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G?asks federal judge for more time to reorganize Jan 16, 2002 - Associate=
d Press Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and California power regulators vented=
their frustration with one another before a federal bankruptcy judge Wedne=
sday, as the state sought permission to develop an alternative plan under w=
hich PG?would emerge from bankruptcy. [IMAGE] Allentown, Pa., Utility Sa=
ys It Didn't Try to Control Electricity Prices By Benjamin Y. Lowe, The P=
hiladelphia Inquirer, Jan. 16 PPL Corp. yesterday told state regulators it =
did not set prices in the region's wholesale electricity market last year. =
[IMAGE] FERC to create electricity market monitoring unit WASHINGTON, =
Jan 16 (Reuters) Federal energy regulators on Wednesday detailed plans to c=
reate a new market oversight unit to prevent manipulation of U.S. wholesale=
electricity prices and supplies. [IMAGE] Enron energy services clients =
may take profit hits By Carolyn Koo, NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) The light=
s won't go off, but companies that relied on Enron Corp. to manage their en=
ergy needs and cut their electricity bills may soon find themselves out in =
the cold. Energy Security US FERC to keep sensitive pipeline maps=
under wraps WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) The Federal Energy Regulatory C=
ommission (FERC) on Wednesday said it will continue to restrict public acce=
ss to information about U.S. pipeline routes and other sensitive energy-rel=
ated sites. California Crisis FEATURE-A year after blackouts, Cali=
fornia counts cost By James Jelter, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16 (Reuters) A yea=
r after the first blackout swept through their state, Californians are tack=
ling mountains of debt and litigation raised by last winter's energy crisis=
, buoyed by the belief the lights won't go out. California Senate Pan=
el Seeks Depositions from Enron, Accounting Firm By Andrew LaMar, Contra =
Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Jan. 16 A state Senate committee wants t=
o know whether documents destroyed by accountants working for Enron Corp. l=
ast fall contained information sought by legislators investigating Californ=
ia's electricity market. PG?ad blasts big California fraud lawsuit =
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16 (Reuters) PG?Corp. took out full-page advertisements =
in newspapers throughout California on Wednesday, blasting a giant state fr=
aud suit against its bankrupt utility unit as a bid to topple the company's=
reorganization plan. Democratic Commissioners Steamroll Holding-Comp=
any Rule Changes Jan. 16 (California Energy Markets) After Republican com=
missioners had put the item on hold, Democratic members of the California P=
ublic Utilities Commission on January 9 returned from a closed session to o=
verride the hold list, approving far-reaching holding-company regulations t=
hat specifically target Pacific Gas & Electric's reorganization plans [I01-=
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jobs Competition & Deregulation Georgia Power Explores Enterin=
g Gas Market By Matthew C. Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. =
16 Georgia Power Co. has a plan to enter the natural gas business by offeri=
ng itself as a regulated alternative to the state's unregulated gas markete=
rs, the company said Tuesday. Enron Plays Big Role in North Carolina;=
Deregulation Draws Lobbyists By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, =
N.C., Jan. 16 When the debate about reforming the state's electric industry=
reached its peak about two years ago, representatives of the now-bankrupt =
Enron Corp. circulated through the halls and meeting rooms of the State Leg=
islative Building. Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Montedison=
, Edison see all non-core ops sold by yr-end ROME, Jan 16, 2002 (AFX-Euro=
pe via COMTEX) -- The Montedison/Edison group expects to have sold all non=
-core businesses by the end of the year, said Umberto Quadrino, chairman of=
Edison SpA and vice chairman of Montedison SpA. Legislation/Regulatio=
n Congress quizzes fired Andersen partner on Enron role WASHINGTON, J=
