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CRISIS... AND OPPORTUNITY?
Power Markets 2001

March 14-16 | Aladdin Hotel | Las Vegas


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March 8, 2001:
Crisis and Opportunity Update

Join the Power Marketing Association at its annual spring meeting to discuss 
the issues: ?California: What's in store for the summer? ?Gas Price 
Volatility-- Why? ?Power Market Risks-- Explained; The Texas Retail Market-- 
Will it Work?; ?New Powerplants-- How big is the opportunity? Credit Risk-- 
How to manage it; Real Prices-- is the retail market ready to live without 
price caps? ; Weather risk-- is it a market yet?; Transmission constraints-- 
are they completely intractable?; Provider of Last Resort-- is this a dumping 
ground? The web-- what's real, what isn't-- beyond the hype; Retail billing-- 
Getting it right before you're bankrupt; Powerline Telecom-- The next big 
thing?; Rolling Blackouts-- ?Peak shaving?; Distributed Generation-- Has the 
time come?; Coal- fuel of the future-- and present. ?and ?Where is your 
career going? ??There are already hundreds of registrants. ?Join us!

Here are some stories from the past couple of days on the PMA website, 
powermarketers.com. ??Energy is moving to center stage in national policy 
again. ?Get the latest-- click on the stories below, and click on our 
conference brochure. ?See you in Vegas!
 

Power Markets 2001: Crisis and Opportunity - March 14-16 2001 Aladdin Hotel 
Las Vegas Agenda Goes Gold
The final agenda for Power Markets 2001 is now available on the Power 
Marketing Association website. ??Already, hundreds have registered to attend 
the conference, scheduled for March 14-16, 2001 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las 
Vegas. ?Hotel rooms are filling up. ?Last chance for this year's conference. 
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Download brochure at http://www.pmaconference.com/0103Agendah.pdf

UtIlicorp United Seeks Power Supply Contracts
UtiliCorp United (NYSE:UCU) is seeking power supply contracts to secure up to 
1,250 megawatts of annual capacity for up to 15 years to help meet the 
long-term energy demands of its 425,000 customers in Missouri, Kansas and 
Colorado.
http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/comtex/2
001/03/06/bw/0000-3703-.industrytopstories.util

Natural Gas Prices Drop Average Spot Figure Still Nearly Double Year-Ago Level
Natural gas prices have dropped for a second consecutive month. But prices 
remain nearly double what they were a year ago, with no return to last year's 
figures expected anytime soon.
http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/bellsupe
r/2001/03/06/HFCT/0000-2302-KEYWORD.Missing

Nu-Coned Merger Talks Collapse State Utility Plans Lawsuit, Says Partner 
Backing Out
Merger talks between Northeast Utilities and Consolidated Edison Inc. 
collapsed Monday evening. NU said it would sue ConEd, arguing that the New 
York utility was backing out of the $7.5 billion deal.
http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/bellsupe
r/2001/03/06/HFCT/0000-2300-KEYWORD.Missing

Enron's Chief Denies Role As Energy Villain / Critics Regard Kenneth Lay As 
Deregulation Opportunist
Kenneth Lay is one of the energy "pirates" accused by California's governor 
of fleecing consumers. As chairman of Enron Corp., the world's largest energy 
trader, Lay is arguably the biggest, baddest buccaneer of them all. ?But 
that's not how he wants to be seen. And he certainly doesn't like taking 
knocks from Gov. Gray Davis for having contributed to California's energy 
mess.
http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/bellsupe
r/2001/03/04/SFC/0000-2688-KEYWORD.Missing
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CERTIFIED POWERMARKETERS EXAM
Attend PMA's preconference seminar: 

FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER MARKETING
 http://www.pmaconference.com/0103Agendah.pdf

Covered at the Fundamentals of Power Marketing Seminar 
Introduction to the Power Industry
Getting Started as a Marketer 
Lexicon of Power Marketing 
Indexed Transactions 
Swaps 
Tolling Agreements 
Option-type transactions 
Finance-type transactions 
Serving the Retail Power Marketer 
Retail Power Marketing 
Key Issues in Retail Access 
Nuts and Bolts of Retail Marketing 
Future of Power


This program is valuable not only for new industry participants, but for 
professionals who need an overview and "back to basics" review to provide 
context for their jobs.

FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER MARKETING 
March 14, 2001 

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