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Top Stories (December 13)

CALIFORNIA PUC PROPOSES TO LET UTILITIES OUT OF CALPX
The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed letting the state's 
three investor-owned utilities out of the requirement that they purchase 
their power through the California Power Exchange.
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EDISON TO CALL FOR END TO CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC DEREGULATION WEDNESDAY
Edison International, saying the current state of California's power markets 
threatens the company with bankruptcy, will call Wednesday for an end to 
California's four-year experiment with deregulation, sources familiar with 
the issue told Dow Jones Newswires.
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US FERC DELAYS RULING ON ILLINOIS POWER LEAVING MIDWEST ISO
Federal regulators Wednesday delayed a decision on Illinois Power's request 
for authorization to leave the non-profit Midwest Independent System Operator 
to join the for-profit Alliance Regional Transmission Organization.
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NEW YORK PSC APPROVES $903M POWER PLANT SALE TO DYNEGY
The New York Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved the sale of two 
electricity generating facilities to Dynegy Inc. in a $903 million deal.
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FERC REJECTS ISO NEW ENGLAND CAP ON POWER CAPACITY MARKET
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Wednesday rejected a bid by New 
England's power grid operator to cap a segment of the region's wholesale 
power market that has been linked to price-fixing.
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-BRITISH POWER COMPANY BUYS LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY-BASED FIRM
Kentucky's largest utility company is now owned by a British power 
conglomerate.
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ENERGY COMPANY PLANS HUGE POWER PLANT IN LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
Calpine Corp. is planning a Livermore area power plant nearly twice the size 
of a controversial electrical facility that the San Jose City Council 
rejected last month.
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Calif PUC May End Utils Rate Freeze, Raise Rates Dec 21

FERC Rejects ISO New England Cap On Pwr Capacity Mkt

Reliant Resources IPO Price Adjusted To $15.50-$17.50

Calif Gov Posts Names Of `Dirty 13' Pwr Suppliers

BC Hydro: Curtailed Power Sales To Calif ISO On Credit

Cal-ISO/Wed Peak -2: Imported Power Secured Through Fri

Hydro-Quebec Blames Severe Weather For Power Cuts To US

Business News From The Japanese Press Thursday

Edison International, Units Rtgs On S&P Watch-Neg >EIX

N.Y. PSC Approves $903M Power Plant Sale To Dynegy

Ballard/Amendment -2: Other Analyst Rates Stk A 'Buy'

Ballard/Amendment -3: Analyst Sees Buying Opportunity

FERC/Wisconsin Transco Plan-2:ATC Plans To Meet Deadline

El Paso Electric/CEO -2: Initial 5-Year Term Ends May '01

EEI: US Electric Output For Wk Ended Dec 9 Up 11% On Yr

PG&E: Will Keep Borrowing Until Lenders Say 'No More'

Election's End Spurs Speculation On FERC Appointments

PRESS RELEASE: Moody's:Utilicorp Sr Unsec Baa3 Confirmed

Utilicorp Sr Unsec Baa3 Confirmed By Moody's

FERC Rejects Wisconsin Transco Rate Plan; Clears Tariff

Calif. Energy Crisis May Loom As 2001 Economic Threat

HEW/Veag -5:Vattenfall's German Expansion Almost Complete

HEW/Veag -3: E.On To Get 15.7% Stake In Sweden's Sydkraft

US FERC Delays Ruling On Illinois Pwr Leaving Midwest ISO

Amer Elec Gets OK To Restart Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1