an 16 (Reuters) - Congressional investigators said on Wednesday they quizze=
d fired Andersen audit partner David Duncan about the accounting firm's tie=
s to collapsed energy trading giant Enron Corp. Justice official refu=
ses to step aside on Enron WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) The head of the U=
.S. Justice Department's investigation of Enron rejected suggestions on Wed=
nesday that he should step aside because of his ties to a law firm that had=
represented the giant energy company. Bush Administration Says Enron=
Calls Were Routine By Bob Deans, Austin American-Statesman, Texas, Jan. =
16 The Bush administration has said the flurry of phone calls Enron Corp. e=
xecutives made to senior Cabinet officials last fall were routine communica=
tions that take place between the government and corporate America. S=
enate Panel Reviews Enron over Tax Breaks By John C. Henry, Houston Chron=
icle, Jan. 16 Enron Corp., which sought federal tax breaks as the company h=
urtled toward bankruptcy last fall, is coming under scrutiny by federal law=
makers for possible misuse of corporate tax laws. White House plays d=
own talk of Pitt Enron recusal WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) The White Hou=
se on Wednesday played down suggestions that Securities and Exchange Commis=
sion Chairman Harvey Pitt recuse himself from the commission's probe of fal=
len energy trader Enron Corp. Rates Critics Voice Opinions on Neva=
da Power's Rate Increase By John G. Edwards, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Ja=
n. 16 An angry crowd of 175 people Tuesday night cheered on critics of Neva=
da Power Co. who blamed the company's request to boost rates $922 million o=
n its own "ghastly errors" and "greed." Home Power Rates Will Stay Hi=
gh, Utility Head Tells Vancouver, Wash., Council By Allan Brettmann, The =
Oregonian, Portland, Ore., Jan. 15 Electricity prices throughout the West h=
ave stabilized, but that won't translate into lower residential rates for a=
t least two years, the head of Clark Public Utilities predicted Monday nigh=
t. Utility Costs in West Virginia Rose 6.6 Percent in 2001, State Law=
makers Learn By Phil Kabler, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Jan. 15 State=
residents' costs for electric, gas, water and telephone utilities jumped a=
n average of 6.6 percent in 2001, Public Service Commission Consumer Advoca=
te Billy Jack Gregg said Monday. General U.S. Senator from Texas M=
ay Aid Enron Workers By Jack Douglas Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas=
, Jan. 16 Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is considering giving away some of the =
campaign contributions she received from Enron if the money could help empl=
oyees of the collapsed energy trading company, she said Monday. Some =
Bush Officials Sold Enron Stock Before Bankruptcy By Patty Reinert, Houst=
on Chronicle, Jan. 16 Government ethics rules forced Bush administration of=
ficials to sell their Enron Corp. stock last year, a move that, in the end,=
spared them hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses when the Houston en=
ergy giant imploded. Enron Made Campaign Contributions to Some North =
Carolina Politicians By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, N.C., Jan=
. 15 Rep. Howard Coble is one of four congressmen from North Carolina who r=
eceived contributions from the bankrupt Enron Corp., reports a pair of camp=
aign-finance tracking organizations. Andersen rushes out ads in try t=
o boost confidence NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) A week after it was found t=
hat Andersen destroyed documents that could be crucial to the government's =
probe into Enron Corp.'s collapse, the accounting firm on Wednesday took ou=
t full-page ads in major U.S. newspapers to attempt to restore confidence i=
n its business practices. Enron whistleblower also warned Andersen-la=
wmakers WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) Sherron Watkins, the Enron Corp. exe=
cutive who warned the company's chairman of troubling accounting practices,=
also spoke to the former energy giant's auditor last August, U.S. lawmaker=
s said on Wednesday. Enron's Woes Don't Worry Jenkintown, Pa., Subsid=
iary's Workers By Margie Fishman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 16 Will=
