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Top Stories (March 28)

CALIFORNIA PUC OK'S POWER RATE HIKE
California regulators Tuesday approved a plan to raise electricity rates by 
around 40 percent for customers of the state's two largest utilities to help 
the state weather the chronically tight power market.
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CALIFORNIA ISO DECLARES STAGE TWO ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY; CONSERVATION EFFORTS 
IMPORTANT AS SUPPLIES REMAIN LIMITED
The California Independent System Operator called a Stage Two Emergency at 
11:20 a.m. today, Wednesday, March 28, 2001, as the ISO-controlled Power Grid 
responds to the loss of nearly 1,000 megawatts of electricity in the southern 
region.
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CON ED MAY EARMARK $200M FOR GRID WOES THIS SUMMER
Consolidated Edison Inc. is considering setting aside $200 million to buffer 
the effect of soaring electricity prices if trouble strikes the New York 
power grid this summer.
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NIAGARA MOHAWK NEW YORK ELECTRIC SUPPLIES SUFFICIENT FOR SUMMER
Niagara Mohawk Holdings Inc.'s Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. unit expects 
supplies of electricity in its upstate New York service area this summer to 
be adequate to meet demand.
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TURBO GENSET UNIT IN PACT TO DEVELOP 1.2MW GENERATOR SET
Turbo Genset Inc.'s Turbo Genset Co. unit signed a memorandum of 
understanding with DTE Energy Co.'s DTE Energy Technologies unit and United 
Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit to develop a 
1.2-megawatt generator set.
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ALSTOM WINS MAJOR ORDER FOR CLEAN COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN THE US
ALSTOM has won a major order to supply Reliant Energy Seward, LLC, an 
unregulated unit of Reliant Energy's Wholesale Group with a 520 MW coal-fired 
power plant to be built at Seward in Indiana County, Pennsylvania (US).
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NorthWestern To Build 240-MW Pwr Plant In Montana By 2002

Amerigon/Ferrotec -2: Grants Rts In Asia For 10 Yrs >ARGN

Turbo Genset/Generator Devt -2:Subject To Definitive Pact

REPEAT: Con Ed May Earmark $200M For Woes This Summer

Turbo Genset In Pact With DTE Energy, Pratt & Whitney

Turbo Genset Unit In Pact To Develop 1.2MW Generator Set

Oil Industry Still Hanging Out The 'Help Wanted' Sign

Con Ed May Earmark $200M For Grid Woes This Summer

Nuon Enters US Water Mkt, More Acquisitions Likely>N.NUN

Niagara Mohawk/Supply -2: Sees Upstate NY Supply Adequate

Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Mar. 27, 3

Niagara Mohawk NY Elec Supplies Sufficient For Summer

SoCal Ed To Make Part Payments On Bonds, CP, To Banks

Ferrotec To Buy $1M Of Amerigon Stk, Pay Added $2M >ARGN

Amerigon Grants Climate Control Sys Rights To Ferrotec

EU Clears Shell Jt Control Of Siemens, E.ON JV

EU/Shell/Siemens/E.ON -2: Will Face Strong Competition

AES/Sri Lanka/Pwr Proj -2: CEB In 20-Yr Pwr Purchase Deal

INDIA PRESS: Enron Aims To Enter Wind Power Ops

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Cypress Energy Inc - Share And Cash Purchase Offer And Election

New World Power Corporation Sets Record Date And Annual Shareholders Meeting 
Date

Nuclear Energy Promoted

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 5:06 PM

California Puc Ok's Power Rate Hike

Nui Corporation Completes Acquisition of Virginia Gas Company; Natural Gas 
Storage And Pipeline Assets Create New Profit Opportunities for Nui in The 
Mid-Atlantic Region

US/Canada Spot Natural Gas: Up in Gulf, Midwest; Topock Soars

California ISO Declares Stage Two Electrical Emergency; Conservation Efforts 
Important As Supplies Remain Limited

Energy Producers Inc: Life Energy Technology Holdings Inc - Energy Producers 
And Life Energy Agree to Proceed Ahead

New Scana Website Will Save Time, Money And Energy

Teamsters Support Opening Arctic National Wildlife RefugeTapping Alaskan 
Resources Eases Economic And Energy Needs Hoffa Says

Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-Mar 28

Ecom-Energy to Use Ebidenergy.Com's Energy Procurement System Agreement Will 
Enable Customers to Access More Competitive Rates

Governor Declares April 'Texas Electric Choice Month'; Capitol Event Leads 
Tour of Events Across the State

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 2:09 PM

Gasco Energy Inc: New Energy West Corp - Gasco Energy, Inc. Agrees to Acquire 
New Energy West Corp.