Snowstorm Slows Operations, Closes Schools In St. Louis

HEW/Veag -4: Regulatory Hurdles Expected To Be Cleared

FERC Rejects Wisconsin Transco Rate Plan; Approves Tariff

HEW/Veag -2: Beat Out European, US Competition

HEW To Buy Veag, Laubag From RWE, E.On For DEM2.9 Bln

RWE Says It Will Keep Control Of Envia After Veag Sale

FuelCell Energy 4Q Revenue $8.1M Vs $3.48M >FCEL

FuelCell Energy 4Q Loss 9c/Shr Vs Net 4c >FCEL

Liffe/Stock Futures -2: Includes Italy, Spain

Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Dec. 12, 0

Equatorial Guinea Grapples With New Oil Wealth

Gener Chile Holders Vote Tuesday To Lift Ownership Cap

Quick Fixes To West Pwr Crisis May Worsen Matters Later

Edison To Call For End To Calif Elec Dereg Wed -Sources

Calif PUC: Utils May Offset Debt With Generation Revenue

Calif PUC Proposes To Let Utilities Out of CalPX

Strong Winds Cause Outages, Damage Across New Jersey

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California Dodges Power Blackouts, as Washington Steps in to Avert Crisis

A Blustery Night: Winds Knock Out Power, Close Schools; Capitol Christmas 
Tree Topples under Gusts

Statement from Dynegy President And Chief Operating Officer Steve Bergstrom 
Regarding Electricity Generation in California:

Money Woes Add to Energy Shortage

Calif. Utility Cos. Face Crisis

Chill, Rain May Put City on Thin Ice Natural Gas to Cost You More

Peaker Success Story One Town Is Happy with Its Power Plant

Trial Ordered for Power Companies

Tom Brown Announces Agreement to Acquire Stellarton Energy; Transaction Will 
Establish Western Canada As A Core Area

Peoples Energy Gas Price Information Campaign

Corporations Hire Outside Companies to Find Cheap Energy

Nrg Energy Subsidiary Nrg South Central Generating Llc Commences Exchange 
Offer

-Oklahoma Legislative Committee Schedules Electric Restructuring Hearing

Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Updates Energy Bulletin for 
Wednesday, DEC. 13, 2000

Southern Energy Denies Allegation by California Governor

PG&E Corporation CEO Applauds State And Federal Leadership on Energy Crisis

California ISO Issues Stage Two Electrical Emergency; Media Teleconference 
Call at 4:00 P.M. And 6:15 P.M.

Major Supply Concerns Add to Calif Energy Woes

Sempra Energy Completes $300 Million Offering

Catalytica Announces Date of Closing of Acquisition by DSM And Spin-Off of 
Catalytica Energy Systems

Peco Energy Gearing Up for Winter Storm

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Lukens Energy Group Announces Business Developments; Name Change, 
Reorganization And Canada Office

Xcel Energy Inc. Declares Quarterly Common And Preferred Dividend

General Services Administration, Smithsonian Institution And Washington Gas 
Unveil Advanced Cogeneration Power And Cooling Project

Utility Enters the Perfect Power Storm

City Council Approves Budget; Hits Utility with More Costs

Power Rates Up by 86%? Surcharge: Tacoma Utility Says It Needs That to Get 
Through Winter

Azcentral.com - P&G Enters Power Toothbrush Market

Toronto Wind Turbine Project Wins Environmental Approvals from Federal And 
Provincial Governments

Power And Energy Company, Ramoil Management, Ltd., Announces New Board of 
Directors

Csiro: New Plant for Green Energy And Landcare

El Paso Electric Announces CEO Contract Extension And Succession Plan

Progress Energy Board Increases Dividend

Electric Bills May Shock Residents

General Electric Remains on Course

Transalta Corp - Transalta Power L.P. Declares Cash Distribution

Come Strut with Peco Energy And The Mummers Fancy Brigades

Fallen Tree Cuts Power to Forest Lakes Homes

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update, 
Wednesday, DEC. 13, 2000

Srs Saves Florence, S.C. School District More Than Half a Million Dollars 
Annually with Energy Upgrades

Puget Sound Energy Filing Designed to Protect Customers from Maneuver by 
Industrial Group

Save the Discos! Energy Distribution Companies Struggle to Define Business 
Strategies

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-DEC 13

Pollution Plan May Be Costly to Indiana Utility Companies

Vintage Petroleum Extends Bank Facility Maturity; Closes Purchase of Cometra 
Energy (Canada) Ltd.

