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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SAYS PROGRESS WAS MADE IN CALIFORNIA POWER TALKS
After meeting behind closed doors for seven hours, government officials said 
progress was made during a White House-brokered meeting to identify solutions 
for California's troubled electricity market.
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PG&E SAYS ITS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO BORROW MORE MONEY
PG&E Corp.'s (PCG) Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said the disparity between 
wholesale power prices and the current utility rates has made further 
borrowing impossible, according to a Form 8-K filed Wednesday with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OK'S ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE RETAIL JOINT VENTURE
The Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., has obtained Justice Department 
approval to jointly market electric power to retail customers when Arkansas 
moves to deregulate its electric market.
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MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CAPACITY ADDED
Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly yesterday urged electric grid 
managers to step up efforts to add new transmission capacity in the state and 
region to help curb soaring electric costs.
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-IS NUCLEAR ENERGY ON THE VERGE OF A RESURGENCE? - ISSUEALERT FOR JANUARY 10, 
2001
According to the Nuclear Energy Institute, for the first time in more than a 
decade, production costs (outlays for fuel and operations and maintenance) at 
U.S. nuclear plants are the lowest of any major reliable electricity source, 
dropping below coal-fired power plants.
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FERC Approves Governance Issues Of 'GridFlorida' RTO Plan

PG&E Corp Dividends -2: Cites Wholesale Power Crisis

PG&E Corp Dividends -4: To Postpone 4Q Fincl Results

PG&E Corp Dividends -3:Operating In 'Liquidity Crisis'

PG&E Corp Postpones Release Of 4Q Results >PCG

PG&E Corp Won't Pay 30c Dividend For 4Q >PCG

PG&E Corp Suspends Charitable Contributions >PCG

PG&E Corp Defers Annual Merit Salary Raises >PCG

PG&E Corp's Pacific Gas Unit Won't Pay Qtr Div >PCG

M. Stanley's Berner: U.S. Econ Problems Hit Calif Hardest

FERC's Hoecker/Calif Pwr -2: 'Substantial Progress' Seen

FERC's Hoecker: White House Calif Pwr Summit 'First Step'

Justice Dept. OKs Ark Elec Coop Retail Joint Venture

CORRECTION: Kent Funds Spokesman Is Mitchell Stapley

Calif Legislator:Vote Thu On Retaining Utils Generation

PG&E Bonds -2: Bids On 10-Yr Notes In Mid-60's

Calif Util Shrs Dn -4: PG&E Has $500M In Reserves Wed.

PG&E Bonds Tread Water After Utility Warns Of Bankruptcy

PG&E/Filing -3: Has Cash Reserves Of $500M >PCG

PG&E/Filing -2: Rate Increase Not Enough To Pay Bills

PG&E: Under-Collected Balance Of $6.6B As Of Dec. 31

Calif Util Shrs Dn -2: Edison Intl, PG&E Shrs Up Earlier

PG&E Outlines Financial Condition In SEC Filing >PCG

Calif. Util Shrs Dn After PG&E Outlines Fincl Condition

PG&E:Foreclosed From Capital Mkts Due To Fincl Condition

PG&E: Faces Default; May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy >PCG

Brazil's Cesp Climbs On Expectations Of New Output Record

PG&E Says Its Currently Unable To Borrow More Money

PacifiCorp/FPL Group -2: Plant To Svc 70,000 Houses >FPL

Southern Co. Forms Unit -2: Names McCrary Unit Pres >SO

SEC Clears Southern Co. To Form New Unit >SO

Bewag Strives For Equal Owership Control Of Veag -Sources

Calif Gov Says Progress Was Made In Calif Power Talks

FPL To Build, Own Plant; PacifiCorp To Buy, Sell Output

PacifiCorp, FPL Group To Build Wind Energy Plant >FPL

PacifiCorp, FPL To Build Plant On Ore./Wash. Border >FPL

Delays/N Korea/GE -2: No New Date For Proj Completion

Delays Mount In N Korea Nuclear Proj After GE Ends Talks

Enron India Expects State Pwr Board To Meet Debt Payments

Enron India/Pwr Board/Payments -2: Doubts Over Phase 2

PRESS RELEASE: Cal-ISO Declares Stage 2 Emergency

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Bode to Advise Bush on Energy Concerns

Once-Largest Solar Power Farm in World Becomes Observatory Set for 
Unprecedented Detection of Gamma Rays

League of Women Voters of California President Issues Open Letter to 
Governor, Cpuc on Proposed Electric Rate Increases

Study Details Impact of Pollution on Public Health from Nine Older Fossil 
Fuel Power Plants in Illinois

Wind Farm to Power 70,000 Homes

California ISO Calls for Energy Conservation; Morning Hours between 5- A.M. 
Are Critical

