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

**Office of Electricity and\
Energy Assurance**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**April 8, 2005**

**Electricity**

**Over 21,000 Lose Power in Florida\
**In Tampa, according to Tampa Electric Company (TECO), 15,000 people
lost power; in Pinellas County, 1,000 homes lost electricity. In Marion
County, another 6,000 customers were without power.\
<http://www.abcactionnews.com/stories/2005/04/050408weather.shtml>

<http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050408/NEWS/504080363/1004/RSS&source=RSS>

**Connecticut Council Approves Route for Transmission Project**

The council approved a 69-mile 345kV transmission project that would run
from Middletown to Norwalk. The project is expected to be completed in
2009.

<http://www.energycentral.com/centers/news/daily/article.cfm?aid=5586292>

**Transmission Bottlenecks May Limit Economic Progress**

Regulators have noted major transmission limitations in many areas of
the country that may slow economic progress if not expanded. New
England, southern California, and areas throughout the west were noted.
Difficulty receiving permits was cited as a main reason for lack of new
projects.

[http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8kowu%5DZmlgnsrtZSkit9K%22bfek%5Cv](http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8kowu%5DZmlgnsrtZSkit9K"bfek\v)

**PSE&G to Get New NJ Transformers Online Late June 2005\
**Public Service Electric and Gas Co. expects to start three
transformers at its Branchburg, New Jersey, substation by the end of
June despite problems with one of the new transformers, a company
spokeswoman said Thursday. PSE&G reduced the amount of power moving
through the two banks of transformers currently at Branchburg from over
1,600 megawatts to about 1,200 MW in early 2004 after technicians
determined the wires exiting the transformers could overheat if more
power flowed through the units. The reduced power flow has caused some
transmission congestion in the eastern part of the Mid-Atlantic power
grid on high demand days.

<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8118157>

**820MW Coal-Fired Intermountain Unit 1 Shut, UT**

The unit, owned by Intermountain Power Agency, was shut for unplanned
reasons.

Reuters 0721, April 8, 2005

**TXU's 750 MW Coal-fired Martin Lake Unit 3 in Texas Shut on Thursday\
**TXU shut the unit due to excessive turbine vibration. The company said
it would restart the unit following the repairs on April 9.\
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8126222>

**TXU's 560 MW Coal-fired Big Brown Unit 2 in Texas will Start up April
10\
**The unit was shut April 5th to replace a boiler feed pump element.\
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8126201>

**Petroleum**

**Marathon Exploring New Heavy Crude Refining Units\
**Marathon Oil Corp. is considering adding new units at its Kentucky and
Detroit refineries to boost their capacity to process heavier crude oil.
The additions would raise the heavy oil throughput at the plants by
130,000 and 65,000 barrels per day, respectively, Gary Heminger,
president of Marathon Ashland Petroleum (MAP), told a press briefing.
[*http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8119118*](http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8119118)

**Natural Gas**

**Natural Gas Pipeline Approved, GA**

The 165-mile pipeline will connect a Savannah LNG terminal with
pipelines in Clay County, FL. Construction is to begin in 2006 and
completed within a year.

<http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/gas/news_article.cfm?id=5584090>

**KeySpan LNG Says Stricter Safety Rules Do Not Apply**

KeySpan said it is not legally required to comply with new, tougher
safety measures when performing a planned expansion of its liquefied
natural gas terminal in Providence. The company is considering other
safety enhancements for the plant expansion that would reduce the risk
of leak or fire.

<http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/gas/news_article.cfm?id=5585998>

**Other News**

**Extending Daylight Saving Time Could Save Fuel**

Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. Ed Markey co-sponsored legislation that would
extend daylight saving time by two months, they argue that the extension
would save the equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil a day.

DHS/IAIP Report,
<http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/DHS_IAIP_Daily_2005-04-08.pdf>

**Energy Prices**

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|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (04       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /08/05)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 53.46     | 57.26     | 37.14      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 7.26      | 7.57      | 5.84       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **Henry Hub**                 |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Million Btu                |           |           |            |
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> Source: Reuters

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

[*http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp*](http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp)

Updated on Wednesdays

**Weekly Petroleum Status Report** from EIA**\
**[*http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html*](http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html)

Updated after 1:00pm (Eastern time) on Wednesdays

**Natural Gas Weekly Update** from EIA

[*http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp*](http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp)

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

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

[*http://ensec.blogspot.com*](http://ensec.blogspot.com/)