Southeastern Federal Power Customers File Lawsuit Over Water Removal

California Continues String of Power Alerts

NY Natural Gas: Bounces from Early Lows on Large Aga Draw Views

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 12:30 PM

Media Advisory - Toronto Waterfront Wind Turbine Press Conference Cancelled

Mitchell Energy Directors Declare Dividends

CMS Energy's Marketing Unit Is Awarded Contract to Supply Power to City of 
Columbus, Ohio

EC Welcomes Czech-Austrian Nuclear Power Agreement

Total Energy Services Ltd. Announces Plans to Repurchase Common Shares

Wholesale Electric Prices Soar Anew

Orion Power Elects Cheryl Mills And Vincent Tese to Its Board of Directors

Shiningbank Energy Announces Record Quarterly

Empire Energy, Commonwealth Energy Sign Formal Merger Agreement

NY Natural Gas Pre-Opg: Choppy, Down on Weak Cash Before Agas

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 9:15 Am

Ppl Wrapping Up Recovery from Wind Storm

Manufacturer Makes More Selling Power

Cheniere Energy Engages Aurora Exploration

Oge Energy Corp. Posts December 2000 Financial Presentation Webcast

Neighbors in A Power Struggle / State, Northwest Trade Blame for Energy Woes

New Power Plant Proposed for Spot Near Livermore / State Energy Commission 
Must Ok Project

Cez And Mining Firms Solve Coal Withdrawal

Vector Energy Well Enhancement Update: Additional Well Completed And Online

Troy Financial Services Launches Online Bill Payment; Utility Companies Adopt 
Echeck Secure for Internet And Telephone-Based Bill Payment

Royal Dutch/Shell raises InterGen stake to 68 pct, injects Coral Energy assets

Ipnet Awarded E-Commerce Security Certification for Energy Industry; Gas 
Industry Standards Board Leads Charge in E-Commerce Standards

Power Rangers Avista Turns to Cabinet Gorge Dam; in Continuing Effort to 
Boost Energy Output

Energy Companies Paying Close Attention to Internet Security As Web Grows in 
Importance And Online Threats Mount

Canargo Energy Corp - Acquisition of New Acreage in Georgia

Cypress Energy Inc - Startech Update on Production Testing Activities at - 
Whiskey Creek

Power Surge Utilities Will Benefit from Demand Generated by The Internet, But 
Onus Is on Them to Deliver More Reliably.

GE Power Systems Moving HQ to Atlanta

The Higher the Utility Bills, The More Tax Iowa Gains

Sioux City Firm to Sell Natural Gas

Howling Winds Ground Flights, KO Electricity

California State Urges Power Users to Conserve

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-British Power Company Buys Louisville, Ky.-Based Firm

Chubu Electric Develops System to Dissolve Halons

4 Firms to Form Energy Solution Service JV

Power Generation in Russia Exceeds 121 Bln Kilowatt/Hour.

Greenpeace Criticises Finnish Nuclear Power Policy

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 2:19 PM

Utilicorp Unit Aquila Energy Files for $425m Ipo (Ucu)

U.S. natural gas inventories seen starting 2001 at record low - study

UK govt approves building of 3 combined heat, power stations

During Putin's Visit to Cuba Sides to Discuss Power, Industry.

Russia Increases Nuclear Power Generation

Ukraine Gets EC Loan for Nuclear Power Stations

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 7:43 Am

UN: Secretary-General, Welcoming Imminent Closure of Chernobyl Nulcear Power 
Plants, Calls for International Assistance to Mitigate Disasters Long-Term 
Impact

Poland Seeks to Diversify Natural Gas Sources

UK Government Expresses Support to Non-Renewable Energy Projects

British Firm Acquiring GA. Natural-Gas Marketer

Indian Govt Finalising Renewal Energy Policy

Financial Bodies Propose Security Mechanism for Indian Private Power Projects

Czech premier agrees to E.U. check of nuclear power plant

Inner Mongolia Becomes China's Key Energy Industrial Base

Astropower And Elkem Form Alliance to Supply Silicon Feedstock to Solar 
IndustryVenture Aims to Accelerate Industry Growth by Removing Raw Material 
Constraints

