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    Thursday, September 06, 2001 Issue 36   EDITORIAL  Consumers, Consolidation, and Cocktails                                                                          It's been an interesting week for the energy industry.  A number of recent announcements hint at some long term changes in the way the energy industry will look 15 years from now.  International Fuel Cells  have announced that Woking, UK will be the home of the first commercial fuel cell in the UK (for more information on this story see the article below), and Puget Sound Energy  is extending their conservation program that takes advantage of real-time pricing for consumers.  It would seem that the long-promised benefits of fuel cells are turning the corner and are beginning to offer a viable commercial alternative.  Consumers are soon to be faced with even more options on where they get their power from, and with the increasingly ability of utilities to pass on the real costs and benefits of their power choices, their choice will be an important one.  It opens up a world where consumers will develop a relationship with their power supplier as they're forced to look at where they get their power from and when they use it.  It's been a while in the making, and it seems that the recent power crises in the States have given it the push it needed to turn the corner.   As dramatically as the downstream and retail side of the energy industry is set to change in the next 12 months, the wholesale energy market continues to face almost daily changes.  One of the articles in this week's briefing is an interview  with Canada's Watt-Ex.  It would seem that while cross US-Canadian energy trading is developing apace, there are still a number of hurdles on both sides of the fence to be overcome.  Recent announcements at Enron in the past week or two, suggest that Energy's golden boy is having a few teething problems... is this the opportunity for rivals like the ICE, TradeSpark, and Dynegy to consolidate their recent gains?  And what does it mean for exchanges like HoustonStreet and RedMeteor that have been struggling of late?  There's a lot of talk about consolidation and it seems to be picking up steam...   On a final note, you probably know that the Eyeforenergy team is going to be down in New Orleans next week for our Energy Exchanges Online II event.  We look forward to seeing some familiar faces and meeting some new ones down there, as well as getting all the latest news over a hurricane or two.   See you in the Big Easy...                                                            --Allison Robertshaw, Editor    Q&A   Energy Without Borders       The web revolution is in full swing and it has hit the energy sector full force. Despite an economic slowdown in the United States and other areas of the globe, energy companies continue to flock headfirst to the Internet. Recently Forrester Research published a well-read report, "Net Energy Hits Hypergrowth", that predicts online energy trading will exceed $3.5 trillion by 2005.  While the online energy trading world is dominated by the likes of EnronOnline , with a reported average daily trading volume of $3.5 billion, TradeSpark , IntercontinentialExchange...      Click here for Full Story      FOCUS   Online Energy Exchanges, A Moving Target       As deregulation and competition sweep the globe, there is an ever-increasing demand being placed on utilities and energy providers to gather, manage, analyze and distribute data in creative ways.  Widespread mergers, consolidation, sell offs and closings have marked the past year, as the online energy marketplace has evolved. In the midst of this energy market upheaval, a crop of new Web-based businesses, products and services has emerged to reduce the complexity of deregulation and help manage the pain of skyrocketing energy prices.  Exchanges that started life with one product line aimed at a small group of users, traders and marketers have evolved to the point where they give new meaning to the word "power". Today's exchanges serve up a wide range of products from electricity, natural gas, crude oil, refined products,...      Click here for Full Story      ADVERTISEMENT  [IMAGE] Energy Exchanges Online II: Energy Trading in the New Economy New Orleans, September 10-11 2001   There are now very few spaces left at the premier energy trading event of the year. New Orleans has proved to be an irresistible draw to energy traders from across the country. We're also pleased to announce that Bloomberg will be hosting our first night cocktail party at the famous Pat O'Briens.   Make sure that you don't miss out on the chance to network with the key players in the energy trading community!   CLICK HERE  to register for your place, or to find out prices and further information, go here .   DISCOUNT: Remember, as a newsletter subscriber you get $200 off the registration fee when you book using reference code: 'newsletter'!  [IMAGE]  Landmark Graphics and Petroleum Place -- Accelerating Business Efficiency   Landmark Graphics and Petroleum Place Delivers Enormous Efficiencies within Acquisition and Divestiture. How? Through online delivery of data and evaluation tools within an APS environment to afford dramatic efficiencies for both sellers and buyers.   Visit www.petroleumplace.com   [IMAGE]  NEWS ROUND UP - WEEK IN REVIEW   UK gets its first commercial fuel cell system         A recreational center in Woking, England will become the site of the first commercial fuel cell operating in the United Kingdom. Allan Jones MBE, a featured speaker at the upcoming Business of Fuel Cells for Stationary Applications conference in Brussels, says "Installing a fuel cell is a logical part of our ongoing efforts to promote and use sustainable energy sources. We are proud to be the first site in the UK to employ fuel cell technology in everyday use..."      Click here for Full Story     Japan Joint Venture Deploys Power Line Telecommunications       A new joint venture formed by Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. and ITRAN Communications, Ltd.  A new joint venture formed by Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. and ITRAN Communications, Ltd. ("ITRAN") announce the formation of Linecom, Inc., will develop and deploy power line telecommunications systems in Japan.   Linecom will leverage Kansai EP's knowledge of power distribution...      Click here for Full Story     CAN Energy Calls on Excelergy to Help Multiply Customer Base       ACN Energy is teaming with Excelergy Corp., to implement the company's open co-action products  ACN Energy is teaming with Excelergy Corp., to implement the company's open co-action products in order to expand their offerings of electricity, natural gas and related products in the rapidly growing mass market residential and small business area.   Excelergy Corporation will provide ACN...      Click here for Full Story     Enron Broadband Downsizes, Two Top Execs Out       Enron's Broadband business took another hit last week  Enron's Broadband business took another hit last week with the announcement that Ken Rice, 43, chairman and chief executive of Enron Broadband services and Kevin Hannon, 41, chief executive of Enron Global Assets and Services, have left the company. Hannon had been president and chief operating...      Click here for Full Story     TradeSpark Tops $100 Billion Since Launch in October 2000       New York, August 30, 2001---The online marketplace TradeSpark reports that it has transacted $100 billion (notational value) in energy products, since its launch in October, 2000. TradeSpark, a "many-to-many" electronic trading platform, powered by eSpeed technology, brings multiple buyers and multiple sellers to one neutral, anonymous marketplace to trade natural gas, electricity, coal, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emission credits.  TradeSpark  offers three modes of access to its electronic trading platform -- through a highly secure, dedicated private network that guarantees response times for all trades; through TradeSpark's experienced voice brokers; and via the Internet.   Midway...      Click here for Full Story     Puget Sound Energy, Alliance Data Form Alliance, Strengthen Utility Marketplace       August 30, 2001----Puget Sound Energy and Alliance Data Systems have formed a strategic alliance that will leaverage Alliance's ConsumerLinX software and PSE's customer-information software developed by its ConneXtsubsidiary.  Alliance Data has acquired the assets of ConneXt, including use of the ConsumerLinX software.  Alliance Data will offer ConsumerLinX as part of its integrated, single-source customer relationship management solution for large-scale, regulated utility clients.  Puget Sound Energy  is the utility subsidiary of Puget Energy  "We feel this new relationship is beneficial for both Alliance Data and Puget Sound Energy," said Mike Beltz, president of Alliance...       Click here for Full Story      Latest News Now!       [IMAGE]     EDITORIAL [IMAGE] Consumers, Consolidation, and Cocktails    ARTICLES [IMAGE] Energy Without Borders [IMAGE] Online Energy Exchanges, A Moving Target    NEWS ROUND UP [IMAGE] ICE on the Fast Track, Growing Rapidly   [IMAGE] Japan Joint Venture Deploys Power Line Telecommunications   [IMAGE] CAN Energy Calls on Excelergy to Help Multiply Customer Base   [IMAGE] Enron Broadband Downsizes, Two Top Execs Out   [IMAGE] TradeSpark Tops $100 Billion Since Launch in October 2000   [IMAGE] Puget Sound Energy, Alliance Data Form Alliance, Strengthen Utility Marketplace      EVENTS [IMAGE]  Energy Exchanges Online II   [IMAGE]  Eyeforenergy Asia 2001   [IMAGE]  Green Convention 2001   [IMAGE]  EEO Europe - Energy Trading in the New Economy   [IMAGE]  Financial Public Relations for the Energy Industry      SUBSCRIBE   Please  enter your email address below to subscribe  to the EyeForEnergy newsletter. 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