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www.lvrj.com</i< - Participants in Nevada Power's $922 million deferred energy rate case agree on one thing: The utility is asking for too much. </span< <br<<img src="http://www.energycentral.com/images/trans.gif" width="1" height="15"<<br< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745333" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Carolinas' Leading Utilities Delay Launch of New Transmission Company</b< </a< <br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<The State, Columbia, S.C., Feb. 21</i< - The Carolinas' three leading utilities are delaying the startup of a new transmission company, even though they recently built a $30 million headquarters in Fort Mill. </span< <br<<img src="http://www.energycentral.com/images/trans.gif" width="1" height="15"<<br< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745960" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<FERC OKs 650-MW TransEnergie cable linking NJ-NYC</b< </a< <br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters)</i< - The U.S. Federal Electric Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved TransEnergie U.S. Ltd.'s proposed Harbor Cable project linking New York City and New Jersey, the Canadian transmission company said. </span< </td< </tr< </table< <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="aqua"< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Enron Debacle</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745336" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Federal Prosecutors Consider Corporate Indictments for Enron, Andersen</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Bby Mark Curriden, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21</i< - Federal prosecutors are weighing the possibility of indicting Enron Corp. and Arthur Andersen LLP as part of any criminal charges that result from the collapse of the energy company, lawyers involved in the case said Wednesday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745457" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Enron Has Deal to Sell Wind-Turbine Unit to General Electric</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - Enron agreed Wednesday to sell to General Electric Co. its California-based wind-turbine unit, one of its largest remaining assets that could be used to pay creditors. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745462" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<401(k) Cases against Enron Are No Longer in Limbo as Judge Lifts Stay on Suits</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Rosanna Ruiz, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - The judge overseeing Enron Corp.'s bankruptcy on Wednesday lifted the stay against lawsuits pending against the company. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745873" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Clinton Helped Finance Enron Projects Abroad, Maintained Close Ties to Lay</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Patrice Hill, The Washington Times, Feb. 21</i< - The Clinton administration provided more than $1 billion in subsidized loans to Enron Corp. projects overseas at a time when Enron was contributing millions of dollars to Democratic causes. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745919" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Enron haggles through Asian asset liquidation</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Cameron Dueck, SINGAPORE, Feb 21 (Reuters)</i< - Enron's Dabhol Power Co project in India is not its only Asian asset going through a drawn-out sales process as the once mighty energy trader tries to strike deals with creditors and bidders across the region. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745956" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Judge orders examiner for Enron's biggest unit</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) -</i< A U.S. bankruptcy court judge in New York on Thursday ordered the appointment of a financial examiner to monitor cash flows at Enron Corp.'s biggest division, Enron North America, a move hailed by some creditors. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745455" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<New Retention Bonuses at Enron Likely So Key Personnel Will Remain</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Bill Murphy, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - Enron will likely pay more retention bonuses to key personnel, despite criticism of previous payments made shortly before the company declared bankruptcy in December. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745456" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Former Enron Chairman Lay Told Analysts of His Faith in Financial Officer</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - Even after learning of problems with partnerships created by Andrew Fastow, former Enron Corp. Chairman Ken Lay sought to reassure skeptical analysts in a conference call last October that he remained fully confident in his company and chief financial officer. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745458" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Government Aid to Enron for India Project Could Haunt Taxpayers</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - Enron Corp. was never shy about tapping the resources of the federal government to finance projects around the globe. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745459" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Lawyer Named in Lawsuits Will Retire from Enron Post</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - Enron Corp.'s top in-house lawyer, James V. Derrick Jr., will retire March 1, the company announced Wednesday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745460" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Judge Tells Law Firm to Dissolve Order against Former Enron Chairman</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon on Wednesday ordered a law firm to dissolve a temporary restraining order granted in a state court against former Enron Corp. Chairman Ken Lay and other former Enron executives. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745461" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Former Treasury Chief Rubin Was Offered Job on Enron's Board</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - Former Enron Corp. Chairman Ken Lay in 1999 offered a seat on the company's board to then-Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who later tried intervening to forestall the company's collapse, according to documents released Wednesday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745538" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Enron's Business in Caymans Raised Suspicions on Island</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Gregg Fields, The Miami Herald, Feb. 21</i< - This lovely island, where scoundrels from Blackbeard to cocaine cowboys have landed looking to launder lucre, was a second home to Enron. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745893" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Enron ventures got over $1 bln in U.S. aid-senator</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters)</i< - Foreign ventures involving Enron Corp. received over a billion dollars in U.S. government loans and other support since the mid-1980s, a senior Republican senator said on Wednesday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745909" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Enron built fake nerve center for new operation</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<HOUSTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) -</i< It wasn't only the accounting that was creative at Enron Corp. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745924" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Enron traders back in business with former rivals</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Stuart Penson, LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters)</i< - Enron's European energy traders, axed three months ago when their firm folded, are back in business in dealing rooms across London after clinching well-paid jobs with former rivals. