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?TOP STORIES
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS SEEK TO REDUCE NATURAL GAS PRICES

California lawmakers on Monday introduced measures intended to lower the 
price of natural gas, which is 10 times higher than in other states of the 
U.S.

CALIFORNIA UTILITY COMPANIES OFFER INCENTIVES TO TRIM ELECTRICITY USAGE

Private utilities, public utilities and even the manager of the state's power 
grid are waving millions of dollars in incentives in front of California 
businesses to induce them to slash their electric loads in a pinch this 
summer.

FEDS WANT SURCHARGE TO PAY UTILITIES' DEBTS/THE PLAN: ADDITIONAL RATE BOOST 
LIKELY, CASH WOULD GO TO POWER SUPPLIERS

Federal energy regulators have proposed a surcharge on wholesale electricity 
sales in California to compensate generating companies, angering state 
officials who say the idea amounts to gouging consumers. 

RESURGING COAL MARKET SPURS RENEWED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Despite the fact that it currently produces more than half the electricity in 
the U.S., over the past two decades coal has remained a slumbering energy 
giant in terms of new capacity.

CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON WATER INTAKE SYSTEM FOR FUTURE POWER PLANT OF SOUTH 
HAVEN CONSUMERS

PG&E Corporation's National Energy Group announced plans today to build a 
water intake system for its proposed Covert Generation Project, a 
1,000-megawatt power station to be located near the City of South Haven, 
Mich. 


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CORRECT:Idaho Power Indus Class Rates To Rise 42%,Not 28%

CORRECT: Peoples Gas Light & Coke Aa2 Sr Sec On Review

PRESS RELEASE: Peoples Energy, Units On Moody's Review-Dn

North Shore Gas Aa2 Sr Sec On Moody's Review-Down

DJ: Peoples Gas Light & Coke Aa2 Sr Sec On Review

Peoples Energy A2 Sr Unsec On Moody's Review-Downgrade

PRESS RELEASE: Portland General Elec Put On S&P Watch-Dev

Portland General Electric Put On S&P Watch-Developing

Kansas City Power/Chmn -2: Replaces Jennings, Who Retires

PRESS RELEASE: Exelon Generation Rated A- By S&P Stable

Kansas City Power Names Bernard Beaudoin Chmn >KLT

REPEAT:US Midwest Pwr Prices Slide On Lower Temps, Demand

Exelon Eyes Nov Board Decision On New Nuclear Plants>EXC

Deutsche Telekom, VoiceStream Deal Clears US Govt Review

US Midwest Power Prices Slide On Lower Temps, Demand

DTE Energy/Fincl Chief -2: Meador To Replace Garberding

DTE Energy Names David Meador Financial Chief >DTE

Orion Power Earnings -3: Street 2Q View Net 19c/Shr >ORN

US Northeast Pwr Prices Soar On Hot Weather, Heavy Loads

Montana Power Earnings -2: 1Q Fincl Table, Comment >MTP

REPEAT&CORRECT: Scottish Pwr FY Income Seen Down On US

N.J. Water Main Break Disprupts Service, Disrupts Schools

NRC:FP&L 839-MW St Lucie 1 Holds At 30% Pwr For Tests

PRESS RELEASE: Exelon Generating Rated A- By S&P Stable

Exelon Generating Rated A- By S&P Outlook Stable

Orion Power Earnings -2: 1Q Financial Table >ORN

Orion Power Sees 3Q Net At 65c-67c/Diluted Shr >ORN

Orion Power Sees 2Q Net At 17c-19c/Diluted Shr >ORN

Orion Power On Track For $1.15/Diluted Shr Year Net Views

Orion Power Hldgs 1Q Net 15c/Diluted Shr Vs 22c >ORN

Scottish Pwr FY Income Seen Down On US

US Weather: Thunderstorms In Midwest; Snow In West

Montana Power 1Q Net 58c A Shr Vs 29c >MTP

Powergen/Trading Update -2: E.On Deal Good For Holders

Powergen: Well Placed For Growth In The UK And US >PWG

Powergen Performing In Line With Expectations This Year

PRESS RELEASE:Swift Energy In 10-Yr Gas Pact With NZ Co.


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Dems Oppose Calif. Energy Plan

Solectria Selects Maxwell Technologies' Ultracapacitors to Enhance Energy 
Storage And Power Delivery in Hybrid Electric VehiclesStrategic Development 
And Supply Agreement Initially Targets Drive Systems for Buses And Trucks

Praises Sung for New Power Plant ; Coal-Fired Facility Is First Allowed in 20 
Years

Peabody Energy Corp (P&L Coal Holdings Corp) Increased Its Price from $18-$22 
to $22-$24 And Decreased Its Number of Shares from 20,000,000 to 15,000,000.

