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[IMAGE] UBS to Share Profits From Enron Unit By A= LAN CLENDENNING AP Business Writer, NEW YORK, Jan 14, 2002 (AP Online via C= OMTEX) -- The Swiss investment bank that is buying Enron Corp.'s energy tra= ding business will share a third of its profits with Enron and its creditor= s, a source familiar with the situation said Monday. [IMAGE] Lights out = for U.S. utility stranded cost bonds? NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) Investor= s may see in 2002 the last flicker of new utility stranded cost bonds, the = once highly-touted sector in the $1.2 trillion U.S. asset-backed securities= market. Press Release TransFormance Group Study Highlights Pitfa= lls For Australian Electricity Suppliers In State Of Victoria Morristown,= New Jersey - 14th January, 2002 Energy companies in Australia?s State of V= ictoria face significant new challenges in meeting customer expectations as= full retail contestability (FRC) comes into effect on 1st January 2002. Th= at?s the finding of new research by Transformance Group, who found that ove= r 80% of Victorian consumers are aware of FRC and hope for significant redu= ctions in electricity prices as a result of increased competition. T= HOMAS M. RAY III NAMED PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF KWI NORTH AMERICA = HOUSTON (January 14, 2002) KWI, a leading supplier of trading and risk man= agement systems for the energy market, has hired Thomas (Trip) M. Ray III a= s president and general manager of the company's North America operations. = California Crisis Los Angeles Utility May Recover $62 Million fro= m Southern California Edison By Dana Bartholomew, Daily News, Los Angeles= , Jan. 14 Although city officials had once expected to "kiss the money good= bye," Los Angeles may recoup $62 million this spring from Southern Californ= ia Edison, which has pledged to repay a statewide $3.3 billion debt. = More Legal Battles Seen Likely In CPUC, PG?Bankruptcy Dispute Jan. 14 (Ut= ility Spotlight) The murky legal minefield distinguishing between state and= federal energy regulatory jurisdiction surfaced in California last week (J= an. 8-9) when state regulators weighed in directly and indirectly in Pacifi= c Gas & Electric's massive Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in a federal co= urt here, followed a day later by an aggressive regulatory move. Special Of= fer from this Publisher! CPUC Includes Renewables in IOU Procurement= Plans Jan. 14 (California Energy Markets) With the optimistic expectatio= n that the Department of Water Resources will exit the energy buying busine= ss in 2003, the California Public Utilities Commission, utilities and other= s are grappling with strategies for IOUs to resume procurement functions. = Special Offer from this Publisher! [IMAGE] ADVERTISEMENT ENERGIZE YO= UR CAREER - The Energy Central Job Center has a new look, new features, pr= emier employers and is updated daily! Visit the energy industry's largest = on-line job center today: http://www.energycentral.com/sections/jobs = Competition & Deregulation Texas Residents Continue to Apply for Sw= itch of Electricity Providers By Dan Piller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Te= xas, Jan. 13 A total of 34,005 Texans have applied to switch electricity pr= oviders since Dec. 17, officials of the Electric Reliability Council of Tex= as reported Friday. Most Ohio Residents Derive Little Benefit from De= regulation of Electricity By Jon Chavez, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 13= When Ohio began its seven-year quest to deregulate its electric power indu= stry a year ago, Lucas County administrator Ed Cieka was among those eager = to take advantage of an expected fight by marketers to supply him with chea= per power. Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Merger Talk: Oil m= ajors poised to bridge energy divide NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Big oil= is limbering up for a push into the brave new world of deregulated power, = in a move to reinforce its already strong grip on the energy business. = EU's De Palacio sees more mergers in the energy sector difficult MADRID= , Jan 14, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- EU Transport and Energy Commissi= oner Loyola de Palacio said she believes further mergers in the European en= ergy sector will be difficult, as the industry already boasts "a large conc= entration of firms." Iberdrola Presents Surety in Bid for Eurogen J= an 14, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Iberdrola, the Spanish el= ectricity company, has presented a 100m euro (Pta16.638bn) euro surety in o= rder to bid for Eurogen, the largest of the three generation subsidiaries o= f Italian electricity group Enel, which is up for