iard Inc. employees in Jenkintown are following the news blitz about the ma=
ssive bankruptcy and investigation of their parent company, energy trader E=
nron Corp., with interest but little immediate concern. Oregon Senato=
r Donates Money Received from Enron to Former Workers By Tom Detzel, The =
Oregonian, Portland, Ore., Jan. 15 Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., who's taken i=
n more Enron campaign cash than any Oregon politician, said Monday he'll do=
nate the money to Enron workers whose retirement accounts shriveled with th=
e company's stock. Ex-Enron Employee Hawking Manual By KRISTEN HAYS=
Associated Press Writer, HOUSTON, Jan 16, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- G=
etting laid off from Enron Corp. turned Matt Mitchell into an entrepreneur.=
Trading/Marketing UBS Wuffli says Enron trading ops acquisition d=
iversification not new strategy ZURICH, Jan 16, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMT=
EX) -- UBS AG president Peter Wuffli said UBS Warburg's acquisition of Enr=
on Corp wholesale energy trading operations represents a diversification of=
already existing trading technology and risk management, not a new strateg=
y. Buffalo, N.Y., Group to Market Electric Power By Chet Bridger, T=
he Buffalo News, N.Y., Jan. 15 The marketing organization established to lu=
re businesses to the Buffalo Niagara region has a new tool in its arsenal: =
electric power. New Technologies/Markets Workers Return to Torring=
ton, Conn.-Based Fuel-Cell Plant after Explosion By David A. Smith, Water=
bury Republican-American, Conn., Jan. 16 Employees at FuelCell Energy Inc. =
returned Tuesday morning to the Technology Park Drive plant as company offi=
cials and local authorities tried to pin down exactly how fumes from a mach=
ine might have caused the Monday night explosion that injured five employee=
s. Power Pricing/Supply West Power Gets Early Boost from Outages, =
Ends Session Low Jan. 16 (Btu's Daily Power Report) Power prices througho=
ut the Western U.S. received a modest boost early in the session today as p=
ackages were traded for Thursday/Friday delivery due to the upcoming Martin=
Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday (1/21). Special Offer from this Publishe=
r! A Chill Envelopes Power Markets Jan. 16 (Special to Western Pri=
ce Survey Contacts) The weather was clear, bright and cold this week, sendi=
ng natural gas and electricity prices higher midweek. Special Offer from th=
is Publisher! Andersen Partners Feel the Heat Jan. 15 (Energy Mark=
et Report) Day-ahead peak power prices continued to rise in the Western U.S=
. Tuesday amid expectations of stronger weather-related demand and higher n=
atural gas values. Special Offer from this Publisher! Transmission & =
Reliability Nevada Hydro Wants Simplified Power-Line Review Process in =
Southern California By William Finn Bennett, North County Times, Escondid=
o, Calif., Jan. 15 The company working with Elsinore Valley Municipal Water=
District to build a proposed transmission power line between Riverside Cou=
nty and San Diego County is recommending a single environmental review proc=
ess for its own project and a competing San Diego Gas & Electric project. =
Power Projects Kaysville, Utah, Power Plant Plans for Increased Sum=
mer Use By Ruth Malan, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Jan. 16 Kaysville =
is spending this winter planning for the city's inevitable increase in powe=
r use during summer months. Enron Abandons Mexican Generation Project=
MEXICO CITY, Jan 15, 2002 (El Universal/Corporate Mexico by Internet Sec=
urities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Enron abandoned its project to construct a 28=
4-megawatt electric cogeneration plant that it had already agreed to with M=
exico's federal government, reported Mexico City daily el Universal. =
Virginia SCC Sends Tenaska Power Plant Application Back To Hearing Examiner=
For Further Review RICHMOND, Va., Jan 16, 2002 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX=
) -- The State Corporation Commission (SCC) is not yet ready to decide whet=
her a 900-megawatt power plant should be built in Fluvanna County. Leg=
al Texas Agency Sues to Block Utility Panel's Deals By R.A. Dyer, For=
t Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Jan. 15 The Texas Public Utility Commission h=
as been sued over deals that set fallback electric service for some of the =
state's poorest residents. INTERVIEW-Nikko unit may mull legal action=
over Enron TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The new president of Nikko Cordial =
Corp's asset management unit -- a major Japanese victim of Enron Corp's fai=
lure -- said on Wednesday his company may consider taking legal action agai=
nst the U.S. energy trader. Energy company sues Andersen; experts exp=
ect many more suits for accounting firm By ALAN CLENDENNING AP Business W=
riter, NEW YORK, Jan 16, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- An energy comp=
any has sued Arthur Andersen LLP, the accounting firm that issued audits fo=
r Enron Corp., and experts predict that Andersen will soon face a rash of s=
imilar lawsuits accusing it of complicity in Enron's spectacular collapse. =
Renewables Utah Brewery Chooses Wind Power Generated in Wyoming =
Environmental News Network, Berkeley, Calif. , Jan. 16 A small Utah company=
brews award-winning beers such as Cutthroat Pale Ale and Kings Peak Porter=
, and now it's doing it with power generated by the strong winds of Wyoming=
. Love your electric bill, Wisconsin cities say in ad drive Jan. 14=
(Public Power Weekly) Customers participating in Wisconsin Public Power In=
c.?s renewable energy program are enamored with their electric bills. Spec=
ial Offer from this Publisher! NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES BACK STATEWI=
DE GREEN POWER PROGRAM Jan. 11 (Wind Energy Weekly) Large utilities in No=
rth Carolina, as well as some municipal utilities and rural cooperatives, h=
ave agreed to voluntarily participate in a statewide green power program. S=
pecial Offer from this Publisher! People Las Vegas Consultant Con=
firms Talks with Enron Chairman By John G. Edwards, Las Vegas Review-Jour=
nal, Jan. 16 Las Vegas consultant Sig Rogich confirmed Tuesday that he spok=
e with Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay as the Houston-based company strugg=
led to avoid financial collapse this fall. Labor/Human Resources O=
ntario Power to cut 2,000 jobs for deregulation TORONTO, Jan 16 (Reuters)=
Ontario Power Generation said on Wednesday it would lay off about 20 perce=
nt of its workforce to improve profitability as the province's electricity =
market opens up for competition on May 1. Environmental Justice De=
partment to Prosecute 8 Utilities for Violating Clean-Air Regulation By S=
eth Borenstein, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, Jan. 16 The Justice Depart=
ment declared Tuesday it would go ahead and prosecute eight utilities for v=
iolating a major clean air regulation, even though the Bush administration =
wants to ease the rule. Nuclear Govt. Reports on Missing Nuke Fuel=
By DIANE SCARPONI Associated Press Writer, WATERFORD, Conn., Jan 16, 200=
2 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Two radioactive fuel rods missing from a nuclea=
r power plant for at least two decades were likely mistaken for other radio=
active waste and safely disposed of, federal investigators have concluded. =
Neighbors of Florida Nuclear Plants Won't Get Anti-Radiation Pills =
By Alex Leary, St. Petersburg Times, Fla., Jan. 15 In what is becoming a gr=
owing controversy, the state likely will reject an offer to provide free ra=
diation-blocking pills to thousands of people living near Florida's three n=
uclear power plants. U.S. May Upgrade Background Checks of Nuclear Po=
wer Plant Workers By Sean Adkins, York Daily Record, Pa., Jan. 15 Chances=
are the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has subjected your name to a backgro=
und check if you have visited Three Mile Island Generating Station or Peach=
Bottom Atomic Power Station within the last few years. Pbmr Pilot Pr=
oject Taken Forward Jan 16, 2002 - Africa News Service THE construction o=
f SA's pilot mini-nuclear project has taken a further step forward with the=
appointment of US-based firm Stone & Webster and two local firms to provid=
e professional services to develop the scheme. Financial Enron may=
find it likes Pink Sheet trading By Mark Weinraub, NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reu=
