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CALIFORNIA LIFTS POWER ALERTS, BUT EXPERTS SAY CRISIS IS FAR FROM RESOLVED
As oddly as it arrived, California's electric emergency lifted Thursday 
morning. At 9 a.m., the Independent System Operator, which controls most of 
California's grid, ended a Stage 1 alert. It was the first time since Jan. 13 
that the state hadn't been under a power emergency, declared when low 
supplies threaten grid stability.
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PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC DECLINES COMMENT ON STATUS OF POWER GRID SALE TALKS
PG&E Corp. declined to confirm California Gov. Gray Davis' prediction Tuesday 
that the state will conclude an agreement to buy the transmission assets of 
its Pacific Gas & Electric Co. utility unit within two or three weeks.
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US HIGH COURT SAYS EPA ERRED IN SETTING OZONE STANDARD
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attack on the Environmental Protection 
Agency's authority to write air quality standards, ruling Tuesday that 
Congress hadn't given the agency too much power to set pollution limits.
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MIRANT CORPORATION TO MOVE 1,000 MW IN POWER PACTS TO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT 
OF WATER RESOURCES
Mirant Corp. agreed to shift 1,000 megawatts in power contracts from the 
California Power Exchange to the Department of Water Resources, which is 
acting as the state's electricity buyer.
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UTILICORP STILL ON MIDWEST ISO FENCE DESPITE LOOMING DEADLINE
Utilicorp United Inc. has not yet decided whether to officially become a 
member of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. grid 
operating group, a company executive said Tuesday.
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PG&E Declines Comment On Status Of Power Grid Sale Talks

Mirant Corp. Power Pacts -2: To Provide 750 MW In March

Mirant Corp. To Move 1,000 MW In Power Pacts To Calif DWR

PRESS RELEASE: Progress Lack Could Hurt Cal Econ-Moody's

Progress Lack In Pwr Crisis Could Hurt Cal Econ -Moody's

Utilicorp Still On MW ISO Fence Despite Looming Deadline

PECO Raising Natural Gas Rates For Residential Customers

US High Court/EPA -3: EPA Should Rethink Ozone Rules

US High Court - EPA -2: Ruling A Blow To Business

US High Court Says EPA Erred In Setting Ozone Standard

US High Court Backs EPA Power To Set Air-Quality Rules

US High Court:EPA Can't Weigh Costs In Setting Air Rules

Enron, Japan Utility In Tie-Up Talks - Nikkei

US Weather: Deep South Expecting Thunderstorms

HUNGARIAN PRESS: AES Won't Build Hungary Plant

FCI To List On NYSE, Paris In 2001 -Cogema Pres

Calif Power Officials Thankful For Miserable, Wet Winter

Danish NEG Micon/Order -2: To Be Installed This Year

REPEAT: Danish NEG Micon Gets DKK425 Mln US Order >K.NEG

Aggreko/12-Mo -3: Says 2001 Has Started Well

Aggreko/12-Mo Earns -2: Sales Up 24% To GBP279.5M

Aggreko FY00 EPS 14.51 Pence Vs 12.33 Pence >U.AGK

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Generators Could Ease Energy Crisis

Some Steps To Power Sector Restructuring Possible This Year

Energy Producers Inc. Announces Acquisition of A Majority Net Revenue 
Interest in Texas Properties

Government's Track Record on Energy

Energy Firms Try Power Play

Ryan Energy Technologies Inc. Announces Results for the Year Ended December 
31, 2000

Alliance to Save Energy Watches Energy Action Behind Rhetoric of President 
Bush's Address to Congress

Transalta Seen Winning Mexican 450-Megawatt Contract

Comanche Energy, Inc. Retains Advisor

Mirant Agrees to Move 1,000 Megawatts in Power Contracts to California Dwr

US/Canada Spot Natural Gas: Cash Mostly Inside Monday's Range

Chubu Electric to Set Up Independent Power JV in April

Nuclear Power Surge Predicted

-New March 15 Entry Deadline For Optiron's Billing and Customer Care 
Challenge Contest

Advisory/Powering a Clean L.a.; City Council And Local Government Set Course 
for Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Air Through Landmark Energy Action Plan

Fuel Cell Technologies Corp - Annual General Meeting on May 8, 2001

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Feb 27

Department of Energy Application to Export Electric Energy; Idaho Power 
Company

Department of Energy Application to Amend Presidential Permit San Diego Gas & 
Electric Company

Total Energy Services Ltd. Announces Record 2000 Results

Astoria Power Plant To Get Go-Ahead

NY Natural Gas: Rallies on Power Mkt Strength, Short Covering

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Constellation Energy Group/

Energy Deal Signed for Llano Estacado Wind Ranch at White Deer

Rates to Rise March 1 for Peco Energy Natural Gas Customers

Around New York ; More Hearings This Week on Rockland Power Plant

Ford Motor Co. Introduces Stylish Electric Bikes with Th!Nk Bike Traveler and 
Bike Fun

Correcting Table Headers in Fuelcell Energy Release, Bw2306

Rising Utilization Suggests Rising Energy Shares

Forrester Research Announces the Birth of The Information Utility

NEG Micon wins 54 mln usd contract to deliver 89 wind turbines to Iowa project

Total Energy Services Ltd - Record 2000 Financial Results

Caminus' Zai*Net Weatherdelta Selected by Williams Energy; Leading 
Tulsa-Based Company Deploys New Caminus Software to Measure Weather's Impact 
on Energy Contracts

Beacon Power Appoints John Doherty Vice President of Sales And Marketing And 
Stephen Spanos Corporate Controller