Wisconsin Electric: Doing Its Part to Mitigate Mercury; Utility Urges Public 
to Be Informed on The Issue

United American Energy Corp. Increases Interest in American Ref-Fuel Company 
to 50%Fox Paine Increases Interest in Uae to 58% in Connection with American 
Ref-Fuel Transaction

Resurging Coal Market Spurs Renewed Development Projects

Compressed Air Energy Storage Adapts Proven Technology to Address Market 
Opportunities

Preventing Lightning Strikes Saves Power Plant $100,000/Year

Specialty Chemicals Attempt to Weather Fourth Energy Crisis

Duke Energy Field Services Affiliate to Acquire Propane Wholesaler in 
Northeast

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, May 01, 2001 - 2:08 PM

Natural Gas Usage And Rates Expected to Drop in May

$4.5 Mil. Renewable Energy Initiative Launched in Minneapolis; 'Wind on The 
Wires' Will Boost Economic Development in Rural Minnesota'Wind on The Wires' 
Will Help Build The 'Road to Market' for Wind Energy, A New Cash Crop

Capacity Controls Can Save Energy--And Money

Some Californians Miss Closed Nuclear Power Plant

Natural Gas Injection AIDS Combustion of Low-Value Fuels

Solectria Selects Maxwell Technologies' Ultracapacitors to Enhance Energy 
Storage And Power Delivery in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Vp Warns of Energy Crisis, Previews Changes

Usource And Cbia Service Corp. Offer Energy Solutions

Calif. Power Supplier Settles Suit

The Washington Post: Bush Energy Plan Will Emphasize Production

California Lawmakers Seek to Reduce Natural Gas Prices

United American Energy Corp. Increases Interest in American Ref-Fuel Company 
to 50%

Enerwise Global Technologies Formed to Provide Energy Intelligence Solutions 
for CorporationsCompany Provides Information on Consistency, Quality And Use 
of Energy

Duke Energy Corp - Duke Energy Gas Announces Open Season for New Natural Gas 
Supply - And Transportation Option for Alabama And Georgia

$4.5 Mil. Renewable Energy Initiative Launched in Minneapolis; 'Wind on The 
Wires' Will Boost Economic Development in Rural Minnesota

Great River Energy's Pleasant Valley Station Officially Begins Operation

Wind Becomes Increasingly Cost Competitive

Construction to Begin on Water Intake System for Future Power Plant And City 
of South Haven Consumers

Duke Energy Gas Transmission Announces Open Season for New Natural Gas Supply 
And Transportation Option for Alabama And Georgia

Utilities Claim Ample Power at Steady Prices This Summer

Electric Fuel Announces Electric Bus Test Drive Program to Commence in May; 
First Test Drives in New York, Followed by on-Road Drives in Nevada

Synergy Technologies Corp - Fuel Cell Update

National Water & Power to Present at California Venture Forum

High-Point Rendel And Sure Power Corporation Select Autotask for Project 
Collaboration on Next-Generation Power SystemsProject to Bridge International 
Boundaries And Speed Development Cycles

Energy Company Chancellor Group, Inc. Announces Initial $100,000 Equity 
Funding from Saudi Arabian Investor

Urs Announces New Contracts with Potential Revenues of $225 Million; Wins 
Major Energy, Transportation, And Water Resources Projects

Legislators Propose Tax on Energy Profits

$18 Billion Power Tab Projected: An Immediate Outcry Greets Davis' Plan for 
State Energy Purchases Through June 2002.

Power Utility Information Database Surpasses 2,800 Worldwide Sites for 
Industry Personnel

El Paso Announces Pipeline Expansion Project to Supply Natural Gas to The 
Southeast Markets

Warning of A Summer Power 'Armageddon' / Davis Aide Paints Dire Scenario in 
Push for Bonds to Buy Power

Feds Want Surcharge to Pay Utilities' Debts / the Plan: Additional Rate Boost 
Likely, Cash Would Go to Power Suppliers

Second Try for Tax Cut in Oakland / Smaller Utility Levy Likely After Brown 
Veto

Plugging Into Power Trains Using Locomotives to Generate Electricity? He 
Thinks His Device Is on The Right Track

Cambridge Energy Corporation Announces Implementation of Hedging Program

Cheney Pushes for Energy Development

Scottishpower in Talks to Buy Portland Utility

Trinity Energy Resources Inc - Closes First Phase of $1,002,000 Acquisition

Atco Group of Companies - Moves to Boost Retail Energy Competition


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Trader M'bishi Expands Power Retail Biz to Chubu Region

