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View the list of Datamonitor's Company Profiles. http://= www.energycentral.com/sections/research/default.cfm?cpane=3D23003&rpublishe= r=3D11408&rtype=3Dall Top Stories Enron Collapse Might Inhibit = Energy Dereg in Some States, Say Observers Nov. 19 (Utility Spotlight) Wh= ile it's still too early to determine just what effect Enron's collapse wil= l have on energy marketing, most observers can see it as a negative, especi= ally to such states as Arkansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ore= gon and West Virginia that already had second thoughts about getting into c= ompetitive power marketing. Special Offer from this Publisher! [IMAGE] = EdF boosts UK electricity presence with TXU buys LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter= s) - State-owned Electricite de France boosted its presence in the UK on Mo= nday when it bought the country's biggest power distribution network from U= .S. firm TXU Europe for 1.31 billion pounds ($1.86 billion). [IMAGE] E.O= N eyes Czech power distributors - paper PRAGUE, Nov. 19 (Reuters) Germany= 's E.ON could take over six Czech energy distribution firms if a consortium= of NRG Energy and International Power succeeds in an ongoing energy privat= isation tender, the daily Lidove Noviny reported on Monday. [IMAGE] Mont= ana Power: Problems Continue to Overshadow Transformation Into Touch Americ= a By Will McNamara, IssueAlert, Nov. 19 (Scientech) Montana Power shares = fell on Nov. 16, a day after the utility posted a loss for its third quarte= r, citing the slowdown in the economy and the company's transition from a d= iversified energy company to a stand-alone telecommunications firm. Special= Offer from this Publisher! Press Release POWERWEB AND SAIC SIGN= NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Media, PA, November 19, 2001-- Powerwe= b Technologies, Inc. today announced that is has signed a nationwide Distri= bution and Joint Marketing Agreement with Science Applications Internationa= l Corporation (SAIC). This agreement will enable SAIC to market and deploy = Powerweb?s Omni-Link Internet Energy Platform, to energy organizations as w= ell as end-use energy customers throughout the United States. Energy = Security Spent nuclear fuel vulnerable to attack-US lawmaker By Chris= Baltimore, WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) A U.S. lawmaker on Monday warned t= he Nuclear Regulatory Commission that depleted radioactive fuel stored at t= he nation's 103 nuclear power plants is "extremely vulnerable" to attack. = [IMAGE] ADVERTISEMENT Get the customized energy information YOU need. = Content blocks revolutionize Energy Central Direct. 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Competition & Deregulation = INTERVIEW-Pepco sees electricity deregulation slowing By Christopher Do= ering, WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) Several states that delayed plans to de= regulate power markets were scared off by the woes of beleaguered energy tr= ader Enron Corp., California's failed electricity market restructuring, and= the Sept. 11 attacks, the head of Potomac Electric Power Co. said on Monda= y. Users, regulators at odds over who pays for power plants Nov 19 = - New Orleans CityBusiness THE STATE'S LATEST version of a limited electric= ity deregulation plan is getting a lukewarm response from some of deregulat= ion's staunchest supporters - large industrial electricity users and energy= policy advocates. [IMAGE] ADVERTISEMENT How has Enron remained a dom= inant factor in energy markets while other firms have struggled? To find o= ut visit: http://www.energycentral.com/links/show_mi.cfm?id=3D100386 = Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures TXU sells West Burton power sta= tion to EdF LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) U.S. Energy Group TXU Corp said on M= onday it had sold its West Burton power station to London Electricity Group= , a unit of Electricite de France for 366 million pounds ($520 million). = Dynegy's Buying Enron Results in Bitterness, Problems And Support Nov= . 