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Click here for immediate access  http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/snapshots/mergers/default.cfm Â  Top Stories Jordan extends deadline for tenders for natural gas pipeline Mar 04 - Associated Press - Jordan has extended until March 21 the deadline for tenders to build a dlrs 170 million pipeline carrying natural gas from the southern port of Aqaba to its northern power stations, a Cabinet minister said Monday. Conoco presses ahead with gas-to-liquids plant HOUSTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Conoco Inc. said on Monday it has passed a key milestone in the construction of a demonstration plant that will convert natural gas into diesel fuel, kerosene and other liquid petroleum products. Slovak govt panel sees bid for SPP as competitive By Peter Javurek, BRATISLAVA, March 4 (Reuters) - The price offered to the Slovak government in the single bid for a controlling stake in gas monopoly SPP is "good" and emerged from a competitive environment, a senior government official said on Monday. Â  Press Release Honeywell Control Products And Cannon Technologies Announce Alliance to Provide Integrated Energy Management Systems MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, February 26, 2002 - The Control Products business of Honeywell today announced a joint marketing and distribution alliance with Cannon Technologies, a leader in electric utility automation and peak load management. The alliance combines Honeywell's expertise in home and building control with Cannon's proven system of software, hardware and communications to deliver complete solutions for energy and comfort control to electric utilities for peak load reduction. Â  Enron Debacle Divorce Forced Quiet Ex-Enron Executive to Dump Stock, Become Lawsuit Target By Alan Bernstein, Houston Chronicle, Mar. 3 - Without the scandalous divorce that forced him to dump Enron stock, Lou L. Pai might still be the most important former Enron executive you've never heard of. Â  Former Enron Staffers Organize along Racial Lines in Seeking Redress By Bruce Nichols, The Dallas Morning News, Mar. 4 - The pattern has emerged quietly, but persistently enough that Tracy Elston and other former employees of Enron Corp. have noticed. Â  Enron's Troubles Bolster Critics of Chief Executive Officers' High Pay By Gary T. Pakulski, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Mar. 3 - What happened when captains of business with super-hero salaries were unable to save Enronopolis from disaster? Â  Three groups bidding for Enron's Wessex Water Mar 04, 2002 - Associated Press - Companies from Hong Kong and Malaysia and a consortium that includes two major British banks and the financial services arm of General Electric Co. are bidding for Wessex Water, a utility owned by the fallen energy trader Enron Corp., two of the companies said Monday. Â  University Professor Recommends Reforms for Accounting Profession By Gary Hinds, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Mar. 3 - With investigations into the activities of Enron Corp. snowballing daily, attention is focusing on the role of the Houston energy trader's financial auditor, the Andersen accounting firm. ADVERTISEMENT    Data on nuclear power plant performance available now! Energy Central's  Operating Plant Experience Code (OPEC) allows you to analyze nuclear  power plant performance, identify trends of lost generation and causes  of poor performance. Download your free trial version today at  http://www.energycentral.com/sections/databases/OPEC. Â  National Energy Policy Senate energy fight seen on drilling, auto mileage WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate a broad energy bill, lawmakers who want higher fuel mileage requirements for vehicles won't be willing to reach that goal by agreeing to allow drilling in a protected Alaskan refuge, and vice versa, the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee said on Monday. Â  Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Dallas-Based TXU Corp. Buys Energy Unit in United Kingdom, Adds Customers By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Mar. 2 - TXU Corp. acquired the retail and trading unit operated by Amerada Hess Corp. in the United Kingdom for $165 million in order to boost its British customer base, Dallas-based TXU said Friday. Â  TXU powers ahead with Amerada Hess deal Mar 03 - The Guardian - TXU, the US energy group that owns the Norweb and Eastern electric supply businesses, is beefing up its presence in the UK energy supply market in a pounds 117m deal with oil and gas explorer Amerada Hess. Â  Gas Pricing/Hubs Canadian spot gas prices rally on weather, U.S. cash NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Spot natural gas prices across Canada climbed sharply on Monday, helped by some very cold forecasts for Alberta this week, a strong U.S. physical market and steep gains in NYMEX futures, sources said. Â  NYMEX Hub gas ends up with firm cash, cold temps NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - NYMEX Hub gas ended higher Monday in moderate trade, driven by a strong physical market amid some frigid, early-week temperatures despite milder midweek weather forecasts, industry sources said. Â  Overview: Monday March 4, 2002 Mar. 4 (Natural Gas Weekly Update) - Spot prices wound up slightly higher for the week (Friday to Friday) after trading within relatively narrow ranges with only regional exceptions. Â  Drilling/Exploration Landowners air complaints over coalbed drilling Mar 04 - The Billings Gazette - Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came here Wednesday to hear concerns about coalbed methane development. Â  Daschle says Bush plan for drilling in Alaska dead for now as Senate prepares to debate energy bill Mar 03, 2002 - Associated Press - President George W. Bush's plan to drill for oil in a remote Alaska wildlife refuge is all but dead for now, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Sunday. Â  LNG Daewoo Wins $640M Order for Ships Mar 04 - Associated Press - Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Monday it has won a $640 million order to build four liquefied natural gas carriers for a Norwegian company. Â  Pipelines Knowles says railroad could pay for gas line Mar 04 - Journal of Alaska Business and Commerce - Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles has proposed that the state of Alaska finance a $17 billion North Slope gas pipeline using tax-exempt bonds issued by the state-owned Alaska Railroad Corp. Â  Rates TXU Gas Seeks Higher Rates in North Texas Cities to Pay for Infrastructure By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Mar. 2 - TXU Gas is asking for increases in its natural gas distribution rates in Dallas and many other North Texas cities to cover rising infrastructure costs, according to filings made to the cities Friday. Â  Allentown, Pa.-Based Energy Supplier to Cut Gas Bills in Luzerne County, Pa. By Jerry Lynott, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mar. 2 - Customers of PPL Gas Utilities will see their bills decrease as the company passes on the reduced cost it pays for the commodity. Â  General Industry sees second half 2002 oil, gas markets rebound Mar 03 - Oil & Gas Journal - Since the early 1990s, the highest and lowest gas price levels in every cycle have both been just a little higher than in the previous cycle. Â  Major gas line developers protest state royalty gas sales Mar 04 - Journal of Alaska Business and Commerce - Three oil and gas companies working on natural gas development in northern Alaska are worried they will be shut out of a proposed 4.5 billion cubic feet per day gas pipeline. Â  Environmental Canada dismisses report on potential Kyoto damage OTTAWA, March 4 (Reuters) - Canada dismissed a report on Monday that predicted ratifying the Kyoto protocol on global warming would badly damage the country's economy, saying instead that most Canadians backed the idea of cutting emissions of greenhouse gases. Â  Financial Under fire: value of multi-year contracts Mar 03 - Morning Call - If an energy company signs a four-year contract to sell 1,000 megawatts of electricity a year, and electricity is selling for $250 a megawatt, how much is the contract worth? Â  Greka reorganizes, to focus on California NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Greka Energy Corp. on Monday announced a broad reorganization, including debt restructuring and plans to sell oil and gas fields in the United States and overseas, as it focuses on its central California production. Â  Financial - Results Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Cos. to Issue Earnings prior to Analysts' Meeting By Rick Robinson, The Daily Oklahoman, Mar. 1 - The delayed 2001 earnings report of Williams Cos. is to be issued next week, the Tulsa company said, giving markets time to absorb the information before a critical meeting between Williams and market analysts March 8. Â  Earnings droop in 2001 for many US oil and gas firms Mar 03 - Oil & Gas Journal - US oil and gas firms posted sharply lower financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2001. Powered by Energy Central Â© 2002 CyberTech, Inc. All rights reserved. More News Â   Top   Â ELECTRIC POWER NEWSÂ Â Â Â  Selected 46 of 46 Articles Today! Â  THESE ARTICLES BROUGHT TO YOU BY Â  How can an Enterprise Energy Management strategy help utilities and  energy service providers balance supply and demand even when adequate  supplies exist? Silicon Energy's EEM Suite(TM) is a flexible system  that can balance a number of load demand management options and provide  a hedge on the most difficult situations now and in the future. Promote  large-scale participation in demand management by including all  customers - voluntary and mandatory curtailment, residential and small  commercial, distributed energy resource dispatch and monitoring. 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Â  Top Stories Electric Dereg Still Has Bugs Mar 04 - Record - Bergen County - Enron's financial policies have focused attention on what was once a national surge toward energy deregulation, but the Texas company's problems are unlikely to have much impact on historic changes New Jersey made three years ago in how electric power is sold. Key officials worry boosts are insufficient Mar 04 - Las Vegas Review - Journal - The $945 million in rate increases sought by Nevada Power over the next three years would raise the average residential bill by 27 percent. U.S. high court upholds FERC open access order WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 1996 federal order designed to give U.S. consumers cheaper electricity, opening the $220 billion power market to more competition, industry