![](media/image1.jpeg){width="8.5in" height="3.5027777777777778in"}U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

**Office of Electricity, Delivery and\
Energy Reliability**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**August 5, 2005**

######## Electricity

**25,000 Customers without Power in Atlanta Metro Area**

A powerful storm knocked out power during the night in the eastern metro
area of Atlanta. Georgia Power said that about 25,000 customers were
without power as of Friday morning, but the utility was able to restore
power to all but 8,000 customers by noon.

<http://www.wsbtv.com/weather/4812773/detail.html?rss=atl&psp=news>

<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/0805/05storm.html?imw=Y>

**As Many as 20,000 Xcel Energy Customers Lose Power**

A power outage hit Xcel Energy customers in Windsor and Severance,
Colorado at 5:43 a.m. Thursday. A malfunctioning substation transformer
was to blame for the outage, which left 15,000 -- 20,000 customers in
the dark. Xcel officials expected to have power restored to most
customers by Thursday night.

<http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20050805/NEWS/108050071/-1/rss01>

**10,000 Customers without Power in Orange County, Florida**

A possible tornado caused significant damage in Orange County on Thurday
night. During the storm, 8,000 Progress Energy and 2,000 Kissimmee
Utility customers were left without power. By Friday morning, power had
been restored to all but 44 homes.

<http://www.local6.com/weather/4812817/detail.html>

**Intermountain Unit 2 Offline Again, Seen Back in Service Soon**

For the second time this week, the 820 MW coal-fired unit 2 at the
Intermountain Power Agency was shut down. The unit was taken offline
again on August 4 to repair a leaking tube. The unit is expected to
return to service sometime during the weekend.

Reuters 12:01, August 5, 2005.

**San Antonio Shuts JT Deely Unit 2 for Repairs**

The 415 MW coal-fired unit 2 at the JT Deely power plant was shut for
repairs by San Antonio City Public Service on August 4. The unit is
expected to return to service on August 9.

Reuters 8:05, August 5, 2005.

**Coleto Creek down for Repairs, Seen Back in Service Soon**

Topaz Power's 632 MW Coal-fired Coleto Creek Facility was taken offline
on August 5 to repair a boiler tube leak. The unit is expected to return
to service on August 7.

Reuters 13:35, August 5, 2005.

**AES's 425 MW Gas-fired Unit 6 at its Alamitos Facility in California
Shut August 5**

Reuters 13:35, August 5, 2005

**SCE's 585 MW Big Creek Hydro Facility in California Shut August 5**

Reuters 13:35, August 5, 2005

**Reliant's 319 MW Unit 3 at its Etiwanda Facility in California Shut
August 4**

Reuters 13:35, August 5, 2005

**Reliant's 220 MW Unit 4 at its Etiwanda Facility in California Shut
August 5**

Reuters 13:35, August 5, 2005

######## Petroleum

**Update - Sunoco's Toledo Refinery Restarted**

Operations at the 150,000 b/d Sunoco refinery in Toledo, Ohio resumed on
Thursday following maintenance performed after several units lost power
last week during a storm.

Reuters 13:17, August 5, 2005.

**Update - Restart of ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery Set for Weekend**

Trade sources report that the restart of the 245,000 b/d ExxonMobil
Joilet Refinery will take place this coming weekend and that output
should resume early during the following week. ExxonMobil could not be
reached to comment.

Reuters 13:44, August 5, 2005

**Update - BP's Schiehallion North Sea Crude Operation Remains Shut In**

A week after a fire at the 120,000 b/d Schiehallion floating offshore
facility in the North Sea, the field remains shut in. On August 1, BP
indicated that the facility would be restarted within a matter of days.
On August 5, the company stated that the situation was unchanged but
gave no date for a restart.

Reuters 6:55, August 5, 2005.

**Natural Gas**

### Ohio approves 25-Mile Gas Pipeline

The Ohio Power Siting Board approved a \$40.8 million natural gas
pipeline, which would stretch 25 miles through Delaware and Franklin
counties. The pipeline will be serving customers in northern Columbus
and southern Delaware County. A timeline for construction has not yet
been released.

<http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050804/1145710.html?.v=1>

######## Other News

**NRC Proposes Tougher Standards for Nuclear Plant Workers**

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed more stringent standards
for some workers at nuclear plants and facilities that transport or
handle strategic nuclear materials. The proposed changes to the
fitness-for-duty requirements, including drug and alcohol testing, would
affect those workers having unescorted access to protected areas at
nuclear facilities.

Source: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

<http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2005/05-108.html>

Spill Closes Massey Bandmill Operation in West Virginia

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ordered the
closing of the Massey Energy Bandmill facility following a break on coal
slurry line. The facility will remain closed until repairs have been
completed on the line.

<http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784252085>

######## Energy Prices 

+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (08       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /05/05)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 62.44     | 60.71     | 43.95      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 8.60      | 7.76      | 5.42       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **Henry Hub**                 |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Million Btu                |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+

> Source: Reuters

**This Week in Petroleum** from the Energy Information Administration
(EIA)

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Updated on Wednesdays

**Weekly Petroleum Status Report** from EIA**\
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**Natural Gas Weekly Update** from EIA

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Updated after 2:00 pm (Eastern time) on Thursdays

**ENSEC threat awareness blog site** from Energy Assurance

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