19 (Utility Spotlight) The proposed acquisition of Enron by cross-town ri= val Dynegy has ruffled some feathers of Enron employees, many of whom will = lose not only their jobs but also what was once a fortune, now in nearly wo= rthless stock options. Special Offer from this Publisher! The Sunday= Telegraph: Westlb Makes A Grab for Gbp1bn Wessex Water Nov 19, 2001 - FT= World Media Abstracts via Comtex Germany-based bank WestLB is negotiating = with US-based energy concern Enron for a possible acquisition of Wessex Wat= er. Distributed Generation Micro-Power Plants in Every Home May Be= Feasible, Minnesota Chamber Says By Bob Freund, Post-Bulletin, Rochester= , Minn., Nov. 17 A power plant in every business? Rates PGE Files = TransConnect Rate Proposal with FERC Nov. 19 (Clearing Up) TransConnect's= long-planned rate proposal has been filed with FERC. Special Offer from th= is Publisher! Xcel Energy Seeks Surcharge Suspension in Texas By G= reg Rohloff, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Nov. 16 Xcel Energy asked the Publ= ic Utilities Commission of Texas on Thursday to approve the suspension of f= uel surcharges for electric service customers because of falling natural ga= s prices. Reliant Energy to Cut Rates 17 Percent When Deregulation Be= gins in Texas By Laura Goldberg, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 18 Residential c= ustomers who stick with Reliant Energy when electricity deregulation begins= in January could see a drop in power rates of about 17 percent. Gener= al New Jersey Balks at Increase in Seniors' Heating Aid By Herb Jacks= on, The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Nov. 19 It gives the term "budget freeze"= a whole new meaning. Orlando, Fla., Utility Customers May Get Bigger= Bills due to Schedule Switch By Mark Schlueb, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.= , Nov. 16 Some Orlando Utilities Commission customers may soon receive a ho= liday surprise in the mail -- a higher bill. New Technologies/Markets = Scientists Seek New Energy Sources Nov 18 - Associated Press In Canad= a's Northwest Territories, where the Mackenzie River empties into the Beauf= ort Sea, scientists are studying a vast deposit of frozen methane as a pote= ntial energy source. Power Pricing/Supply West Power Extends Losse= s on Holiday Loads, Ample Supply Nov. 19 (Btu's Daily Power Report) Power= continued trading at depressed levels today as market driving news only se= rved to send the prices further into the basement. Special Offer from this = Publisher! Burnt Toast Nov. 16 (Energy Market Report) California R= epublican lawmaker Doug Ose submitted a letter to FERC on Thursday demandin= g that the agency act on allegations of preferential treatment of the state= ?s power purchasing arm by its grid operator, the California Independent Sy= stem Operator. Special Offer from this Publisher! Transmission & Reli= ability Government Attempts to Bring Forward Opening of Norte-Sul II Tr= ansmission Line Nov 19, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Brazil= 's mines and energy ministry is attempting to bringing forward the opening = of the Norte-Sul II electricity transmission line from April 2003 to Decemb= er 2002. Power Projects Environmental Justice Cited in Fight again= st Power Plant near Hillburn, N.Y. By Candy J. Cooper, The Record, Hacken= sack, N.J., Nov. 19 Unlit cigarette in one hand, cordless telephone in the = other, Roderick Perry receives guests under the maple trees in his back yar= d, the office he shares with occasional black bears and rattlesnakes. = MRCB unit to proceed with Sepang power plant - report KUALA LUMPUR, Nov = 18, 2001 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) -- Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) is e= xpected to proceed with the construction of its 710 megawatts power project= undertaken by its unit Sepang Power Sdn Bhd, The Edge reported, citing sou= rces. Florida Power Plans Additional Generating Capacity to Meet Futu= re Needs Nov 19, 2001 - PR Newswire As part of its commitment to meet the= growing electricity needs of customers, Florida Power is taking steps to a= dd approximately 500 megawatts of generating capacity in November 2005. = Legal Enron delays closing Indian plant after creditors' legal action= BOMBAY, Nov 19, 2001 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- Enron Corp's Indian sub= sidiary said it had to delay serving a final termination notice to close it= s power project in western Maharashtra state after local creditors filed le= gal action. CalEnergy Sues SoCal Edison, Seeking $100M for Power Supp= lied in Crisis Nov. 19 (Utility Spotlight) With the supply and wholesale = price concerns of a year earlier now a distant memory, a small qualifying f= acility geothermal power generator sued Southern California Edison for $100= million last week with many counterpart QFs lending support. Special Offer= from this Publisher! Renewables Suncor forms venture with Spanis= h wind power firm CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 19 (Reuters) Suncor Energy Inc., = Canada's second-biggest oil sands miner, said on Monday it had formed a joi= nt venture with Spain's EHN Group to develop wind power projects in Canada.