Westcoast Energy Inc - Finalizes Acquisition of Empire State Pipeline

Lawmakers Debate Energy Bills

Power Woes: Assembly Tries to Halt Utility Sales

American Energy Services (Aeys) Update: Facility Sales to Pemex of Mexico

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 12:25 PM

Energy Update/Los Angeles Department of Water And Power Issues Daily Energy 
Update for Wednesday, March 28, 2001

Late-night Electricity Costs May Be Halved - Nonpeak Utility Cuts Could Take 
Effect by mid-April

Socalgas to Increase Natural Gas Delivery Capacity

PSE Proposes 50 Percent Rate Decrease for Nonpeak Power Usage - Extra Bonus 
Offered If Monthly Usage Is Cut by 10 Percent

Allenergy Selects Energy Services Group; Increased Market Activity Fuels 
Demand for Ecommerce Services

Utility Asks to Cut Power Rates for Those Who Cut Back Use

San Joaquin Resources Changes Its Name to Gasco Energy, Inc. And Obtains New 
Trading Symbol

H Power Corp. Forms Alliance with Kurita Water Industries Ltd.; H Power Gains 
Access to Key Water Purification Technology for Fuel Cells

Transalta Expands Relationship with Praxis Engineers, Installs Dynamic 
Coal-Blending Software to Save $2 Million AnnuallySuccessful Implementation 
at Transalta's Alberta Plant Leads to New Installation in 1340-Mw Facility in 
Washington State

Ensource Energy Services Inc - to Acquire Columbia Gas Turbine And Columbia 
Power

Power Efficiency's New Motor Controllers Can Ease California Power Rate Hike

Cbi's 4th Annual Managing Taxation; Structures And Negotiations for A 
Competitive Energy Marketplace - Unbundling, Divestitures, Mergers And 
Acquisitions

Top California Office Landlords Form Consortium to Address Energy Issues

Luminant Leverages Industry And Technology Strengths to Develop New Solution 
for Natural Gas Pipeline Industry

Aes Newenergy Helps Mid-Atlantic Customers Increase System Reliability And 
Reduce Electric Bills This Summer

Electric Power Demand Growth in the Peninsula, During February, Reached 4,2%

Bush Nominates Two for Energy Panel

Provident Energy Buys Maxx Petroleum

Woodside and partners sign LNG supply agreement with Kyushu Electric

Constellation Energy Source, W.R. Grace & CO. Partner to Secure Department of 
Energy Funding for Plant-Wide Energy Assessment

Innoveda: Transbridge Interface Links Innoveda`S Transdesign, Sdrc`S I-Deas; 
Enables Concurrent 3-D Packaging, Full Electrical Connectivity Verification

Lifestyle, Energy Drive Growth Biggest-gaining City Is Jackson

N.Y. Mayor Wants Cap on Power Fees

Mitsubishi Electric Introduces New Family of Battery-Saving, Low-Power 
Synchronous Drams

Energy Woes Lacking a Clear Solution

Alstom Wins Major Order for Clean Coal-fired Power Plant in the US

New Energy West Corp - Gasco Energy, Inc. Offers to Buy New Energy West 
Corporation

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Power Output Totals 1.33 Trillion kWh in 2000, Up 10.70% from 1999

Russian Coal Exports Up 18.6% in Jan-Feb

Dutch Utility Nuon to Acquire Utilities Inc.