ters) Collapsed energy trading firm Enron Corp., under heavy scrutiny for t=
he accounting it used to polish earnings, has one thing to be thankful for:=
It does not have to report its financial performance anymore. Enron =
joins attacks, economy as earnings excuse By Denise Duclaux, NEW YORK, Ja=
n 16 (Reuters) When Enron Corp. threw in the towel to file for the biggest =
U.S. bankruptcy ever late last year, the fallen energy trader left companie=
s ranging from banks to dairies nursing bumps and bruises. Feds Study=
Enron Effect on Economy By RON FOURNIER, WASHINGTON, Jan 16, 2002 (AP On=
line via COMTEX) -- White House economic adviser Larry Lindsey studied the=
economic impact of the potential collapse of Enron Corp. as the Texas-base=
d energy firm struggled for its financial life, the Bush administration dis=
closed Wednesday. Enron, Andersen bond went beyond auditing By KRIS=
TEN HAYS Associated Press Writer, HOUSTON, Jan 15, 2002 (AP WorldStream via=
COMTEX) -- Arthur Andersen LLP didn't just monitor Enron Corp.'s books. =
Financial - Ratings RESEARCH ALERT-Morgan Stanley rates Alliant Ener=
gy 'neutral' NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) Morgan Stanley on Wednesday began=
coverage on Alliant Energy Corp. with a "neutral" rating, calling the comp=
any "a solid, regulated business with upside potential from unregulated gen=
eration, international energy, and E?operations." Financial - Results =
Calpine cuts 2002 capital spending, revises outlook LOS ANGELES, Jan =
16 (Reuters) - Independent power producer Calpine Corp. on Wednesday warned=
earnings for the year would fall sharply below Wall Street forecasts as it=
slashes up to $2 billion in capital spending and postpones plans to build =
34 new plants. Dominion to meet or exceed 2001 estimates RICHMOND, =
Va., Jan 16 (Reuters) - Dominion Resources Inc., one of the largest U.S. en=
ergy producers, on Wednesday said its 2001 earnings before special charges =
will meet or exceed Wall Street expectations. International Korea'=
s public hearing on KEPCO unit sale aborted By Park Sung-woo, SEOUL, Jan =
16 (Reuters) The push by state-run Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) to sel=
l power generation units stalled on Wednesday when about 30 demonstrators b=
locked a public hearing on the plan. Controversy thickens for Enron I=
ndian arm By INDRAJIT BASU, UPI Business Correspondent, CALCUTTA, India, =
Jan 16, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Lately, with each =
passing day, controversy surrounding the Dabhol Power Co., Enron's beleague=
red Indian subsidiary, seems to be taking fresh turns. Brazil eases e=
nergy rationing for carnival BRASILIA, Brazil, Jan 15, 2002 (AP WorldStre=
am via COMTEX) -- Brazilians won't have to celebrate this year's carnival =
in the dark. BRE Bank announces three-step plan to rescue Elektrim =
Jan 16, 2002 (New World Publishing via COMTEX) -- BRE Bank, a key investor=
in energy and telecom conglomerate Elektrim might be on the right track to=
save the giant from bankruptcy, but the price will be the dismissal of cur=
rent managers and break up of the once leading firm. Generation Up 4.=
1% in 2001 Peru, Jan 16, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) -- Electricity=
generation in Peru totaled 1,800GWh in December, 6.2% higher than December=
2000, totaling 20,735GWh for the whole of 2001, a 4.1% increase on 2000, t=
he Mines & Energy Ministry announced. Suez Group Mulls New Energy Pro=
jects Peru, Jan 16, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) -- France's Suez gr=
oup is interested in increasing its presence in Peru's energy sector and is=
looking at several potential projects in the country, reported Diario Gest=
ion. Prodi threatens to use special directive to force energy liberal=
isation STRASBOURG, Jan 16, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- European Com=
mission President Romano Prodi said he may use a special single market dire=
ctive to force liberalisation of the EU's gas and electricity markets if no=
progress is made by member states. Power Companies Quit Aneel Auctio=
ns Jan 16, 2002 - South American Business Information The appetite of the=
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