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Corporations Hire Outside Companies to Find Cheap Energy

-Georgia, Alabama, Florida Water-Sharing Talks to Resume

-British Power Company Buys Louisville, Ky.-Based Firm

-Oklahoma Legislative Committee Schedules Electric Restructuring Hearing

-General Electric Moving Power Systems Division to Atlanta

Austin, Texas-Based Power Company Argues for Electricity Deregulation

Wisconsin Power Company Recovers from Emergency

Tacoma, Wash., Utility Seeks Surcharge on Electricity Usage

Energy Company Plans Huge Power Plant in Livermore, Calif.

Electricity Price Jumps, But California Still Suffers Severe Power Shortage

Pacific Northwest Averts Power Shortage

Northwest Electric-Power Consumers Advised to Reduce Use of Holiday Lights

Electricity Prices Soar As Changes Take Hold in California

State Regulators Say Virginia Power Firm Made Adequate Ice Storm Repairs

Participation in Virginia Utility'S Electricity Choice Program Falls Short

Virginia Electric CO-Ops Look at Self-Regulation

Go Easy on Watts, Northwest Power Chiefs Say

Firms Take Over Waste Glassification Contract in Hanford, Wash.

Philadelphia Officials Take Dispute on Utility'S Rate Boost to Court

Philadelphia Gas Works Sees Bleak Future

Colorado Utility Considers Another Rate Increase

Electric Rates Are Expected to Rise Across Wisconsin

Sandia National Lab to Help New Mexico Indians Lower Energy Bills

North Carolina Officials Ponder Electric Power Debt

Electric Gold Rush Is Zapping California

Massachusetts Regulators Approve Electricity Rate Hike

Forth Worth, Texas-Based Energy Company Takes Itself Private

Opinion: British Electricity Group National Grid Faces Another Round of Change

Utility Officials Repeat Power Warning in Oregon

Officials Investigate Pipe Crack at South Carolina Power Plant

New York Attorney General Looks Into State Utility'S Bankruptcy

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Energy Briefs Column

Austin, Texas, Energy Company Tries to Meet Demand for Tech Companies

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UPDATE 1-California secures power but trouble still looms

UPDATE 2-Enron seen on steady path as Skilling named CEO

Reliant Energy narrows IPO price range

UPDATE 2-Icy storms roll from Texas to Missouri

S&P may cut Edison Mission Energy's ratings

UPDATE 1-Calif. pleads for emergency power imports

More transmission owners plan to leave Midwest ISO

S&P may cut PG&E Corp's single-A/A

Kaisersays sticking to plan to re-sell power

Calif governor says 2 utilities running out of cash

US aluminum smelters avoid more output cuts

UPDATE 2-P&G enters power toothbrush market with St. Johns buy

Colombia sets new date for key utility privatization

Kaiser(KLU.N)says sticking to plan to re-sell power

TXU says 100,000 customers without power after ice storm

Moody's rates Xcel Energy

UPDATE 1-NRC says AEP's Cook 1 Mich. nuke ready for restart

Crews restore power after fierce U.S. wind storm

Moody's affirms UtiliCorp United ratings

Moody's affirms UtiliCorp United ratings

NRC says AEP's Cook 1 Mich. nuke ready for restart

UPDATE 1-UtiliCorp says plans IPO for Aquila unit

Fuelcell Energy Q4 loss vs year-earlier profit

Icestorm glazes Texas roads, runways

S&P harmonizies EPCOR Utilities ratings

UtiliCorp says plans IPO for its Aquila unit

UPDATE 1-Final days of stop-start at Chernobyl power station

Final days of stop-start at Chernobyl power station

FACTBOX-History of Chernobyl plant

Enron names Jeffrey Skilling CEO as of Feb. 12

HEW/Vattenfall win majority of Veag-econ minister

E.ON says Bewag goes to arbitration, Veag news due

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