sale as part of the priva= tisation of the Italian electricity market. Legislation/Regulation = Senate banking committee says sets hearing on Enron WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (= Reuters) The powerful Senate Banking Committee said on Monday it will hold = a Feb. 12 hearing on Enron Corp., the energy trading giant whose bankruptcy= filing last year threw thousands out of work, devastated investors and rai= sed questions about its accounting practices. APPA supports FERC prop= osal on market-based rates Jan. 14 (Public Power Weekly) APPA ?fully supp= orts? the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission?s efforts to protect consume= rs from market power abuse by imposing a refund condition on the market-bas= ed rate authority granted to investor-owned utilities. Special Offer from t= his Publisher! NW Refund Attorneys Preview FERC Price Order Implicat= ions Jan. 14 (Clearing Up) FERC brushed up against the $500-million North= west refund proceeding in a global order last month, but then stepped back.= Special Offer from this Publisher! Rates Rebate Delay on Power B= ills Jan 14, 2002 - Australasian Business Intelligence Victorians may hav= e to wait up to three months for promised rebates on power bills. Gene= ral Ex-Enron Execs Launch Own Firm By BILL BERGSTROM AP Business Writ= er, PHILADELPHIA, Jan 14, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Several former Enr= on executives launched a new company Monday to market energy services to sm= all and medium-sized businesses instead of the large industrial customers t= he bankrupt giant had sought out. Enron's Mark Is Deep in Political P= ockets By Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 13 Texas politicians, long= the biggest beneficiaries of Enron Corp.'s prodigious campaign spending, a= re now facing the downside of the fallen corporation's political largess. = Enron Reportedly Gave to Politicians TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan 14, 2002= (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Florida's pension fund investment in Enron Corp.= has cost the state more than $300 million, but many top politicians receiv= ed money from the Texas-based energy giant. Document ordering data de= struction raises legal questions, senator says By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associa= ted Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 14, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- T= he timing of an accounting firm's memo directing the destruction of documen= ts raises the serious possibility of obstruction of justice, says the chair= man of a Senate committee investigating Enron Corp.'s collapse. Ander= sen Under Scrutiny: How Much Culpability Does the Accounting Firm Have for = Enron's Collapse? by Will McNamara, IssueAlert, Jan. 14 (Scientech) The h= eat on Enron's auditors went up another notch on Jan. 13 following a report= that Arthur Andersen executives issued an order to destroy audit documents= just days before Enron posted a $618-million third-quarter loss. Special O= ffer from this Publisher! York County, Pa., Officials Blame Siren Si= lence on Computer Malfunction By Sean Adkins, York Daily Record, Pa., Jan= . 12 Contractors for Exelon Generation Co. spent most of Friday installing = a new computer system and modem after 34 York County sirens fell silent dur= ing an annual emergency public notification test. Enron Scandal Grows= As Andersen Says Staff Disposed of Documents Jan. 14 (Utility Spotlight)= Amid the growing number of investigations into the mushrooming Enron scand= al, Andersen, the nation's 5th largest accounting firm, notified the Securi= ties and Exchange Commission that "in recent months individuals disposed of= a significant but undetermined number of electronic and paper documents an= d correspondence relating to the Enron engagement." Special Offer from this= Publisher! Tacoma, Wash., Area May Buy Water from Lake Owned by Pug= et Sound Energy By Rob Tucker, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 14 S= ome Pierce County cities may purchase water from Lake Tapps -- if a $250 mi= llion drinking water project materializes at the lake. Joint Ventures = & Alliances Aquila and NiSource Form Alliance KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. = 14 /PRNewswire/ The Aquila subsidiary of UtiliCorp United and NiSource Inc.