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To all Energy Operations employees: ENA has experienced extraordinary growth thus far in 2000. I am especially proud of the accomplishments of Energy Operations in supporting this growth. I wanted to express my appreciation for all the hard work and dedication that you have demonstrated. We have done great work and I want to recognize you for that. Although we have done much, we have additional goals to accomplish within ENA and Energy Operations this year. Therefore, as we go forward, I want to make sure that you have all the necessary tools to do the best possible job, and that any barriers that may impede your work are removed. To help in this effort, I have asked a consulting organization -- S.J. Bashen

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Energy Firms' Mixed Message Is Focus of Inquiry Deregulation: Senate panel will investigate whether suppliers were being misleading when they promised lower rates for consumers while they were also predicting bigger profits for investors. By ROBERT J. LOPEZ and RICH CONNELL, Times Staff Writers In the summer of 1999, a top official with a major player in California's power market testified during a congressional committee hearing in support of speeding up deregulation. Unleashing market forces, said the Dynegy Inc. executive, would ensure "maximum customer savings" and "low-cost power." That same month, the Houston-based firm made a far different pitch to Wall Street: Deregulation and major swings in electricity prices would boost revenue and stock value. "We know how to take advantage of volatility spikes across the gas and power market," Chief Executive Officer Charles Watson declared in a publication targeting large investors. "The energy marketplace," he predicted, "will simply get more volatile." Dynegy was not alone, a review of federal filings, company documents and public records shows. In the years since California's pioneering deregulation plan was approved, other major out-of-state energy suppliers were sending similar, seemingly contradictory signals to the public and stock buyers. Now, those divergent messages--electricity prices will fall but corporate

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> > I have recently been diagnosed with AAADD * > > > > > > Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder This is how it goes . . . > > > > > > I decide to clean off the front patio. I start to the patio and notice > > mail > > > on the desk that needs to be taken down to the Post Office. > > > > > > OK, I'm going to the Post Office . . . BUT FIRST I'm going to go through > > the > > > mail that was delivered. > > > > > > I lay the car keys down on desk. After discarding the junk mail, I > notice > > > the trash can is full. > > > > > > OK, I'll just put the bills on my desk . . . BUT FIRST I'll take the > trash > > > out. But since I'm going to be near the mailbox, I'll address a few > bills > > . > > > > > > Yes, Now where is the checkbook? Oops.. there's only one check left. > Where > > > did I put the extra checks? > > > > > > Oh, there is my empty coffee cup from last night on my desk. I'm going > to > > > look for those checks . > > > > > > BUT FIRST I need to put the cup back in the kitchen. > > > > > > I start to head for the kitchen and look out at my balcony, notice the > > > flowers need a drink of water because of the extreme heat. > > > > > > I put the cup on the counter and there's my extra pair of glasses on the > > > kitchen counter. What are they doing here? I'll just put them away . . . > > > > > > BUT FIRST need to water those plants. I head for the door and . . . > > Aaaagh! > > > Someone left the TV remote on the wrong spot. Okay, I'll put the remote > > away > > > and water the plants on my balcony . . . > > > > > > BUT FIRST I need to find those checks. END OF DAY: > > > > > > The patio has not been cleaned, bills still unpaid, cup still on the > > > counter, checkbook still has only one check left, lost my car keys . . . > > > And, when I try to figure out how come nothing got done today, I'm > baffled > > > because . . . I KNOW I WAS BUSY ALL DAY! > > > > > > I realize this condition is serious . . . I'd get help . . . BUT FIRST . > . > > . > > > I think I'll check my e-mail. > > > > > >

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