= Foreign firms to produce electricity from garbage in Mexico Monter= rey, Mexico, Nov 18, 2001 (EFE via COMTEX) -- Plans are underway to build = an electricity generating plant in the northern city of Monterrey powered b= y gas generated from garbage, the government said Sunday. Sugar Assoc= iation Sees 6,000MW Generation Potential Brazil, Nov 19, 2001 (BNamericas= .com via COMTEX) -- Brazil has the potential to develop some 6,000MW in ge= neration projects using sugar cane biomass, Sao Paulo sugar cane associatio= n (Unica) advisor Onorio Kitayama said. Iberdrola, EHN, Suncor to joi= ntly develop wind farms in Canada MADRID, Nov 19, 2001 (AFX-Europe via CO= MTEX) -- Iberdrola SA said it and Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra (EHN) = through their affiliate North American Renewables Canada have formed a join= t venture with Suncor Energy Inc to develop and operate windfarms in Canada= . The Sunday Times: United in Gbp200m 'Green' Scheme Nov 19, 2001 -= FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex British electricity provider United Ut= ilities has announced plans to invest GBP200m in wind farms, hydroelectric = plants, biomass projects, and landfill gas production in an effort to boost= the UK's dependency on renewable energy to 10% by 2010, as mandated by the= government. Control Sought Over 2 Columbia Dams Nov 18 - Columbian= A rare challenge is under way for the right to operate two hydropower dams= on the Columbia River, just upstream of prime salmon-spawning habitat in t= he Hanford Reach. Rich Future Seen For Clean Energy In Northwest; Sun= , Wind, Fuel Cells Will Provide Power, Study Predicts Nov 19 - Seattle Po= st - Intelligencer Dot-coms are dwindling and The Boeing Co. is trimming, b= ut Northwest residents should fear not - experts say the next big thing is = just around the corner. Hydropower station goes into operation on Par= amushir Nov 19 - ITAR - TASS News Wire The only hydropower station in the= Sakhalin region, a small power station went into operation on the South Ku= rile island Paramushir, Tass learnt from the regional administration. = Research on new energy sources to be funded by Xcel Energy MINNEAPOLIS, = Nov. 19 (News Release) Xcel Energy and the Renewable Development Fund board= have selected 11 research projects for funding - phase two of the fund's f= irst-year grants. German windpower soon to surpass hydroelectricity, = group says Nov 19, 2001 - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Germany's wind po= wer sector is on course to surpass the electrical output of hydroelectric f= acilities in the year 2003, the country's top alternative energy think tank= said Monday. Pawa Pledge to Buy Back Power Nov 18, 2001 - Australa= sian Business Intelligence The Northern Territory Power & Water Authority (= PAWA) has implemented a buy-back solar power policy in Alice Springs. = Energy Efficiency/Conservation BPU Heads United Energy Conservation Off= ensive Nov 19 - New Jersey Business Since last summer's threat of energy = shortages, marked by California's rolling blackouts, the high price of natu= ral gas - used by many power companies to generate electricity - and sky-ro= cketing gasoline prices, businesses and residents across the country have b= een thinking "conservatively" about their energy consumption. People = Amusategui to Step Down As Chairman of Fenosa This Week Nov 19, 2001 -= FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Jose Maria Amusategui, chairman of Spa= nish power utility Union Fenosa and former chairman of bank Santander Centr= al Hispano (SCH), will this week step down as chairman of the power company= . Nuclear FEATURE-Utah battles proposed nuclear dump By Leonard = Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18 (Reuters) The State of Utah is battling a g= roup of energy companies that plans to build a dumping ground for radioacti= ve nuclear waste on an American Indian reservation about an hour's drive fr= om Salt Lake City. Gov't to Urge Utilities to Ensure Nuclear Plant Sa= fety Nov 19, 2001 - Kyodo News The government will urge power companies t= o ensure the safety of nuclear power plants as part of its efforts to seek = public support for its pro-nuclear energy policy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Y= asuo Fukuda said Monday at a news conference. De Palacio And Unesa Ad= vocate Reopening Debate on Nuclear Power Nov 19, 2001 - FT World Media Ab= stracts via Comtex The European Commission and Unesa, the Spanish electrici= ty sector association, have openly acknowledged that the time is right to r= eopen the debate on a possible reactivation of nuclear energy. Intern= ational atomic watchdog to inspect Czech nuclear plant Nov 19 - Associate= d Press An 11-member international group of nuclear experts launched a week= long inspection of the troubled Temelin plant Monday, officials said. = MAINE YANKEE BUILDING IMPLODED SUCCESSFULLY Nov 18 - Portland Press Hera= ld With a thunderous blast that shook the earth for miles around, demolitio= nists set