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Top Stories (February 28)

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR MAKES DEAL FOR STATE TO BUY UTILITY'S TRANSMISSION LINES
After weeks of anticipation, Gov. Gray Davis emerged from high-stakes talks 
aimed at rescuing the state's two largest utilities with half a solution: a 
tentative agreement to buy power lines from Southern California Edison.
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CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS BACK PLAN TO BUILD NEW NATURAL-GAS-FIRED POWER PLANT
A plan to turn tiny Moss Landing into one of the nation's power capitals is 
rapidly building steam.
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CALPINE SIGNS ADDITIONAL POWER SALES AGREEMENTS WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA 
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES - INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER TO DELIVER UP TO 
1,500 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY
Calpine Corporation announced today the signing of two long-term power sales 
contracts with the California Department of Water Resources, totaling up to 
$8.3 billion.
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WASHINGTON GOVERNOR FAILS TO PERSUADE BUSH ON ELECTRIC-RATE INTERVENTION
Gov. Gary Locke, in a meeting Monday at the White House, personally asked 
President Bush for federal intervention to ease soaring electric rates in the 
Northwest. But the new president again reiterated his opposition to such a 
move.
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AES CORPORATION UNIT APPROVED FOR RETAIL POWER SALES IN TEXAS
The energy service provider unit of AES Corp. has been licensed to sell 
electricity to retail customers in Texas, the company said in a release 
Wednesday.
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WESTMORELAND SEEKS TO DEVELOP 500MW POWER FACILITY IN NORTH DAKOTA
Westmoreland Coal Company announced today that it's wholly owned subsidiary, 
Westmoreland Power, Inc., has submitted a proposal to the North Dakota 
Industrial Commission to develop, own and operate, either independently or in 
partnership, a new state-of-the-art 500MW lignite-fired power plant near 
Gascoyne, North Dakota.
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INNOGY BUYS YORKSHIRE POWER
Innogy on Tuesday became the country's biggest electricity retailer and 
second-largest gas supplier after agreeing to buy Yorkshire Power from 
American Electric Power and Xcel Energy in a deal valued at 1.84bn stg.
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Calpine Gets Up To $8.3B In Power Sales Pacts

Calpine Sales Pacts -2: May Add 1,500 Megawatts By '02

Calpine Gets Sales Pacts From Calif Dept Of Water Res

Hungarian Court Clears MVM From Elec Purchase Obligation

CORRECT: Calpine Gets Up To $8.3B In Pwr Pacts, Not $8.3M

German Cos Ready To Meet Shortfall In Nazi-era Labor Fund

Calpine Gets Up To $8.3B In Power Sales Pacts >CPN

Calpine Gets Sales Pacts From Calif. Dept Of Water Res

Japan M'bishi To Enter US Turbine-Maintenance Mkt -Nikkei

Traders Predict 85-100 Bcf Draw For Week In AGA Storage

AES Corp. Unit Approved For Retail Power Sales In Texas

Iberdrola Pays $913M For 14 Gas Turbine Systems

El Paso Awards Natural Gas Contracts Of 1.22 Bcf/D

Enron Acctg Change -2: To Reclassify $532M Long-Term Debt

Enron To Take $5M Noncash Loss To Earnings For SFAS 133

Enron Quantifies Impact Of Adopting SFAS 133 >ENE

Enron To Take $22M Noncash Gain To Shareholders Equity

Edison: Still Working To Finalize Plan With Governor

RWE/Listing -2: Reviewing Plans For US Unit Consol

Scotland Interconnector, Plants Unaffected By Storm

Scotland/Storm -2: 18,000 In N England Still Lack Power

AT&T Asks NJ Regulators To Split Verizon In Two>T VZ

Enron Japan Unit In Talks With Japan Cos For Asset Swaps

Abare 2001:Aluminum Indus Integrates To Offset Elec Costs

Fla Gov, Officials Discuss Worst Drought In 200 Years

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Enron Wind, Enron Power Marketing Announce First Significant Facility to 
Allow Green Power Customers to Purchase Short-Term Wind Power

Puget Sound Energy Assesses Extent of Power Outages; Natural Gas System Is 
Stable

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, February 28, 2001 - 5:27 PM

Tampa Electric Launches New Web Site

Isda Announces Venue, Agenda for Energy And Developing Products Conference

Rhombic Announces Program to Further Develop Its Patented Diamond Material 
for Fuel Cell Application

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Kansas City Power & Light CO 4 of 6

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Kansas City Power & Light CO 6 of 6