Environment-Argentina: Winds of Hope for Alternative Energy

Power Issue a Concern

Westcoast Energy Finalizes Acquisition of Empire State

February Generation Rises 3.93% - Chile

Intergen Executes Major Power Purchase Agreement with Brazilian Utility; 
Company Partners with Cpfl to Develop 945 Mw Carioba II Project in Sao Paulo

Turbo Genset, DTE Energy, Pratt & Whitney sign power generation MOU

Brazil: Country to Face Ration of Energy

Scotiabank - Commodity Price Index Falls in February As Natural Gas Prices - 
Retreat from Record Levels

Municipalities to Lose on Free Power

Enron's Unit Presents Thermal Power Plan to Aomori Gov.

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 9:27 Am

Franco-German group buys stake in Polish power station

Dutch Utility Nuon to Acquire Chicago-Based Utilities, Inc.; Acquisition of 
Largest Privately-Owned U.S. Water Company Reflects Nuon's International 
Growth Strategy

EDF/EnBW consortium buys 35 pct in Polish power station for 120 mln usd

Top Energy Summaries - Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 7:40 Am

US-British consortium wins Emirati power project: paper

Lanna Lignite buys extra 5 mln shrs in Gulf Electric to maintain 50 pct stake

Kuwait fund lends Syria $65 million for power project

Moslem rebels attack power barge, army post in southern Philippines

Xinjiang Tebian Electric Apparatus Posts Usd 11.25 Mln in Profits for 2000, 
Up 2.6% from 1999

Singapore creates Energy Market Authority

Mitsubishi to Raise Stakes in Australian Coal Businesses

Positives Seen in Loss of NZ Energy Assets

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Firm Eyes Torrington, Conn.-Plant to Build Fuel Cells

Idaho Power Company AIDS Farmers with High Electric Bills

Fuel Cells Could Alter the Way Power Is Supplied

Chicago Tribune David Greising Column

Scottish Energy Firm Prepares to Buy Regional British Electricity Company

Britain And France in Energy Reform Clash

`Exemption Areas' Set to Expire As Rolling Blackouts Continue in California

Modesto, Calif., Area Markets Cheaper Power As Alternative for High-Tech Firms

Stockton, Calif.-Area Residents Criticize Proposed Electricity Rate Hike

California Commission Considers Electricity Rate Hike

Energy Troubles Push Stockton, Calif., Business Toward Conservation

San Jose, Calif., Mayor Pleads with Energy Firm to Build Center Elsewhere

Orlando, Fla., Utility Commission Likely to Increase Power Rate

California Consumers Express Outrage at Utility Rate Hike

Experts Explain the Specifics of Southern California Utility Rate Increase

Nevada Power Authorities Clamor to Re-Regulate Industry

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Rick Babson Column

Texas Official Gets Seat on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

California Energy Company Threatens Legal Action Against State

Bush Nominates Texas Public Utility Commission Chair to Federal Energy Post

Members Seek Seats on Alaska-Based Electric Cooperative's Board

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Canada natgas rises with U.S. physicals, early NYMEX

Enron CEO says stock hit because of high multiple

FERC's Massey says despite power rate hikes, West needs cap

FERC chief downplays power price caps for Northeast

UPDATE 1-Turbine woe forces Czech nuclear plant to cut output

UPDATE 6-German nuclear waste train reaches destination

US House panel sets April hearings on Calif crisis

Imperial Valley aims to start partial zinc production

Tractebel seeks to double Polish power share to 15 pct

Dutch Nuon buys U.S. Utilities Inc for $402 mln

FERC approves expansion of Transco's Sundance pipeline

Nigeria will break up state power monopoly - minister

TEXT-Moody's rates Public Service Enterprise Group unit

FERC chief says would block any vote on Calif price caps

France's La Hague plant no stranger to protests

FERC says proposed southwest RTO must make changes

U.S. FERC approves GridFlorida regional power system

US FERC approves Coastal Corp natgas pipeline project

Nuclear waste shipments a must - German industry

TECO Energy says to beat Wall Street Q1 estimates

Slovakia to set up energy regulation body in 2003

Arch Coal sees profits exceeding estimates

UPDATE 1-French EdF-led consortium buys Polish power plant

FACTBOX-Key facts on German nuclear waste shipments

Norway urges UK to shut Sellafield nuclear plant

UPDATE 1-Lithuania plans gas utility tender in May

UPDATE 2-Protests halt German nuclear waste train

California's PG&E Co. condemns action by regulators

UPDATE 1-SoCal Edison says to start paying debt interest

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