Swift Energy Announces 10-Year Gas Contract in New Zealand

Talisman Energy Must Do More to Protect Human Rights

Sixth Power Unit of Zaporizhia Npp Taken Off Stream for Overhaul

Mexico: Cfe Looks to Import Natural Gas

Experts: Refineries Key to Power Crisis

Spire Corporation Ships Automated Module Assembly Equipment to Siemens Solar

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, May 01, 2001 - 12:24 PM

Cambridge Energy Corp - Implementation of Hedging Program

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, May 01, 2001 - 9:24 Am

UK Government: Advance Energy Statistics

Turkmen and Ukrainian presidents plan to sign gas energy deal: report

Top Energy Summaries - Tuesday, May 01, 2001 - 7:36 Am

Open Cut Coal Mine Approved for Australia's Hunter Valley

Points of View: More Needs Done on Energy Costs

348-million-dollar loan to be signed for Omani power project

Germany's Tesag Interested in Building Power Plant in Indonesia

Egco Set to Sell 70% Stake in Indonesian Coal Mine

Lawyers to Appear Before Icsid on Power Tariff Dispute


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Former Tennessee Energy Agency Official Criticizes Bush Energy Plan

Price-Gouging Charge Enrages Oregon-Based Federal Power Marketer

California Utility Companies Offer Incentives to Trim Electricity Usage

The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif., Andy Mccue Column

Philadelphia-Owned Natural Gas Provider Plans to Lower Rates

Power Plant Provided Big, But Brief, Economic Boom for Virginia County

Power Plant Provided Big, Brief Boom for Halifax County, VA.

Norfolk, VA.-Based Utility Accused of Poor Service

Daily Press, Newport News, VA., Business Briefs Column

Spinoff of Houston-Based Energy Firm to Begin Trading on Stock Exchange

Bush Energy Budget Boosts Fossil Fuels, Cuts Renewables

Power Transmission Company Will Operate in York County, S.C.

Power Grid Company Picks Fort Mill, S.C., for Headquarters

Missouri Senator Intervenes in Nuclear Waste Rift

Error Leaves Martinez, Calif., Woman with $9,700 in Natural Gas Bills

Syracuse, N.Y.-Based Power Company Proposes Rate Hike If Merger Falters

Stock in New York-Based Plug Power Rises Despite Losses


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ONEOK earnings up 39 pct, boosted by acquisitions

Enron says no plans to sell Dabhol stake

California enlists pool owners in power struggle

Fortis earnings up despite New Brunswick outage

Peabody Energy lowers IPO shares, raises price range

SoCal Edison makes payments,still fears bankruptcy

Idaho Power electricity rate hike approved

UPDATE 1-Democrats blast FERC, bill on Calif. power

FERC commissioners spar over Calif. order

U.S. commercial paper issuers to come under increased scrutiny

Democrats blast FERC, bill on Calif. power woes

UPDATE 2-Emerson Electric net earnings rise slightly

Newmont gets temporary relief from rising power costs

UPDATE 1-Orion Power income jumps, but stock slips

TEXT-S&P revises Portland General Electric outlook

UPDATE 4-Brit Energy shares dip on Scot nuclear price spat

TEXT-S&P cuts ISG Resources' senior secured debt

Trinidad LNG reaps rewards of U.S. gas shortfall

Kansas City Power names Bernard Beaudoin chairman

UPDATE 1-Montana Power net earnings up 98 pct

DTE names Meador to succeed Garberding as CFO

DQE shares hit 6-year low after earnings report

N.M. San Juan 498-MW Unit 4 returns to service

TEXT-S&P rates Exelon Generating Co. A-minus

Reliant Resources jumps in debut

Dutch utility EPON changes name to Electrabel

Orion Power 1st qtr net rises 82 percent

UPDATE 1-Emerson Electric net earnings rise slightly

TABLE-Wisconsin Energy Q1 oper revs rise

TABLE-Montana Power Q1 results

Wisconsin Energy Q1 rises, aided by cold weather

HEADLINE STOCKS - U.S. stocks to watch on May 1

Powergen sees accelerated growth from E.ON merger

UtiliCorp Q1 profits rise on energy sales

INTERVIEW-Sinha says Enron India row overdone-RPT

Mining firms lobbying task force to ease clean-air rules - WSJ

Indian state to renegotiate Enron project-paper

Enron buys Huntco's steel ops, makes supply deal

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