= today announced the formation of a unique alliance under which the two com= panies will seek to capitalize on market opportunities and deliver comprehe= nsive energy solutions by leveraging the capabilities and knowledge of the = two companies. Trading/Marketing New electricity exchange quietly = launched on partially liberalized market By Chris Johnstone, Jan 14, 2002= (New World Publishing via COMTEX) -- Czech electricity liberalization got= off to a slow start with hesitant early trading on the new short-term exch= ange for power purchases. New Technologies/Markets Australian Util= ity Plans Broadband Internet Service By Adam Creed, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, Jan= 14, 2002 (Newsbytes via COMTEX) -- Australian energy company Western Powe= r is planning to offer high-speed Internet access and video-on-demand to ho= mes and small businesses. Deals/Contracts Duke/Fluor building 3 po= wer plants in Western U.S. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 14 (Reuters) Duke/Fluor Dan= iel has been awarded contracts to build three natural gas-fired power plant= s with a combined capacity of 2,420 megawatts in the Western United States,= Duke Energy said in a statement Monday. Keppel FELS unit wins 400 ml= n usd electricity supply contract in Brazil SINGAPORE, Jan 14, 2002 (AFX-= Asia via COMTEX) -- Keppel FELS Energy said its unit Nordeste Generation L= td has signed a 400 mln usd "take-and-pay" contract with the Commercializad= ora Brasileira de Energia Emergencial (CBEE) for the supply of electricity = to northeastern Brazil. Power Pricing/Supply East Power Ends Mostl= y Steady as Mild Weather Lingers Jan. 14 (Btu's Daily Power Report) Press= ured by weather milder than anticipated deals at the Northeast and Mid-Atla= ntic regional trading hubs edged below Friday for Monday values. Special Of= fer from this Publisher! Misery Loves Company Jan. 11 (Energy Mark= et Report) Heavy load energy costs in the Western U.S. rose for Monday deli= very on expectations of more weather-related demand at the start of the new= week, as well as on the usual premium that occurs when scheduling three da= ys out. Special Offer from this Publisher! Transmission & Reliability= Central Maine Power says 31,000 remain powerless AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan= 14 (Reuters) Some 31,000 customers of Central Maine Power remained without= power on Monday one day after storm unleashed heavy, wet snow and high win= ds on New England. Gov't to Retain Control of Nepa's Transmission J= an 14, 2002 - Africa News Service Even as work continues on government's pr= oposed privatisation of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), the M= inister of State, Power and Steel, Alhaji Murtala Aliyu has said that gover= nment would retain its hold on the transmission segment of the power sector= . Legal Judge Says Enron's Bankruptcy Trial Will Stay in New York = City By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 12 Some former emp= loyees of Enron Corp. savored mental images of what company executives migh= t face during a bankruptcy trial in the city that once counted the energy t= rader among its most successful corporate citizens. Texas Attorney Ge= neral Recuses Himself from Enron Inquiry By Jay Root, Fort Worth Star-Tel= egram, Texas, Jan. 12 Joining a growing list of politicians seeking distanc= e from collapsed energy giant Enron, Texas Attorney General John Cornyn rec= used himself Friday from a state investigation of the company. Consum= er Right to Be Decided in Power Case Jan 14, 2002 - Africa News Service T= he right of power consumers to challenge in court power tariffs will be kno= wn when the Court of Appeal starts sitting in Mombasa today. Renewable= s Investors Sought for Thai Solar-Cell Hub By Srisamorn Phoosuphanuso= rn, Bangkok Post, Thailand, Jan. 14 Investors have been invited to contribu= te US$11 million for a 54 percent stake in a solar-energy venture that its = sponsors claim will turn Thailand into one of the top five countries for th= e production of photovoltaic solar cells. Thai Developer to Ride Out = Delay of Hydro-Electric Power-Plant Construction By Charoen Kittikanya, B= angkok Post, Thailand, Jan. 14 The profitability of Italian-Thai Developmen= t Plc is unlikely to be reduced by the government's postponement of an agre= ement to buy power from the Nam Theun 2 project in Laos. State to Buy= More Green Power Jan 13, 2002 - Australasian Business Intelligence The V= ictorian Government is to announce a new electricity agreement on 14 Januar= y 2001. Big Boost for Power Windmills Jan 13, 2002 - Australasian B= usiness Intelligence The Acting Victorian Premier, John Thwaites, has forec= ast that windmills will be used to generate the State's electricity. = Battle for Construction of Wind Turbines in The North Sea Commences Jan 1= 4, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex The battle for the constructi= on of wind turbines off the coast near Egmond in the Netherlands has commen= ced. KING MOUNTAIN AND STATELINE PROJECTS FULLY OPERATIONAL Jan. 11= (Wind Energy Weekly) FPL Energy announced on January 7 that the 278-MW Kin= g Mountain Wind Ranch near Odessa, Tex., and the 263-MW Stateline Wind