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Visit the energ= y industry's largest on-line job center today: http://www.energycentral.c= om/sections/jobs Top Stories Officials, Groups At Odds Regarding Nu= clear Safety Oct 23 - Dayton Daily News Government and nuclear industry of= ficials continue to assure a jittery public that nuclear power plants are s= afe from terrorist attack as the industry remains on high alert and the Nuc= lear Regulatory Commission conducts a "comprehensive" review of its securit= y programs. [IMAGE] Move to Deregulation Prompts Texas Utilities to Put = Greater Focus on Marketing By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Oc= t. 23 Each day was a lot like the next for Wade Freeman when he started wor= king at Texas Electric Service Co., a TXU Corp. predecessor. [IMAGE] U.S= . Power Firms Plunge Into Europe's Trading Market; U.K.'s NETA Rules May Se= t Continental Standard By Will McNamara, IssueAlert, Oct. 23 (Scientech) U= .S.-owned Entergy-Koch Trading is boosting its European electricity and wea= ther trading business with expansion in Germany and the Netherlands. Speci= al Offer from this Publisher! [IMAGE] RTOs Aside, New England Regulators = See Congestion Costing Consumers Oct 23, 2001 - E?Publishing Transmission = congestion in New England will cost electricity consumers anywhere from $12= 5 million to $600 million over the next five years without more capital inv= estment to spur construction of new power lines, according to a report last= week by ISO (Independent System Operator) New England, the body charged wi= th running the region's transmission grid. Press Release LODESTAR = CORPORATION OPENS LONDON SUBSIDIARY AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION PEA= BODY, MA ? October 24, 2001 ? LODESTAR Corporation took a major step in its= global expansion today with the opening of its first international subsidi= ary ? LODESTAR Solutions Limited -- in London, England. LODESTAR is a leadi= ng provider of software solutions to the energy industry. Caminus Cor= poration to Report Third Quarter Results on October 30, 2001 New York, NY = ? October 23, 2001 -- Caminus Corporation, a leading provider of software s= olutions and strategic consulting services to participants in the competiti= ve energy markets throughout North America and Europe, will be announcing i= ts financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001 after m= arket close on Tuesday, October 30, 2001. Energy Security National = Guard Assumes Post around Plymouth, Mass., Nuclear Power Plant By David Ar= nold, The Boston Globe, Oct. 23 Twenty members of the Massachusetts Nationa= l Guard reported for duty yesterday afternoon at the Pilgrim nuclear power = plant in Plymouth to beef up security at the 1,600-acre facility. Nucl= ear Power Plant Fears Revived Oct 22, 2001 - United Press International Ju= st as nuclear power was gaining a new respectability as a vital electricity= resource to meet America's growing energy needs, the Sept. 11 terrorist at= tacks on the United States created new fears and concerns that the nation's= nukes were potentially a disaster waiting to happen. Nuke Plant War G= ames Alarmed Locals Oct 23, 2001 - Associated Press A special operations m= ock attack on a nuclear power plant just days after the Sept. 11 terrorist = attacks alarmed officials in two states because the military didn't notify = them. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Give Opinions on Security Actions York D= aily Record, Pa., Oct. 22 One day after federal officials received a threat= on Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, some lawmakers criticized how of= ficials handled the potential crisis while others said they thought the pla= n worked. Security to Be Improved at Nuke Power Plants in Fukui Pref. = Oct 23, 2001 - Kyodo News The Fukui prefectural police said Tuesday additi= onal measures to strengthen security at all 15 of the prefecture's nuclear = power plants will be implemented in the following days as a precautionary m= easure against terrorist attacks. [IMAGE] ADVERTISEMENT Representativ= es from the Bush Administration, Congress, FERC, NRC, and state PUCs will c= ome to Wall Street at the Energy Investor Policy and Regulation Conference,= December 3-4, 2001, New York City, to outline the future direction of ener= gy policy and regulation. Details for this important event available at htt= p://www.infocastinc.com/energyinvestor.htm California Crisis Calif= ornia's Governor Hopes to Rework Power Deals By Jim Sanders, The Sacrament= o Bee, Calif., Oct. 21 With California holding billions in long-term energy= contracts at higher-than-market prices, Gov. Gray Davis' advisers said Fri= day that he will try to renegotiate some of the pacts. Calif. official= s said near power bond agreement By Leonard Anderson (Reuters) SAN FRANCIS= CO, Oct 23 (Reuters) California energy officials are trying again to reach = an agreement that would let the state's Department of Water Resources (DWR)= issue a record $12.5 billion bond to cover emergency power purchases. = SF Voters Consider Two Public Power Options Oct. 23 (California Energy Ma= rkets) Often faced with a daunting array of ballot choices, San Francisco v= oters will consider two measures in the upcoming November 6 election that