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745337" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Technology Enron Saga Plays Like Nighttime Soap</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Bruce Nichols, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21</i< - A corporate titan brought down by greed, bad judgment or both. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Competition & Deregulation</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747832" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Deadline near to nix utilities' marketing</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 20 - Boston Herald</i< - Consumers that don't want to risk bothersome dinner-hour phone calls from electric company marketers flogging services have until Feb. 28 to tell their utility not to release private customer information, Attorney General Tom Reilly's office said yesterday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr< <td colspan="2" align="center"< <table width="98%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"< <tr< <td< <br<<img src="http://www.energycentral.com/images/trans.gif" width="1" height="4" border="0"<<br< <span class="ecds-isbt" style="font-size:9px"< ADVERTISEMENT </span< </td< </tr< <tr< <td< <table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"< <tr bgcolor="ffffcc"< <td< <span class="ecds-itxt"< Datamonitor's Company Profiles are an essential knowledge source on the companies that count. 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Visit the Research Report Center today: <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/global/go_news.cfm?aid=2518&id=http://www.energycentral.com/sections/research"<http://www.energycentral.com/sections/research<;/a</ </span< </td< </tr< </table< </td< </tr< </table< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745465" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<British Energy Supplier Centrica Is in Talks to Buy Enron Spinoff NewPower</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Laura Goldberg, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21</i< - NewPower Holdings, created by Enron Corp. and spun off as a retail energy provider in deregulated markets, is in talks to be acquired by Centrica, a large competitor in the United Kingdom. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747794" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<CLP finalises US$549m PowerGen deal</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 21 - South China Morning Post</i< - After 14 months, CLP Holdings has finalised the US$549 million purchase of stakes in PowerGen of Britain's Asian assets. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747734" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Itron buys LineSoft in $42 million deal</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 21 - Spokesman Review</i< - Itron Inc., one of the area's shining tech companies, has acquired one of Spokane's thriving startups, LineSoft Corp. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<California Crisis</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745712" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<PG&E, California Regulators Gear Up for Battle on Utility's Future</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Jennifer Bjorhus, San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Feb. 21</i< - PG&E and state utility regulators are suiting up to battle for the future of Pacific Gas & Electric, presenting two different visions of what the historic power-provider should do to get itself out of bankruptcy court. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745961" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Calif. power bond vote delayed as amount increases</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 21 (Reuters) -</i< California regulators said on Thursday that a proposed bond issue designed to repay the state for money spent buying electricity during the state's energy crisis last year is set to be increased in size to $11.1 billion from $10.85 billion. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Rates</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745660" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Florida Power Pledges Lower Rates, Better Service</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Steve Huettel, St. Petersburg Times, Fla., Feb. 21</i< - Florida Power president William Habermeyer pledged Wednesday to improve service and lower electric rates for the utility's 1.4-million customers. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745395" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Eugene, Ore., Utility Wrestles With Power-Rate Hike</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Scott Maben, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Feb. 20</i< - A proposed 6 percent power rate increase this spring for Eugene Water & Electric Board customers has been scaled back to less than 3 percent thanks to last week's announcement of a wholesale rate reduction by the Bonneville Power Administration. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745487" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Missouri Regulators to Consider Plan for Utility Rate Cut</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo., Feb. 20</i< - Missouri regulators are expected to decide today whether to support an agreement that would slightly decrease electric rates for Missouri Public Service customers. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747713" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Power prices may decline further</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 20 - Boston Herald</i< - The cost of electricity should drop further for Massachusetts electric customers this summer, barring unforeseen catastrophes in world oil markets, a spokesman for Nstar Electric Co. said yesterday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<General</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745675" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<FirstEnergy Will Put Name on Reading, Pa., Baseball Stadium</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Tony Lucia, Reading Eagle, Pa., Feb. 20</i< - The name GPU is about to be switched off. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Trading/Marketing</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745921" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<E.ON, Gaselys start trading on French Powernext</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters)</i< - Germany's E.ON and the Gaz de France and Societe Generale venture Gaselys have started to trade on Powernext, raising the number of active members to 12, the French electricity bourse said on Thursday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Deals/Contracts</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745948" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Quebec awards power for Alouette smelter expansion</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<MONTREAL, Feb 21 (Reuters) -</i< Quebec said on Thursday that it had awarded a 500 megawatt block of specially priced electricity to the 243,000 tonne Alouette aluminum smelter consortium to assist a C$1.4 billion ($800 million) project to more than double its production capacity. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Power Projects</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745344" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Energy Firms Delay, Cancel 16 Power-Plant Projects in Texas</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21</i< - A slow economy, mild weather and ripple effects from Enron Corp.'s sudden collapse have prompted energy companies to postpone or cancel 16 power plant projects in Texas and dozens of others nationwide. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745678" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Calpine Confident Despite South Carolina Regulator's Air-Quality Concerns</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Sula Pettibon, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Feb. 20</i< - Calpine Corp. officials remain confident in their electric generator project proposed for Bradley Industrial Park despite a study by the Department of Health and Environmental Control that could affect getting its air permit. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745953" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Dominion exits Mich. 800-MW power plant project</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters)</i< - Energy company Dominion said Thursday it is pulling out of a plan to co-develop an 800-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant in Michigan. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Renewables</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745314" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Columbia, Mo., City Council Explores Buying Renewable Energy</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Justin Willett, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Feb. 19</i< - Columbia Water and Light customers might soon be able to pay a premium to help add a chunk of renewable wind energy to the city's power grid. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745440" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Experts Promote Alternative Energy Sources in Colorado Springs, Colo., Area</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Steven Saint, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 20</i< - Whether it's the cell phone, personal computer or solar panel, technologies that serve people outside the traditional communication and power grids are experiencing incredible growth. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745841" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Vancouver, Wash.-Area Siemens Plant Expands Production of Solar-Cell Parts</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Mike Rogoway, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 20</i< - Rising demand for "green" energy has brought a sunny outlook to Siemens Solar Industries in Orchards. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745901" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Alliant extends Iowa deadline for renewable power</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 20 (Reuters)</i< - Alliant Energy Corp. said on Wednesday it will extend a deadline for companies interested in submitting proposals to add up to 150,000 megawatt hours of renewable power at its Iowa utility. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747769" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Cost Suppressing Oregon's Geothermal Power</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 20 - Columbian</i< - A decade of discussions about tapping the potential of geothermal energy in Oregon has produced little of substance, but that may change if a new federal mandate is passed by Congress. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747806" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<ESB gets go-ahead for Shannonbridge peat-fired electrical power plant</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 21 - Irish Times</i< - The go-ahead has been given to the ESB by An Bord Pleanla for the construction of a peat-fired electrical power generation plant at Shannonbridge, Co Offaly. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Plants</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745285" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Oil-Fired Power Plant Draws Support from Milford, Conn., City Officials</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Aaron Leo, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Feb. 19</i< - City officials are having a change of heart about whether an oil-fired plant here is actually a polluter. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747770" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<$245 Million Upgrade Proposed For City's Grayson Power Plant</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 20 - Daily News - Los Angeles</i< - With some of the city's generators more than three decades old, officials are considering investing up to $245 million in new equipment to ensure reliable electricity and compliance with air-quality standards. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Energy Efficiency/Conservation</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745498" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Glendale, Calif.-Area Firms May Get Free Energy Services, Equipment</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Helen Gao, Daily News, Los Angeles, Feb. 21</i< - Under a conservation program slated to begin in March, about 400 local businesses would receive a free energy audit and up to $1,000 worth of conservation services and equipment. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747787" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Mainers favor conservation over drilling</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 21 - Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME</i< - The people of Maine support increasing efforts to conserve energy before building new power plants or drilling for more oil, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Natural Resources Council of Maine, the state's largest environmental organization. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Fuel</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745615" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Calvert City, Ky., Port Looks to Take Coal</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun, Ky., Feb. 20</i< - The Bailey Riverport could be expanded to handle millions of tons of coal for the Tennessee Valley Authority. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Environmental</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747862" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Lieberman Chides Bush On Alaska Oil Drilling and Clean Air</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 21, 2002 - E&E Publishing</i< - Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D) announced yesterday that his Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will hold oversight hearings next month on the Bush administration's environmental policies. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td colspan="2"< <span class="ecds-bsbt"<Nuclear</span<<hr noshade< </td< </tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745311" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Columbia, Mo.-Area Nuclear Plant Resumes Cranking Out Kilowatts</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Feb. 19</i< - The Callaway Nuclear Plant returned to service Friday night after shutting down Jan. 31 so crews could investigate and repair a problem involving a degraded seal inside the plant's condensate storage tank. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2747861" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Russian energy official protests plans for nuclear plant near Finland</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<Feb 21, 2002 - Associated Press</i< - The head of a state energy company in northwest Russia is protesting a proposal to build a nuclear power plant in his region that borders Finland, the company said Thursday. </span< </td< </tr< <tr<<td colspan="2"< </td<</tr< <tr< <td valign="top" width="20"< <img src="/images/trans.gif" width="15" height="1"< </td< <td< <a href="http://www.energycentral.com/sections/newsroom/nr_article.cfm?id=2745312" class="ecds-ittl"< <b<Potential Waste Shipments to Nevada's Yucca Mountain Worry Some Missourians</b< </a<<br< <span class="ecds-itxt"<<i<By Chris Birk, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Feb. 19</i< - In a decision that some environmental watchdogs called inevitable, President George W. 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