Campus power plant to save U. Mississippi $1 million a year-(U. Mississippi)

Electrical Emergency Steps Up to Stage Two; Interruptible Load Programs 
Activated

Peoples Energy Gives $500,000 to Share the Warmth

Company Supports Realistic Solutions to California Power Crisis; Reliant 
Energy Sees Dialogue at Washington Summit As A 'First Step'

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update 
for Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001

Oregon-Wash. Border Gets Wind Farm

Pinnacle West Energy Awaiting Approval on Acquisition of Nuclear Assets, 
Focusing on New Generation Projects

Clean Energy Critical in New Millennium: U.N. Senior Official

NY Natural Gas Review: Tumbles As Aga Draw at Low End of Views

Boxer, Feinstein Aim to Help Feds Aid Resolution of Power Crisis

Tentative Schedule Set for PG&E, Edison Power Rate Case

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 4:4 PM

Columbia Gas of Ohio to Distribute Energy Conservation Kits

Honeywell Shareowners Approve Proposed Merger with General Electric

PG&E Corporation And Pacific Gas And Electric Company to Suspend Dividend 
Payments

Teledyne Technologies to Deliver Hydrogen Supply System for Fuel Cell Powered 
Buses

Energy Over the Years

Sustainable Energy to Provide Proton Energy Systems with Power Conditioning 
Units

Cytec Initiates Natural Gas Surcharge on Melamine Crystal

Pacific Gas & Electric says faces risk of default: SEC filing

PetroQuest Energy Voluntarily Delists From the Toronto

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 2:36 PM

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Jan 10

Ubs Warburg Upgrades Noble Affiliates, Ocean Energy (Nbl)

Florida Power Says Cold Weather Conditions to Drive Up Winter Utility Bills

Almost Unnoticed Among the Region's Raging Electric Crisis, South King 
County's Natural Gas Bills Will Jump Another 26 Percent This Week, the Third 
Increase in the Last 14 Months. - The Result: Customers Who Use Natural Gas 
to Heat Their Homes Or Cook Their Dinners Will See Their Costs Nearly Double

-Is Nuclear Energy on the Verge of a Resurgence? - IssueAlert for January 10, 
2001

Mariner Energy Names Thomas E. Young Vice President - Business Development

-David Rich Joins Retx As Vice President Of Sales

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. Announces Natural Gas Surcharge

GE Power Systems wins 460 mln usd gas, steam turbines order from TECO Energy

TVA Prices $1 Billion 10-Year Global Power Bonds

-EREN NETWORK NEWS -- January 10, 2001

Uni-Solar(R) Triple-Junction Technology Honored with The Bright Light Award 
from The U.S. Department of Energy
Analyst: Nation Near Energy Crisis

GE to Provide Turbines, Long-Term Services for Two New Power Plants in 
Southeastern U.S.

Energy Sector Has Some Gas Left in the Tank

Resource Shortfall Triggers Stage One Emergency; California ISO Requests 
Consumers to Immediately Cut Back on Energy Usage

Energy Channel Buildings.com Presents: Bottom Line Energy Issues

N.M. Utility Pushes Power-Line Plan

Wps Energy Is Selected As the Lowest-Cost Provider for Northern Maine

Cbi Announces the Industry's Most Comprehensive Business to Business Energy 
Conference Series

Electrons without Borders: California Can't Make Itself an Energy Island

-DOMINION INCREASES 2001 EARNINGS TARGET BY 30 CENTS PER SHARE

Green Mountain Power Corporation of Vermont Files SEC Form k

Potomac Electric Power Company of Virginia Files SEC Form k

Potomac Electric Power Company of District of Columbia Files SEC Form k

-EPRI Reliability Initiative Provides Tools to Help Utilities Avoid Power 
Outages

Thermal Energy Storage Helps Cut Energy Bills

-CBOT to Launch 5-Year Agency Note Futures and Options Jan. 12

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - :14 Am

Davis Pledges Power Contract Reforms

Green Mountain Energy to Flip Switch on Connecticut Business

Gateway Energy Corporation Announces Increased Tariff Rates for Its 
Distribution Subsidiary

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 7:42 Am

Calif. Crisis Threatens to Spread Utility Deregulation, Energy Shortage Send 
Shock Waves Clear to Washington

New Electrical Device Can Extend Energy Supplies, Cut Business And Consumer 
Power Bills

World's Largest Wind Plant to Energize the West; Pacificorp Will Sell Power; 
Fpl Energy Will Build, Own And Operate

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

Energy Companies Prepare for Uncertain Future As A New Year's Chill Hits 
Restructuring Efforts