o= ffer overlapping roadmaps for publicly-owned water and power services in th= e Bay Area. Special Offer from this Publisher! Competition & Deregula= tion ISO New England Cites Progress in Upgrading Region's Wholesale Elec= tricity Market Oct 23, 2001 - Business Wire ISO New England Inc., which ov= ersees the region's electric power system, said that the second year of the= region's deregulated wholesale electricity markets saw major progress in o= perational efficiency and reliability. Forum revisits energy issues; R= estructuring needs tweaking Oct 14 - Telegram & Gazette Considerable progr= ess has been made to restructure the state's electric power industry, but f= our years into the process, several lingering issues need revisiting, offic= ials said yesterday. Pilot program has been disappointment Oct 23 - F= ort Worth Star - Telegram A debate is raging over whether Texas should laun= ch electric deregulation as scheduled on Jan. 1. Mergers, Acquisitions= & Divestitures Rwe Seeks Takeover Candidates in North America Oct 23, = 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex RWE AG, the German utilities gro= up, is continuing to focus its expansion policy on the North American marke= t, where it will count 23,000 employees if it succeeds in acquiring New Jer= sey-based American Water Works. Electrabel Withdraws from Competition = to Buy Cez Oct 23, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Electrabel, = the Belgian electricity group, is withdrawing from the competition to buy C= zech power group CEZ, which is being privatised. EDF sights still set = on Seeboard Oct 22 - Evening Standard - London FRENCH State-owned power gi= ant EDF still hopes to buy British South coast distributor and generator Se= eboard despite the likelihood of intense opposition from politicians and ri= vals, writes Ross Tieman. Tractebel Considers Forming Alliances to Bid= for Copel Oct 23, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Mauricio Bah= r, chairman of the Brazilian subsidiary of Tractebel, the Belgian energy co= mpany, has confirmed that the company has presented the necessary documents= to bid for Copel, the Brazilian state-owned electricity company. Legi= slation/Regulation Protests Sparked By New York Independent System Opera= tor (NYISO) Oct. 24 (Btu Watch) Protestors made their positions known to F= ERC by filing their opposition to the September 28, 2001, request of the Ne= w York Independent System Operator, Inc (NYISO) that the termination date f= or the an Automated Mitigation Procedure (AMP) be extended to October 31, 2= 002. Special Offer from this Publisher! Rates Unitil's FG?seeks ele= ctric rate cut in Mass. NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) Unitil Corp. said its F= itchburg Gas and Electric Light Co. (FG&E) subsidiary filed with Massachuse= tts regulators to immediately reduce electric distribution rates. Gene= ral Limits sought on rules for power shutoffs Oct 23 - Providence Journ= al As cold weather sets in, an estimated 7,200 families in Rhode Island are= without heat because their gas or electricity has been cut off for nonpaym= ent of bills. Hermiston,Ore., makes the switch to public power Oct. 2= 2 (Public Power Weekly) The small town of Hermiston in northeastern Oregon = is now operating its own electric utility, after buying Pacific Power?s wir= es and poles for $8 million in an agreement reached in July. Special Offer= from this Publisher! Deals/Contracts GE to Supply Gas Turbines for = Power Plant Expansion in Venezuela Oct 23, 2001 - Business Wire GE Power S= ystems has received contracts totaling US$107 million to supply two gas tur= bines, additional equipment and services for the 295-megawatt expansion of = a power plant in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Power Pricing/Supply Eastern= U.S. Power Prices Surge on Peach Bottom Outage Oct. 23 (Btu's Daily Power= Report) Eastern power prices shot higher today as a number of market facto= rs combined to drive prices from recent ranges. Special Offer from this Pu= blisher! Triple Treat Oct. 22 (Energy Market Report) Western spot elec= tricity schedulers traded a Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday package on Monday in= order to accommodate the NWPP Schedulers Meeting in Portland, Oregon on Tu= esday and Wednesday, October 23 and 24. Special Offer from this Publisher!= Transmission & Reliability Southeast U.S. utilities balk at FERC gr= id plan By Chris Reese (Reuters) NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) Utilities and = regulatory officials in the U.S. Southeast are balking at a federal proposa= l to gather power transmission lines under one regional network, saying the= plan could raise power prices. Existing Route Urged for New Power Lin= e Oct 23, 2001 - Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME A new power line across east= ern Maine should be built in an existing utility corridor rather than cutti= ng a new swath through the woods, the Board of Environmental Protection sai= d Monday. Power Projects Henderson County, Ky., Board Issues Use Pe= rmits to Power Plant Developers By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensb= oro, Ky., Oct. 23 Monday night, the Henderson County Board of Zoning Adjust= ment unanimously voted to issue conditional-use permits to