farm= near Walla Walla, Wash., both went into full operation in mid-December. S= pecial Offer from this Publisher! Plants TXU Europe to mothball 2= UK power stations as wholesale prices slide LONDON, Jan 14, 2002 (AFX-Eu= rope via COMTEX) -- TXU Europe, a division of TXU Corp and the largest sup= plier of energy in the UK, said it will mothball two of its UK units, due t= o low wholesale prices and system over-capacity. People Enron CEO = Took Long Path from Farm to Rig By Robert Schlesinger, The Boston Globe, = Jan. 13 Kenneth Lay came from humble roots that, his friends and associates= say, he never forgot. Bewag chairman Winje to step down this week - = report FRANKFURT, Jan 14, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- Bewag AG's cha= irman Dietmar Winje will step down this week, Financial Times Deutschland r= eported, citing company sources. Review Shows Enron Chief, Wife Gave = More Money to Bush in Texas Governor Race By Wayne Slater, The Dallas Mor= ning News, Jan. 12 In distancing himself from Enron, President Bush said th= at CEO Kenneth Lay "was a supporter" of Democrat Ann Richards in his first = race for Texas governor in 1994. Fuel Coal Set for Greening in Low= er Emission Research Jan 13, 2002 - Australasian Business Intelligence Th= e Queensland coal industry, which is the source for 95 per cent of the stat= e's electricity, employs almost 10,000. Environmental Bush Moves W= orry Environmental Community By Bennett Roth, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 14 = The environmental community has grown increasingly concerned that the Bush = administration is quietly rolling back water, air and land protections, mak= ing changes that have gone largely unnoticed as war and the economy have do= minated the headlines. Round table promotes emissions-trading system = to reduce pollution ALISON AULD, HALIFAX, Jan 14, 2002 (The Canadian Pres= s via COMTEX) -- Canada could save $20 billion over the next decade if it a= dopts an innovative program that uses financial incentives to encourage com= panies to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a federal report. = Heat Rises on 'New Source Review' As Reforms Continue Taking Shape Jan.= 14 (Utility Spotlight) Critics of the Bush Administration are cranking up = their opposition to possible changes in the "new source review" (NSR) provi= sions of the Clean Air Act. Special Offer from this Publisher! Utili= ty Tops Triad Polluters Jan 13 - Greensboro News Record On an abnormally = warm day in December, Katherine Welch sits in a metal chair on her front po= rch in rural Stokes County and enjoys the weather. Nuclear Officia= ls at California Nuclear Power Plant Reassure Residents about Security By= Jessica Peralta and Chris Knap, The Orange County Register, Calif., Jan. 1= 1 Officials at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station say security at th= e plant is so tight the possibility of a breach is almost nonexistent. = Austrian party launches weeklong petition against Czech nuclear power pla= nt By VANESSA GERA Associated Press Writer, VIENNA, Austria, Jan 14, 2002= (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- A nationwide petition backed by the far-rig= ht Austrian Freedom Party began on Monday, calling for a veto of the Czech = Republic's admission into the European Union if it does not shut down a nuc= lear power plant near the Austrian border. Controversial nuclear plan= t shuts down again PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Jan 14, 2002 (AP WorldStream v= ia COMTEX) -- A technical malfunction on Monday triggered the shutdown of = a nuclear power plant near the border with Austria for the second time in o= nly four days, an official said. Energy Department Endorses Yucca Mou= ntain as Nuclear Waste Site, But Battle Is Far From Over by Will McNamara= , IssueAlert, Jan. 11 (Scientech) Addressing the most troubling issue facin= g the nuclear industry, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on Jan. 10 chose Y= ucca Mountain in Nevada to be the U.S. burial site for thousands of tons of= nuclear waste. Special Offer from this Publisher! Former California= Nuclear Plant Employee Awaits Arraignment The Orange County Register, Ca= lif. , Jan. 11 The fired nuclear-plant employee whose alleged threats spark= ed a brief national scare faced 13 charges Thursday, weeping as he walked i= nto a courtroom wearing shackles and an orange jumper. Financial F= ormer Enron CEO Skilling shorted competitor's stock NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reu= ters) Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive of Enron Corp., sold sho= rt AES Corp.'s stock last summer in a bet that the competing power company'= s share price would fall, his spokeswoman said on Monday. Enron worke= r warned execs on