STOCKWATCH: ENEL lower on concern on Wind, Infostrada merger, govt stake sale

Icc to Hold Natural Gas Price Hearings

ENEL has to transfer ownership of national grid - energy regulator

Protection from Energy Market Manipulation

Power generators kicked into high gear

Richardson, Governor Davis claim progress in Califronia energy crisis talks

AG Eyes Calif. Power Debacle

Chubu Elec. to Be 1st Power Firm to Enter Retail Gas Market

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

Davis Offers No Short-Term Fix To California Energy Crisis

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National Energy Board to Hold Public Hearing on Application for Proposed 
Chinchaga Sales Gas Pipeline Loop

CanArgo Energy Corporation: President Shevardnadze Visits

Alstom wins contract worth over 440 mln eur for Saudi power plant expansion

E.ON lifts holding in Swedish utility Sydkraft, aims for majority

Indian Government: Shri Prabhu Discusses Power Reforms with Visiting British 
Delegation

Indian Government: N.T.P.C. to Look Into Feasibility of Setting Up Power 
Plant in Maharashtra

Cambridge Energy Corp. Announces Acquisition of Its Donner Field in 
Southeastern Louisiana

India: Mangalore LNG Power Station Project Shelved

Tractebel eyes expansion in Poland, bidding for new power generator

CBK Power to draw first tranche of 340 mln usd loan for hydropower project

Muslim rebels attack power plant, army unit in southern Philippines

Philippines National Power Corp May Supply Zamboanga Freeport

E.On Power Unit Targets Poland in Expansion Plan

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Connecticut Attorney General's Suit Forces Utility Regulators to Hire Lawyer

Oklahoma-Based Williams Cos. Plans to Sell 30 Million Shares of Stock

Energy Company Begins Job Cuts in Florida

Peoples Gas Undercharged Customers in Fall, Illinois Regulators Told

Ruling Could Hand California Consumers $12 Billion Bill for Utilities' Costs

California Governor Offers Measures to Address Electric Deregulation `Failure'

Analysis: California Governor Offers Few Specifics on Fix for Electric Crisis

Seattle Power Company Proposes An Increase in Electric Rates

California Governor Urges Greater State Role to End 'Energy Nightmare'

Washington, Oregon Governors Urge Residents to Reduce Power Usage

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel Column

New Heating Assistance Program Draws Support in Illinois

Western Kentucky Gas Says It Will Work with Delinquent Customers

Electricity, Natural Gas Bills in Utah to Increase

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner Column

Reaction Split on California Governor's Response to Energy Crisis

California Struggles to Deal with Energy Crisis

California Governor Calls Electric-Industry Deregulation a `Failure'

Portable Heaters a Rare Commodity in High Point, N.C.

Massachusetts Attorney General Wants Electric Transmission Capacity Added

Hyundai's Eugene, Ore., Chip Factory Pays 70 Percent More for Electricity

Energy Conservation Low in Public Consciousness for Oregon Residents

Dayton, Ohio-Area Officials Will Meet on Electric Deregulation

Colorado Regulators Consider Xcel Energy's Request for Increase in Gas Rate

California's Woes Put North Carolina's Electric-Deregulation Plans on Hold

California Governor's Energy Proposals Face Criticism from All Sides

California Governor Backs Public Power Agency, Incentives to Fix Energy Woes

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Canada natgas mixed, Alberta down in pipe constraints

UPDATE 1-FERC chief says Calif power crisis goes beyond state

Dominion raises earnings estimates for 2001, 2002

Canadian bonds end down, outperform U.S. treasuries

FPL, PacifiCorp plan 300 MW Wash./Ore. wind farm

WRAPUP 2-Pacific Gas & Electric pleads for help

Lattice picks Nortel for telecoms deal

Southern sets up Southeast wholesale power unit

Turkish PM sees ``secret'' powers behind energy probe

Kaiser adds energy surcharge to fabricated products

Moody's says no change in PG&E ratings after request

FACTBOX-Key issues on table in Calif. power crisis talks

Pinnacle West says will not buy Edison's share of Four Corners

Justice Dept allows joint power marketing in rural Arkansas

Canada natgas mixed, Alberta down in pipe constraints

New York City seen facing tight summer power supplies

U.S. FERC chairman says to leave agency Jan. 18

UPDATE 3-PG&E cuts dividend to preserve cash, seeks state aid

UPDATE 1-Spain power merger seen narrowly approved by court

GE Power to supply turbines, services for $460 million

PG&E asks Calif. governor to use emergency powers

Richardson says pushing for West region power price cap

UPDATE 3-Clinton administration meets on Calif power crisis

Framework offered to resolve Calif. power crisis

PG&E Corp halts fourth quarter dividend, delays results

Germany's MVV takes stake in U.S. solar tech firm

UPDATE 1-California power talks end with 'progress'

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