Cash Creek Gener= ation LLC, which proposes to build a coal-fired power generation plant in e= astern Henderson County. Resident riled over power plant Oct 23 - Sar= asota Herald Tribune A Texas company's plan to build a small power plant ju= st east of Lakewood Ranch is generating heat from an east county resident w= ho is trying to halt the project. Legal Judge Criticizes Nw Utiliti= es As She Opposes Their Bid For Refunds Oct 23 - Seattle Post - Intelligen= cer The sky-high electricity rates Northwest consumers are paying can be bl= amed on bad weather, but they're also the result of questionable decisions = by Seattle City Light and Tacoma Power, a federal administrative judge has = concluded. Renewables Naturenergie AG Criticises State Financing Po= licy Oct 23, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Naturenergie AG, t= he German hydroelectric power trader, has complained that the German govern= ment is giving insufficient support to hydroelectric energy. Bill woul= d let utilities claim renewable energy tax credits Oct 22 - Las Vegas Revi= ew - Journal Public utilities and rural utility cooperatives would become e= ligible for renewable energy tax breaks under legislation introduced Thursd= ay by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore. ABB BUILD= ING WORLD'S HIGHEST WIND POWER PLANT Oct. 19 (Wind Energy Weekly) In Septe= mber, the global engineering firm ABB announced plans to construct the worl= d's highest wind turbine near Andermatt, Switzerland. The 800-kW unit will = be built 2,350 meters (7,710 feet) above sea level. Special Offer from th= is Publisher! More renewable power plants to be set up by 2005 Oct 23,= 2001 - Associated Press ABOUT 50 to 60 renewable power plants will be set = up by 2005 to meet the targeted 5 per cent or 750 megawatt (MW) of the tota= l estimated national power supply, said Energy Commission chairman Datuk Mo= hd Annas Mohd Nor. Plants Calif. power plant outages - Oct 23 SAN = FRANCISCO, Oct 23 (Reuters) California officials, as part of the state's ef= forts to come to grips with its energy crisis, released on Tuesday a list o= f power plants in the state operating below full capacity. N. American= power plant outages summary - Oct 23 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23 (Reuters) The = following lists current and planned outages at U.S. power plants by NERC re= gion. Energy Efficiency/Conservation Bill Busters hit the road to h= elp reduce electricity costs Oct 23 - The Belfast News Letter NORTHERN Ire= land Electricity `Bill Busters' will be taking to the roads in the coming m= onths to host a series of roadshows aimed at helping local businesses reduc= e costs. Attack aftermath shakes state's energy structure Oct 22 - Bo= ston Herald Desktop computers and new SUVs offer the proof: Neither the Mid= dle Eastern oil woes of the 1970s nor occasional surges in fuel prices have= inspired Americans toward long-term energy conservation. Environmenta= l Garnet Power Plant Gets Environmental Go-Ahead Oct 23, 2001 - The Ida= ho Statesman Idaho's environmental regulators issued an air permit Friday t= o allow a controversial power plant to be built near Middleton. Nuclea= r Salem, Pa., Residents Discuss Feelings on Nearby Nuclear Facility By = Kyle S. Thomas, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Oct. 21 Thomas and Ger= trude Church try not to think about the nuclear power plant in their back y= ard. US NRC approves Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site WASHINGTON, Oc= t 23 (Reuters) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday signed off on a= plan to build an underground dump in Nevada's Yucca Mountain to hold radio= active spent fuel from nuclear power plants. Federal agency asks citiz= ens to voice nuclear concerns Oct 22 - Herald - Rock Hill, S.C. Since the = mid -1980s, the Catawba Nuclear Station located on the shores of Lake Wylie= has been a part of the York County landscape. The Construction of The= Atomic Power Station Bashkirskaya Will Be Resumed Oct 22, 2001 - A & G In= formation Service The Minister of atomic energy has already signed the corr= esponding decree. The construction of Bashkirskaya APS was begun in 1980, b= ut was stopped in 1990. Financial Enron seeks to soothe investors a= fter stock slump By Carolyn Koo (Reuters) NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) Enron= Corp. sought to assuage investor concerns on Tuesday after U.S. regulators= said they were looking into transactions involving the company's chief fin= ancial officer and its stock shed more than $10 billion in value over the p= ast week. ANALYSIS-Brazil's Cesp rides roller coaster on sale rumors = RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The recent roller coaster ride i= n shares of Brazilian power utility Cesp could continue for a while as the = government struggles to resurrect its long-delayed privatization to boost d= epleted state coffers, analysts say. We're no Railtrack, says 'insolve= nt' BNFL Oct 22 - Evening Standard - London BRITISH Nuclear Fuels Limited = today confirmed that is technically insolvent, but denied that it is anothe= r Railtrack disaster waiting to happen. SEC Requests Enron to Provide = Information on Investment Partnerships By Laura Goldberg, Houston Chronicl= e, Oct. 23 Shares in Enron