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Kansas City Power & Light CO 5 of 6

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Kansas City Power & Light CO 3 of 6

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Kansas City Power & Light CO 1 of 6

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Kansas City Power & Light CO 2 of 6

Calif. Back to Stage 2 Power Alert

Smp Invited to Present at 2001 Fuel Cells And Distributed Generation Planning 
Conference

Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (TSE: Pwt) Releases Background Information to Peak 
Proposal for Fletcher Energy

Earthquake Update from Cascade Natural Gas

Electricity Surcharge Here Until October Tacoma: Council Gives Utility Ok to 
Borrow to Keep Buying Power; High Fees Will Pay Loans

EREN Network News - February 28, 2001

Atco Ltd - Atco Power to Build New Power Plant in Northern Alberta

Talisman Energy Inc - Renews Normal Course Issuer Bid

Chch Power Prices to Fall

Consumers Energy Executive Testifies in Lansing on Electric Restructuring

Westmoreland Seeks to Develop 500mw Power Facility in North Dakota

Daybreak Energy Corp: Westcoast Energy Inc - Daybreak Farm-in Agreement with 
ST. Clair Pipelines

Power Bills May Rise Up to 44% Idaho Power Files Emergency Request

Daybreak Energy Corporation Announces Farm-in

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Feb 28

Tampa Electric Launches New Web Site with Improved Customer Service Features

Promax Energy Inc - Closing of $8,000,000 Facilities Financing Through Enstar 
- Financial Corporation

Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited - Dbrs Confirms Hydro One Inc. at "A" & 
R-1 (Low)

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Daily Energy Update 
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001

Establishing Long-Range National Energy Policy Long Overdue, Acc Tells House 
Subcommittee

Local Govts Face Dilemma Over Nuclear Power Policy

Coal Makes Sense for Energy

Fbr Expands Expertise in Energy Sector; Opens New Dallas Office And Recruits 
Key PersonnelCompany to Build on Top Ten Energy Sector Underwriting Position

Alliance of Energy Suppliers Identifies Near Term Challenges, Opportunities 
for Nation's Power Market

Calpine Signs Additional Power Sales Agreements with State of California 
Department of Water ResourcesIndependent Power Producer to Deliver Up to 
1,500 Megawatts of Electricity

Imb Launches Energy Master Fund

March Natural Gas Billing Rate Declines; Colder Weather Increases Consumption

-Constellation to Build Major Plant in California, First in Over a Decade - 
IssueAlert for February 28, 2001

Canargo Energy Corp - Preliminary Year End Results

Florida Power Corporation Reaches Agreement with Gulfstream Natural Gas 
System to Serve Hines Power Plant

Aberdeen: Shell Lifted by Wind Energy

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Geodyne Institutional Pension Energy 
Income P-1 Ltd Ptnship 4 of 6

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Geodyne Institutional Pension Energy 
Income P-1 Ltd Ptnship 1 of 6

Dencor Energy Cost Controls: [Formerly Dencor Energy Cost Controls - Ticker 
Symbol Change from "Denc" to "Rpsi"

Inverpower Controls Ltd - Strategic Relationships of Alternative Energy And 
Power - Quality Products

Cymat Corp: Norsk Hydro As - Cymat Acquires Aluminum Foam Technology from 
Norsk Hydro

Cavell Energy Corp - Reserve Gains And An 85% Increase in Net Asset Value

Ranchero Energy Inc - Signs Agreements for the Sale of Fox Creek Assets

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Geodyne Institutional Pension Energy Inc 
Ltd Partnership P-7 2 of 2

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Geodyne Energy Income Ltd Partnership I-D 
1 of 4

Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Geodyne Energy Income Ltd Partnership I-D 
3 of 4

-Major Dutch Energy Supplier Selects Excelergy's Billing And Customer Care 
Software

Guardian Technologies Discusses Fuel Cell Reactant Manager Development of 
Previously Announced Merger Candidate -- Vairex Corp.

Promax Energy Inc. Announces a Normal Course Issuer BidCdnx-Pmy

New Jersey Natural Gas Company's Top 5 Energy Conservation Tips; Keep 
Comfortable And Save Year Round

Media Advisory - Ontario Power Generation Inc.; Ontario Lung Association

Fbr Initiates Coverage of Allegheny Energy, Inc.

El Paso Natural Gas Company Announces Results of Open Season for Pipeline 
Capacity to California

American Superconductor Comments on New Superconducting Materials; Sees Long 
Term Potential for Boron-Containing
SuperconductorsCompany on-Track to Commercialize High Temperature 
Superconductor Wires for Power Grid Applications

Shiningbank Energy Income Fund Announces Take-Over Bid for Ionic Energy Inc.