Constellation Set to Begin 1st Major Power Plant to Serve Southern California 
in Over A Decade

Vericor Power Systems Offers Onsitepower(TM) Build-Own-Operate Gas 
Turbine-Based Power Plants

Pengrowth Energy Trust - Fiscal 2000 Results (Part 2 of 3)

Pengrowth Energy Trust - Fiscal 2000 Results (Part 3 of 3)

Arizona's Largest Electric Company Rolls Out Eprise-Driven Web Initiatives 
for Internal And External Business

Broad GOP Energy Bill Unveiled

Avista Corp. And Scapca Reach Agreement to Extend Operations of Spokane Power 
Plant

Vector Energy Corp - Bateman Lake #22 Placed Into Production; $700,000 in 
Potential - Revenue Net Per Year

International Absorbents Inc - Significantly Reduces Energy Costs; Return to 
Energy Prices - at Lower Levels Will Further Strengthen Profitability

-Energywiz Announces 2001 Deregulation Seminar Schedule

Power Plan Pays Users to Conserve

Producing Winds of Change / As Power Prices Rise, Windmills Are One Way to 
Decrease Costs

Governor Urges Water, Power Conservation Kempthorne Warns of Low Snowpack, 
Orders Agencies to Save Electricity

Low-Sulfur Diesel Made From Natural Gas

Texas Firm to Manage Energy at Eli Lilly

Big Changes for Utilities Bill to Determine Prices If Power Competition Lags

Utility Buys Wenninger

Toyota to Introduce New Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle

Csiro: Salinity Battle Brings Dollars And Energy

Neg Micon Wins Usd54m Wind Turbine Order in US

Court Weighs U.S. Power Over Utilities

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Philippine Muslim separatists attack state-run power plant

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 2:20 PM

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 5:24 PM

Toyota Motor Develops New Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle

Chubu Electric to Issue Callable Bonds

Xcel Energy, Aep Accept Innogy Offer to Purchase Yorkshire Electric

Hydro Environmental Resources Signs $1.5m Contract to Build Pilot Energy 
Plant in New Zealand

Spain govt cuts maximum natural gas price to 3.5672 ptas/therm vs 3.6829

Seizure of Shell unit in Nigeria cuts gas to power company

Wrap: Innogy to Buy Yorkshire Power for $2.7 Billion (Update 1)

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 12:22 PM

Temelin reactor connected to Czech power grid

Toronto Hydro Chooses Mincom Utilities Solution

Cvrd Invests US$177mn in Energy - Brazil

Mme Reinforces Energy Saving Programs - Brazil

Neg Micon to Sign 20.7mw Wind Contract - Jamaica

Aep And Xcel Energy Agree to Sell Yorkshire Power Group to Innogy Holdings PLC

Setc To Promote New and Renewable Energy Uses in Next 15 Years

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 9:32 Am

Impco Announces $4 Million Order from India for 4000 Natural Gas City Bus 
Systems

Italy: Rolls-Royce Gets o6 Million Energy Projects Contract

Moscow, Seoul to Cooperate in Fuel And Energy Complex.

Wrap: Innogy to Buy Yorkshire Power for $2.7 Billion

Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant Supplies 10 Bln kWh Power To Hong Kong in 2000

Ocean Power Corporation Executes First Regional Joint Venture Agreements

Patent Application for 'Generation of Hydrogen' Filed by Reg Technologies, 
Inc.

India's National Thermal Power Corp to Take Over Ailing Power Plants

Greymouth Petroleum to offer 3.70 usd per share for Fletcher Challenge Energy

Innogy acquires 94.75 pct of Yorkshire Power for 508.6 mln stg

FULL:UK's Innogy to Buy 94.75% of Yorkshire Power for 508 Mln Stlg

Pke in Talks to Buy Coal Mines Valued at One Billion Zlotys

Smi: Smi Updates Portfolio of Energy Management Reports

Uk's Innogy to Buy 94.75% of Yorkshire Power... - Part 3

Uk's Innogy to Buy 94.75% of Yorkshire Power for 508 Mln ...

NZ company launches rival bid for NZs Fletcher Challenge Energy

Large-Scale Repair Launched at Primorye Electric Station.

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Tennessee Valley Authority Uses Military Technology to Prevent Power Outages

Judge Says California Utilities Should Be Forbidden to Lay Off Workers

California Senator Announces Plan to Reward Electricity Conservation

California Governor's Deadlines on Energy Are Much Easier Set Than Met

California Lifts Power Alerts, But Experts Say Crisis Is Far from Resolved

Pennsylvania's Deregulated Electricity Market Proves Tough for Competition

New Term on Pennsylvania Natural Gas Bills Confuses Customers

Pueblo County, Colo., Commissioners Discuss Water Strategy

Hickman, KY., Finds Cause of Recent Power Outage

Florida Utilities Find Deregulation a Hard Sell in Face of California Debacle

Unit of Iowa-Based Energy Group Sues California Utility for Nonpayment

American Water Works Withdraws from Proposed Deal with California Water Firm

The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., Odd Jobs Column

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Street Smart Stock Analysis Column

Alliant Energy Hopes for Easing of Wisconsin Law to Enable Buyout

Houston's Reliant Energy Puts Its Power-Bill Fight with California on Hold

Massachusetts Utility Asks Regulators to Cut Rates by 18 Percent

Colorado Commission Forces Xcel Energy to Add Wind-Power Farm to Its Plans

Congressional Battle Expected Over New Energy Security Bill

Texas Railroad Commission Presents Forum to Air Gripes About Energy Bills

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