces $2.1 Million Orders; Some Utilities 
Getting Head Start for 2001 Power Shortages

Ivanhoe And Aera Energy to Test Potential California Gas Discovery

Utilities And Energy Companies Turn to Exchanges -- New Energy Marketplaces 
Seek to Drive Efficiencies in Hopes of Lowering Costs

Adx - Advanced Data Exchange Announces a Strategic B2b Relationship with 
American Electric Power; Adx Solution to Enable B2b E-Commerce for The 
Utility's Mid-Size Suppliers

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 7:53 Am

Satcon's Technology Center Selected for Development of High-Power Shipboard 
Power ConvertersSatcon to Develop High-Power Converter Assemblies for The 
U.S. Navy's Next Generation of Modern "All-Electric" Ships under A Planned 
$2.7 Million Subcontract.

Texas Utility Marketing Databases Updated to Incorporate Competitive Market 
Rules

Skyrocketing Natural-Gas Bills Spark Protest

How the US Could Find Its Grip on Power Slipping Away

Bidding Up Power Prices

Power Hungry in California

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N. Korea Seeks Alternative Energy

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, January 0, 2001 - 4:51 PM

2000 Safety Program for Armenian Nuke Power Plant Is Met.

Turkey: Businessman Detained in State Power Company Corruption Probe

Environment-Friendly Power Plant Settled in Sichuan

Yunnan Develops Solar Energy

STOCKWATCH: Scottish Power shares up on bullish note from UBS Warburg

State Energy Costs Chill Intel; Folsom Ok

E.ON Energie to intensify activities in Poland, willing to buy power plants

Localised Energy Systems to PRODUCE Clean Electricity

UK Government: Advance Energy Statistics

FX Energy Reports Tuchola 108-2 Flows 9.5 Mmcf Per Day on Preliminary Test

Poland to sell majority stakes in power companies: official

Philippine Energy Department expects more petroleum price cuts

Will Hold a Public Hearing in January on Certain Preliminary Matters 
Regarding The Sumas Energy 2. Inc. Application to Construct An International 
Power Line

General Electric Launches China-Developed Cat Scanner

Oman Govt to Award 4th Private Power Plant Project End Jan

Sanyo Electric to Supply Ford with Hybrid Vehicle Batteries

World Bank to Help Pakistan Improve Power, Gas Sectors

Waste Not: China's First Trash-Burning Power Plant Starts Operation

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West Virginians Urge Lawmakers to Postpone, Cancel Electric Deregulation

More Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-Area Gas Customers Seek Heating Aid

Southern California Edison to Lay Off 13 Percent of Its Workforce

Washington State Governor Turns Up Heat on Saving Power

Seattle City Light Awaits Approval of Another Rate Increase

Power Struggle Looms for New Jersey

Utility Cuts Off Service to Delinquent Cairo, Ill., Customers

Paducah, KY.-Area Power Suppliers Disconnect Delinquent Customers

Owensboro, KY., Residents to Examine Plan for New Drainage System

Big 'Ifs' May Be Enough to Squelch Leesburg, Fla., Power-Plant Plan

Virginia-Based Dominion Resources to Help Search for Missing Nuclear Fuel Rods

Report Links New England Power Plant Shutdowns, Rising Rates

Neighbors Wary of Three Proposed Power Plants in South Florida

Xcel Energy Seems Reluctant to Invest in Wind Power in Colorado

Colorado Regulators Approve Utility's Gas Price Hike, Launch Inquiry

Closure of Jefferson County, Colo., Natural Gas Storage Facility Nears Ok

California Utilities Seek Ways to Survive Energy Crisis

Competition, High Energy Prices Wreck Utility Companies in Western New York

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Civic Employment Group Hurts from High Gas Bills

-Lack of Donations Brings End to Kentucky Utility Assistance Program

-Utilities Consumer Advocate Named at Georgia Public Service Commission

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UPDATE 1-Utilities stocks falter on California woes

Turkish EGS eyes ports, power expansion

UPDATE 1-Alcan to cut back Kitimat output

NRG Energy moving to expand financing flexibility

PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post business - Jan 9

WRAPUP 2-California power crisis moves to Washington

Canada spot gas prices mixed in light trading

FACTBOX-Utility execs, regulators huddle on power crisis

UPDATE 1-NRG Energy to expand flexible financing

UPDATE 1-Maharashtra says to help utility meet Enron dues

New Issue-TVA sells $1 bln 10-yr power bonds

Magnum Hunter stock surges on preferred exchange

Alcan to shut Kitimat pots instead of potline

S&P comments on Calpine earnings report

California credit observers cool on Gov. Davis speech

S&P comments on Davis speech on Calif utility crisis

Brazil kicks off Copel utility privatization

Allan Leighton joins Scottish Power board

UPDATE 2-Clinton administration meets on Calif power crisis

Piedmont, Duke energy to explore joint projects

Greenpeace warns of French nuclear fuel shipment

Spanish stocks end down on BSCH, utilities firm

Conn. OKs Northeast Millstone nuke sale to Dominion

S&P says Davis speech bodes ill for Calif utilities

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