accounting -lawmakers WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) An E= nron Corp. employee warned the energy giant's top executive in August 2001 = about potential problems with how it accounted for certain transactions, Co= ngressional investigators said on Monday. Enron Shares Halted on NYSE= Jan 14, 2002 - AFX News Limited Enron Corp shares were halted at the mar= ket opening on the New York Stock Exchange. Financial - Ratings Br= itish Energy seen active as Morgan Stanley turns positive LONDON, Jan 14,= 2002 (AFX-UK via COMTEX) -- Shares in British Energy PLC are expected to = be actively traded in response to an upgrade in stance from Morgan Stanley,= dealers said. European utilities' rating downgrades set to continue = in 2002 - Moody's LONDON, Jan 14, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- Moody'= s Investors Service said it expects credit rating downgrades among European= utility companies to continue in 2002. International The power pl= ay By Hana Lesenarova, Jan 14, 2002 (New World Publishing via COMTEX) -- = The lights burned late last week at the Kramar Villa, the prime minister's= official Prague residence, as the government attempted to close the sale o= f the CEZ electricity package to Europe's biggest electricity company, Elec= tricite de France. No easy solution to Elektrim troubles By Roseann= e Gerin, Jan 14, 2002 (New World Publishing via COMTEX) -- A group of shar= eholders in troubled telecom and energy firm Elektrim hope to devise a plan= by next month to save the company from bankruptcy. Guyana's governme= nt criticizes private management of electricity utility GEORGETOWN, Guyan= a, Jan 14, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Government officials said M= onday they are unhappy with the management of a British-Irish consortium th= at owns half of and operates the South American country's electricity utili= ty. BNDES Spent Less on Electricity in 2001 Brazil, Jan 14, 2002 (B= Namericas.com via COMTEX) -- Brazil's national development bank BNDES rele= ased less money in 2001 to the electricity sector, despite announcements to= the contrary and the power crisis in Brazil. Regulator to Step in to= Save Electrolima Jan. 18-21 Colombia, Jan 14, 2002 (BNamericas.com via C= OMTEX) -- Colombia's public services regulator Superservicios will step in= to save Tolima department distributor Electrolima between January 18 and 2= 1, to avoid power cuts to more than 250,000 people, a Superservicios source= told BNamericas. Emergency Power Plants to Cost Government R$4bil = Jan 14, 2002 - South American Business Information The provision of emergen= cy power supplies planned by the Brazilian government will cost up to R$4bi= l by the end of 2005. Companies Welcome End of Mae, But Express Reser= vations Jan 14, 2002 - South American Business Information The restructur= ing of the Brazilian electricity sector, announced by the government in the= second week of January, is seen as an important step in redefining the reg= ulatory environment for the sector. Spanish Clients Abandon Enron J= an 14, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex The crisis involving Enro= n, the US energy company which suspended payments, is affecting Spain. = Enron Fallout Extends to Britain Jan 14, 2002 - United Press Internatio= nal Lord John Wakeham, the former Conservative government minister and the = chairman of Britain's Press Complaints Commission, Monday faced the prospec= t of being called to the U.S. Senate to give evidence on the collapse of th= e Enron energy corporation. Dynegy Create Subsidiaries to Compete in = The Spanish Energy And Telecoms Markets Jan 14, 2002 - FT World Media Abs= tracts via Comtex Dynegy, the energy services subsidiary of US oil group Ch= evron Texaco, is to enter the Spanish market. No Power Crisis in Ghan= a This Year: Official Jan 14 - Xinhua News Agency - CEIS Volta River Auth= ority (VRA), Ghana's sole electric power supplier, said on Friday that ther= e would be no power shortage this year and assured consumers they would not= revisit the crisis of 1997, the Ghana News Agency reported. Northern= delight at Ofgem's switch-off Jan 13 - Independent - London Britain's en= ergy regulator will tone down controversial plans that would have raised th= e cost of generating electricity in the north of the UK. [IMAGE] Powe= red by Energy Central ? 2001 CyberTech, Inc. All rights reserved. More N= ews Top Excelergy [IMAGE] RESTRUCTURING TODAY [IMAGE] [= IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] January 14, 2002 Switching customers to affilia= tes bogs down in Texas US judge may make Enron execs pay for workers'= loss Enron flap now becomes major political issue If one markete= r files bankruptcy why would futures fall 30%? 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