officials said. Somerset, Mass., Power Plant to Get New Permit By Michael Corkery, Providence Journal, R.I., Mar. 4 - Calling pollution concerns at Brayton Point a "high priority," a regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday that the government expects to issue a new draft permit for the aging power plant within the next few months. Â  Press Release Honeywell Control Products And Cannon Technologies Announce Alliance to Provide Integrated Energy Management Systems MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, February 26, 2002 - The Control Products business of Honeywell today announced a joint marketing and distribution alliance with Cannon Technologies, a leader in electric utility automation and peak load management. The alliance combines Honeywell's expertise in home and building control with Cannon's proven system of software, hardware and communications to deliver complete solutions for energy and comfort control to electric utilities for peak load reduction. Â  Enron Debacle Divorce Forced Quiet Ex-Enron Executive to Dump Stock, Become Lawsuit Target By Alan Bernstein, Houston Chronicle, Mar. 3 - Without the scandalous divorce that forced him to dump Enron stock, Lou L. Pai might still be the most important former Enron executive you've never heard of. Â  Enron Seeks Better Deal than General Electric's Offer for Wind Unit By Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle, Mar. 2 - Believing it can do better than the $225 million offered by General Electric for its wind turbine business, Enron is putting it up for auction. Â  Former Enron Staffers Organize along Racial Lines in Seeking Redress By Bruce Nichols, The Dallas Morning News, Mar. 4 - The pattern has emerged quietly, but persistently enough that Tracy Elston and other former employees of Enron Corp. have noticed. Â  Gresham, Ore., Utility District Considers Buying Portland General Electric By Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore., Mar. 1 - It would be like a smelt swallowing a whale, but the feisty Rockwood People's Utility District is thinking about buying PGE. Â  Enron's Troubles Bolster Critics of Chief Executive Officers' High Pay By Gary T. Pakulski, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Mar. 3 - What happened when captains of business with super-hero salaries were unable to save Enronopolis from disaster? Â  Three groups bidding for Enron's Wessex Water Mar 04, 2002 - Associated Press - Companies from Hong Kong and Malaysia and a consortium that includes two major British banks and the financial services arm of General Electric Co. are bidding for Wessex Water, a utility owned by the fallen energy trader Enron Corp., two of the companies said Monday. Â  University Professor Recommends Reforms for Accounting Profession By Gary Hinds, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Mar. 3 - With investigations into the activities of Enron Corp. snowballing daily, attention is focusing on the role of the Houston energy trader's financial auditor, the Andersen accounting firm. ADVERTISEMENT    Ontario deregulates May 2002, creating a new market structure and new  opportunities. "Ontario Electricity Deregulation: Market Operations and  Fundamentals" by Utilis Energy provides an in-depth understanding of  the market, enabling a firm to develop a targeted customer acquisition  strategy. Visit the Research Report Center today:  http://www.energycentral.com/sections/research/ Â  National Energy Policy Senate energy fight seen on drilling, auto mileage WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate a broad energy bill, lawmakers who want higher fuel mileage requirements for vehicles won't be willing to reach that goal by agreeing to allow drilling in a protected Alaskan refuge, and vice versa, the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee said on Monday. Â  Competition & Deregulation Nevada Power exit list getting longer Mar 04 - Las Vegas Review - Journal - Three more companies made clear Friday they plan to abandon Nevada Power and buy their electricity from the utility's competitors. Â  Electric dereg dimming Mar 04 - Arizona Daily Star - Short-circuited by California's current calamities, electric competition has largely failed to produce expected benefits like lower energy costs, an MIT energy economist said. Â  Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Dallas-Based TXU Corp. Buys Energy Unit in United Kingdom, Adds Customers By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Mar. 2 - TXU Corp. acquired the retail and trading unit operated by Amerada Hess Corp. in the United Kingdom for $165 million in order to boost its British customer base, Dallas-based TXU said Friday. Â  AEP acquires assets from Enron in Europe, Texas Mar 04 - The State Journal - It has been said there is opportunity in chaos, and perhaps never has that been more true than in the wake of the collapse of energy giant Enron Corp. Â  TXU powers ahead with Amerada Hess deal Mar 03 - The Guardian - TXU, the US energy group that owns the Norweb and Eastern electric supply businesses, is beefing up its presence in the UK energy supply market in a pounds 117m deal with oil and gas explorer Amerada Hess. Â  General Westar Energy's Tree Trims May Cost Wichita, Kan., Customers By Steve Painter, The Wichita Eagle, Kan., Mar. 1 - Wichita residents could see their electric bills jump more than $15 a