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

Energy Crisis Is a Benefit to Redding

Supervisors Urge Override on Power Plant / Board Opposes San Jose Decision

Dencor Energy Cost Controls Announces Ticker Symbol Change from ``Denc'' to 
``Rpsi''

Lawsuit Seeks to Delay Implementation of Utility Rate Increase

Bill Aims to Stop Sale of Power Plants

STOCKWATCH: BSES, Tata Power close sharply lower as returns cap not removed

AFS Trinity Power Expands Role with Fuel Cell And Microturbine Companies

Siemens, Shell, E.ON see solar energy venture starting in April

Power Rates Could Get More Unstable

Trans Energy, Inc. Announces Signing of 10-Million Dollar Equity Line of 
Credit Agreement

Bid Coming for Detroit Light Dept. Pure Power Claims Interest in Buying 
Struggling Agency

Tri-Cities Look at How to Keep the Lights on Experts Suggest High-Voltage 
Line to Carry More Power

Electric Vehicles Come to Georgia

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Geocan Energy Inc. (Cdnx: GCA) Announces Acquisition of A Third Concession at 
Bucovice in The Czech Republic

Canaan Energy Corporation Announces Year-End Proved Reserves

Penn West Petroleum Ltd - Releases Background Information to Peak Proposal 
for Fletcher Energy

Shell And Siemens Join Forces to Play in The Solar Champions League

Business ; Last-Gasp Takeover Bid for Fletcher Energy

Rival Bidder for Fletcher Energy

Lithuania Starts Analyzing Social Consequences of Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown

Don't Lump Yanzhou In With Other Coal Companies

-Major Dutch Energy Supplier Selects Excelergy's Billing And Customer Care 
Software

Huaneng Power International, Inc. Announces Signing of Letter of Intent with 
Regard to Purchase of Natural Gas And Pipeline Transportation

Eximbank Finances Bangladesh Power Projects

Acei Enters Power & Energy Automation Market in China Through Holley's Home 
Field Advantage

UK Government: Government Clears Standby Generation for Tele Warehousing

Xcel Sells Stake in British Power Firm

China's Gansu Plans to Invest in Power Sector

BG sells 24.5 pct of Phoenix Natural Gas to East Surrey Energy for 50 mln stg

China Offers Huge Tidal Power Potential: Study

Fletcher Challenge Energy dominates New Zealand trading

Energy-saving Laws Flouted

Australian Coal Miners Begin Strike Action Against BHP

Alps Electric to close Scotland plant, transfer ops to Czech Republic

EU Imposes 74.4% Anti-Dumping Tax on Chinese-made Energy-Saving Lamps

Innogy Buys Yorkshire Power

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Washington Governor Fails to Persuade Bush on Electric-Rate Intervention

Missouri Report Suggests Utilities Disclose Wholesale Natural Gas Prices

California Utility Says February Gas Rates Are Slightly Lower Than January

California Governor Makes Deal for State to Buy Utility's Transmission Lines

California Governor Looks to Secure Approval for Purchase of Power Lines

California Officials Back Plan to Build New Natural-Gas-Fired Power Plant

Energy Experts Offer Bleak Outlook for California's Power Situation in Summer

California Officials Consider Plan for Hourly Pricing System for Electricity

California Utilities' Transmission Lines Carry Their Own Problems, Study Says

Air-Quality Report on Sumas, Wash., Fails to Settle Debate Over Power Plant

California Reaches Deal to Buy Electric Utility's Transmission Lines

New York City May Face Power Crisis in Race to Quench Thirst for Electricity

California Would Own 30,000-Mile Network After Electric Grid Purchase

Devices Could Cut Philadelphia-Area Consumers' Power Bills

Pittsburgh-Area Concerns Test the Waters

California Governor Sees U.S. Approval of Power Proposal

Norwich, Conn., Utilities Study Feasibility of Fish Ladders at Area Dams

Groton, Conn., City Council Backs Plan to Support Area Electric System

South Florida Water Rules Allow Large Businesses to Avoid Drought Regulations

Senate Gop's Energy Bill Draws Threat of Filibuster

Texas Panel Hears Ideas on Stabilizing Price of Natural Gas

Texas Gathering Considers Ideas to Stabilize Natural-Gas Prices

California to Buy Transmission Lines from Utility for $2.7 Billion

New York Utility Firms Take Diverging Paths Toward Open Market

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