Corp. fell almost 21 percent Monday after the co= mpany disclosed federal securities regulators asked for details on investme= nt partnerships formerly run by its chief financial officer. RESEARCH = ALERT-Exelon deleted from UBS list NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (Reuters) UBS Warburg= said it deleted utility Exelon Corp. from its list of recommended stocks, = effective Tuesday. Financial - Results Atlanta-Based Southern Co. R= eports $554 Million in Third-Quarter Earnings By Matthew C. Quinn, The Atl= anta Journal and Constitution, Oct. 23 Southern Co. overcame lower electric= ity demand during a mild summer and an economic slowdown to report better-t= han-expected third-quarter earnings. Format Change Boosts Third-Quarte= r Profits for Connecticut-Based Utility Firm By Dana Ambrosini, Connecticu= t Post, Bridgeport, Oct. 23 UIL Holdings Corp. reported higher third-quarte= r profits Monday, but noted that much of the increase came through a change= in its earnings format. FPL third-quarter earnings rise 6.4 pct JUNO= BEACH, Fla., Oct 23 (Reuters) - FPL Group Inc., owner of Florida's largest= utility, on Tuesday reported a 6.37 percent increase in third-quarter net = income and said it was "on track for meeting our 2001 target." PS Ente= rprise profits rise 21 percent NEWARK, N.J., Oct 23 (Reuters) - Public Ser= vice Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey's largest gas and electric utili= ty, on Tuesday reported a 21 percent rise in third-quarter earnings, but th= e results were near the low end of Wall Street expectations. Exelon st= ock drops despite improved earnings CHICAGO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The stock = of Exelon Corp dropped on Tuesday after the big utility holding company rep= orted improved third quarter net income and better-than-projected earnings = per share, but offered a 2002 outlook that trailed analysts' expectations. = AEP's quarterly earnings rise on higher sales NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reute= rs) Integrated utility holding company American Electric Power Co. Inc. on = Tuesday said third-quarter earnings rose 12 percent on the strength of its = wholesale operations. Edison's Ray Of Light Fading Fast; Power Plants = Fuel Huge Loss Oct 23 - Daily News - Los Angeles Edison International's tw= o-week respite from the clutches of a bankruptcy court took a hit Friday wh= en the parent company of Rosemead-based Southern California Edison Co. repo= rted a third-quarter loss of $413 million. International Copel" Pri= vatisation to Be Harmed by Lawsuits Oct 23, 2001 - South American Business= Information Several court orders may harm even more the privatisation of C= opel (Companhia Paranaense de Energia Eletrica), predicted for October 31. = Saesa Should Call for Offers for The Fourth Time Oct 23, 2001 - South= American Business Information In early November, Saesa, controlled by the = US firm PSEG, should call for offers from firms keen to provide it with ele= ctrical energy to deliver to its clients. Bernabe Says Ok to Enel's Di= versification Into Gas Sector Oct 23, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via = Comtex Franco Bernabe, former chairman of Italian oil group ENI, has said t= hat he is in favour of the diversification of Italian electricity group Ene= l into the gas sector following its recent acquisition of a majority stake = in Camuzzi, the Italian gas distribution company. Edf Privatisation Co= ntinues Oct 23, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex The state-owned= French electricity company EDF is to put another slice of its activities u= p for sale at the beginning of December. North Korea: Power plants rep= ortedly exceed production target Oct 22 - BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific - Ec= onomic Power-generating facilities of thermal and hydraulic power plants in= South Pyongan Province are making roaring buzzing sounds of power producti= on. Ineffective Electric Power Grid Costs Latin America Oct 22 - Xinh= ua News Agency - CEIS Latin America incurs an annual loss of more than one = billion U.S. dollars because of an ineffective integrated electric power gr= id, Ecuadorian Energy Minister Pablo Teran said Friday while highlighting t= he need for regional integration in the energy sector. De Palacio says= EU targets more nuclear power; electricity/gas deregulation Oct 23 - AFX = The European Union energy policies aim at a greater development of nuclear = power and deregulation of electricity and gas markets, said European Commis= sion vice president for transport and energy Loyola de Palacio. Summit= Asks Fg to Deregulate Economy Oct 23, 2001 - Africa News Service The just= -concluded Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) has asked the Federal Government = to set realistic goals to deregulate key sectors of the economy, if it want= s quick solutions to the nation's problems. [IMAGE] Powered by Energy= Central ? 2001 CyberTech, Inc. All rights reserved. More News Top E= xcelergy [IMAGE] RESTRUCTURING TODAY [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE][IMA= GE]October 24, 2001 Those low East Texas prices did it again But what if= Texas' retail market gets really good? Entergy the cleanest? 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