month under a bill the Senate passed 37-3 on Thursday. Â  Entergy cancels plea to save power in chilly Texas NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Entergy Corp. suspended a public plea for power conservation in Texas and parts of Louisiana on Monday as it became clear the electric system could handle sharply higher demand triggered by a record cold snap in the region, the company said. Â  Transmission & Reliability Bangor Hydro transmission line put on hold by BEP chairman Mar 04 - Maine Times - Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. has been dealt a one-two punch in its effort to build a major transmission line in eastern Maine. Â  Northeast power merger proposed Mar 04 - The CNY Business Journal - Businesses in Central New York may find more than the mild weather bringing the rice of electricity down. Â  Power Projects Mitsubishi Seeks Approval to Build Goodsprings, Nev.-Area Energy Plant By John G. Edwards, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mar. 2 - Some independent power producers are shelving projects as the price of electricity slumps in the West, but a subsidiary of Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. is seeking approval to build another 500-megawatt gas-fired plant near Goodsprings. Â  Madison, Wis., Utility Says New Power Plant to Include Energy Education Area By Jennifer Sereno, The Wisconsin State Journal, Mar. 1 - To help area residents learn more about power generation and conservation, an energy education center would be part of a proposed $175 million power plant on the UW-Madison campus, a Madison Gas and Electric Co. official said Thursday. Â  Renewables Cam Tecnologie Looks Abroad Mar 04, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Cam Tecnologie, a division of Italy's Camfin group, the holding company of the Pirelli group which operates in the area of heat and energy fuels, is to turn its attention to wind-powered and photovoltaic energy. Â  Russian westernmost region, Danish firm build wind power stations Mar 04 - BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union - The installation of a unique power-generating station which will use wind energy is nearing completion in Kaliningrad Region. Â  People Exelon names Kingsley as head of generation unit CHICAGO, March 4 (Reuters) - Exelon Corp., the largest U.S. nuclear power company, said Monday it named Oliver Kingsley as president and chief executive of its Exelon Generation business unit. Â  Labor/Human Resources More Korean Power Workers May Strike Mar 03 - Associated Press - Unionized workers at six affiliates of South Korea's state-run power monopoly vowed Sunday to join an ongoing strike by thousands of power plant workers if the government uses force to end the dispute. Â  Environmental Canada dismisses report on potential Kyoto damage OTTAWA, March 4 (Reuters) - Canada dismissed a report on Monday that predicted ratifying the Kyoto protocol on global warming would badly damage the country's economy, saying instead that most Canadians backed the idea of cutting emissions of greenhouse gases. Â  Nuclear Possible conflict probed Mar 04 - Las Vegas Review - Journal - Aides to Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., are examining Energy Department documents in search of possible evidence that a top adviser to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham may have a conflict of interest on the Yucca Mountain Project. Â  Tribes, States Will Fight Bush's Plans for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada By Valerie Taliman, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y., Mar. 1 - The 20-year battle to stop the U.S. government from burying 70,000 metric tons of radioactive waste on Western Shoshone homelands suffered a serious setback Feb. 15 when President Bush designated Yucca Mountain as the site for building the nation's first high-level nuclear waste dump. Â  Tax-Exemption Bill for Enriched Uranium Faltering in Kentucky House By Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun, Ky., Mar. 1 - Legislation exempting enriched uranium produced at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant from the state sales tax may have been hung out to dry this week when it was reassigned to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Â  N.C. Brunswick 1 nuke shut for refueling outage NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Operators at CP&L's Brunswick nuclear power plant in North Carolina shut down the 860-megawatt (MW) Unit 1 on March 1 for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage, the company said on Monday. Â  Calif. San Onofre Unit 3 nuke up to 77 pct power LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuters) - The 1,080-megawatt Unit 3 at the San Onofre nuclear plant in southern California was up to about 77 percent power early Monday as it returned from an unplanned outage, a plant spokesman said. Â  Reactor at nuclear power plant shut down for planned repairs Mar 04 - Associated Press - A reactor at a nuclear power plant in the Russian Arctic was shut down for planned repairs, officials said Monday. Â  NUCLEAR WASTE: Herrera joins cry against shipments Mar 04 - Las Vegas Review - Journal - Dario Herrera on Friday became the latest Nevada elected official to tell a national group that the state does not want to store the nation's nuclear waste. Â  Temelin power plant to load