IN: Though the electronic copy is not yet available, we have faxed out a hard copy of FERC's "Order on Rehearing" issued today in RM01-9, "Reporting of Natural Gas Sales to the California Market." All requests for rehearing and clarification have been denied, as the requirement "is in the public interest...[and further] is necessary for the Commission to advise Congress as to whether it should change the existing regulatory framework..." Some major points are: (1) Arguments that FERC cannot require the info. from non-jurisdictional entities is disputed by citation to the NGA and FPA, allowing FERC to collect any information in order to advise Congress on a matter of urgent concern. The Commission also cites the FPA's authorization to investigate electricity issues, including the cost of generation (of which natural gas is a key factor). (2) In response to Enron's arguments, the order states the following: Enron argues that the data collection should be undertaken on an as-needed basis, not regularly; FERC simply denies this. Enron argues that the burden of reporting was underestimated; FERC says this may be true but is no reason to rescind the requirement. Enron argues that the reporting is not based on the business method utilized by the company and that it does not have the information on a daily pricing and volume basis (matched to physical volumes); FERC answers that data should be submitted "in a manner consistent with the way the particular gas seller does business." Examples are given in the text of the FERC order. If Enron is contending it should only file aggregate information, FERC finds this option unacceptable. Only Enron asked for an extension for the filing deadline, from 30 days to 45 days after the close of each month; FERC denies this request as unnecessary. (3) CPUC request for access to all information filed is denied. Sensitive price data will be exempt from public disclosure (with no exceptions) so that all parties must comply. The order also states, "Moreover, the purpose in seeking the information is to enable the Commission to understand the operation of the market for gas sales into California, not to investigate the conduct of particular participants in that market."

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IN: PGE is currently working on a problem with the inability to call international numbers. If you need to make an international call you can use 10 10 555 then the number. For example: 10 10 555 011 44 207 375 8762 If you have any questions give Chip a call at x8916.

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IN: The 2 Transco delivery points for the CP&L RFP (#6608 and #6562) are upstream of the Zone 5 pool. So we should be able to segment the longhaul VNG space. Meter Mainline Mile Marker / Lateral Mile Marker 6608 PSCN Gaston 1323.51 / 0 6562 NC Nat Gas 1375.51 / 0 9167 Zone 5 Sta 165 ENA FT Pool 1412.99 / 0 941 Emporia 1412.99 / 102.89

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IN: David, Here's the information for the Portland database: Machine name: napdx-sql1 user id: gasintranet password: fundamentals The Access database I created is located at: O:\fundy_ops\west desk\generation database\power_link_database.mdb The qry_curtailments is the query i'm currently using (although it only has fields for today and yesterday, and i think i need more). The tables for the query are dbo_LkpOUT_PlantCharacteristics and dbo_LkpOUT_PlantOutage. In general, I think I need two tables. One needs to show each plant and the other needs to summarize the outages by region and fuel type (both in the Plant table). I don't really have a query that prepares the data for the summary table. the other two queries in the Access database are a start. The attached Excel file has two sheets with what I would ideally like the report to look like. It might be good to group the first table by region and then fuel type as well. When you have a chance to look this stuff over, I'd be happy to discuss it further. Thanks. Mat

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Portland Database