nuclear fuel into its second unit Mar 04 - Associated Press - Workers at a disputed nuclear power plant near the Austrian border will start loading fuel into its second unit, an official said Monday. Â  Ministers delay Bill to aid nuclear clean-up Mar 04 - Independent - London - PLANS TO overhaul the management of Britain's pounds 60bn in nuclear liabilities are in doubt after ministers decided not to press ahead with the necessary legislation in the next session of Parliament. Â  Gephardt Rails Against Moving Nuclear Waste Mar 04, 2002 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Trains loaded with nuclear waste from power plants could roll through Webster Groves and other cities unless Congress and local communities act to stop the transport, House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt said Sunday at a rally in Webster Groves. Â  Department of Energy Holds Off on Uranium-Plant Decision By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky., Mar. 1 - The U.S. Department of Energy has delayed a decision on two long-sought uranium waste-conversion facilities at least another year by asking the three finalists to submit cost estimates for only one plant at Paducah or Portsmouth, Ohio. Â  Financial Under fire: value of multi-year contracts Mar 03 - Morning Call - If an energy company signs a four-year contract to sell 1,000 megawatts of electricity a year, and electricity is selling for $250 a megawatt, how much is the contract worth? Â  Compact powering to Aim listing Mar 03 - The Sunday Telegraph - London - COMPACT Power, a Bristol electricity producer in which BHP Billiton is a big investor, is planning to float on Aim by the end of the month. Â  International Tough line on power firms urged Mar 04 - The Press - Christchurch - Energy Minister Pete Hodgson will meet power company executives later this week amid calls for him to take a tougher line on power companies. Â  Russian government approves electricity investment figures Mar 04 - BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union - The Russian government has endorsed as a whole a programme of investment in the electric power sector of Russia. Â  Power Cuts Extended in Sri Lanka Mar 04 - Xinhua News Agency - CEIS - The nightly power cut in Sri Lanka is to be further extended by an additional two and half hour daytime from Friday. Â  Moscow electric utility cuts power to top automaker Mar 04 - Associated Press - An electric utility in the Russian capital on Monday cut power to a prominent but struggling automaker over its failure to pay long-running debts. Powered by Energy Central Â© 2002 CyberTech, Inc. All rights reserved. More News Â   Top   Â RESTRUCTURING TODAY Â Â Â Â  	March 04, 2002 Yes, you can use your credit card House assault on telecom market DOA in Senate Key senators not available to RBOC campaign $ Threat of reserv margin growing in Texas market New PJM-SPP-MISO giant will have mammoth data DOD seeks power in ECAR, PJM Texas to punish overschedulers Louisiana regulators cool to Entergy RTO Munis in Calif looking for greenpower Utah Power costs have strange twist PPF continues its anti-RTO campaign 					Powered By US Publishing 					Â© 2002 US Publishing. All Rights Reserved. 					 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Call Mark Johnson at 303-782-5510 Â  	 ELECTRIC POWER NEWS - TOP STORIES Energy Central's editors have selected these as the top stories of the day: Electric Dereg Still Has BugsMar 04 - Record - Bergen County Key officials worry boosts are insufficientMar 04 - Las Vegas Review - Journal Somerset, Mass., Power Plant to Get New PermitBy Michael Corkery, Providence Journal, R.I., Mar. 4 U.S. high court upholds FERC open access orderWASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Advertisement ELECTRIC POWER NEWS - MOST REQUESTED These stories have been most requested by Energy Central members in the last two weeks. Fire sale: Power plants priced to move after EnronÂ Â Â  By Carolyn Koo, NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) Building Spree to Bring United States Sudden Burst of PowerÂ Â Â  By Ted Reed, The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Feb. 18 Energy Firms Delay, Cancel 16 Power-Plant Projects in TexasÂ Â Â  By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21 Energy Companies Could Face Fines for Exploiting Quirk in Texas SystemÂ Â Â  By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Feb. 28 Five years after electric choice, experts still disagreeÂ Â Â  Feb 18 - Central Penn Business Journal   GAS INDUSTRY NEWS - TOP STORIES Energy Central's editors have selected these as the top stories of the day: Conoco presses ahead with gas-to-liquids plantHOUSTON, March 4 (Reuters) Jordan extends deadline for tenders for natural gas pipelineMar 04 - Associated Press Slovak govt panel sees bid for SPP as competitiveBy Peter Javurek, BRATISLAVA, March 4 (Reuters)   UTILITY STOCK PRICE - TOP GAINERS 	 This content block is available when you subscribe to Energy Central Professional.  	 Become a professional member of Energy  	 Central today! 	  Â  Â  Â Â Â  			HOME - 			PERSONALIZE - 			MEMBER SERVICES - 			ADVERTISING - 			PARTNERING - 			CONTACT US 			Â  Â  			Copyright Â© 1996-2001 by CyberTech, Inc.  All rights reserved.  			 			Energy CentralÂ® is a registered trademark of CyberTech, Incorporated. 			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