off 100 pounds of explosives Saturday to bring down most of the t= urbine building at the closed Maine Yankee nuclear power plant. Financ= ial Congressman urges probe of Andersen on Enron WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (= Reuters) - A U.S. Congressman has called for an investigation of Big Five a= ccounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP in connection with its audits of Enron C= orp. and Waste Management Inc., according to a letter released on Monday = Bonds to Finance Windmill Construction in Kennewick, Wash., Area By J= ohn Stang, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash., Nov. 16 Energy Northwest sold= bonds this week to finance construction of 37 power-generating windmills s= outh of Finley. Employees' 401(k) Plans Sink with Enron By Jeff Man= ning, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore., Nov. 16 Enron, the once-mighty energy = giant, took millions of dollars of its employees' retirement savings down w= ith it as it collapsed with shocking swiftness during the past month. = FUND SCORE-Utilities funds may lag in economic recovery By Christopher N= oble, BOSTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) Mutual funds that focus on utilities have po= sted average returns this year, but they may well fall behind more cyclical= stocks as the economy recovers in the months ahead, a fund manager said on= Monday. TXU stock hit as UK sale promises profit drag NEW YORK, No= v 19 (Reuters) - TXU Corp. shares dropped 8.5 percent in early trading on M= onday after the Texas utility holding company disclosed the long-promised s= ale of its British power distribution network. Financial - Results = Edison Int'l sees 2001 EPS of $1.27-$1.30 LOS ANGELES, Nov 19 (Reuters) = - Edison International, the parent of financially troubled utility Southern= California Edison, said on Monday it expected to report 2001 earnings of $= 1.27 to $1.30 a share, excluding one-time items. International RWE= declines comment on Stoen stake bid report, interested in Polish market = ESSEN, Germany, Nov 19, 2001 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- RWE AG said it is = interested in the Polish energy market, but declined to comment on a newspa= per report which said that it is bidding for a stake in Poland's energy com= pany Stoen. Brazil: Negotiations with energy distributors continue = Brazil, Nov 16, 2001 (Valor Economico/SABI via COMTEX) -- The financing th= at the BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social) will pa= y to Brazilian energy distribution companies to compensate for the losses t= hey have incurred will be R$2.96bil, which signifies a recognition of losse= s of R$3.7bil, as the compensation is intended to cover 80% of the losses. = Major Meeting Scheduled For Energy Sector By Ernest Ndunda, Nov 19,= 2001 (The East African Standard/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- A = major meeting for stakeholders in Kenya's energy sector is set for January = 10 next year, to chart the way forward for the industry. Why Basslink= Is Good for Us Nov 18, 2001 - Australasian Business Intelligence The $A5= 00m electricity cable being planned to link Victoria and Tasmania will have= numerous benefits. Union Fenosa Plans to Invest Pta16.5bn in Panama = Over The Next Decade Nov 19, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex E= mpresa de Distribucion Electrica Metro-Oeste Chiriqui (Edemet-Edechi), the = Panamanian subsidiary of Spanish electricity company Union Fenosa, has anno= unced that it plans to invest some $90m (Pta16.56bn) in hydroelectric and w= ind energy projects over the next ten years. Edf Still Considering An= eel Auctions Nov 19, 2001 - South American Business Information EDF (Elec= tricite de France), which controls the Rio de Janeiro energy company, Light= , is still evaluating the profitability of the hydro projects to be auction= ed by Aneel (Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica) at the end of November b= efore deciding to compete in the auctions. Ihi to Enter Electric Powe= r Business Nov 19, 2001 - Kyodo News Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries= Co. (IHI) is considering a plan to enter the business of generating and se= lling electricity, IHI President Mototsugu Ito told a press conference Mond= ay. Usina Cerradinho to Invest R$22.2mil Nov 19, 2001 - South Ameri= can Business Information The Brazilian develpment bank BNDES (Banco Naciona= l de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social) is to provide the resources for en= ergy power co-generating program of Usina Cerradinho Acucar e Alcool based = at Catanduva, countryside of Sao Paulo state. Brazil : EDP to Review = Investment Nov 19, 2001 - South American Business Information EDP (Eletri= cidade de Portugal) is to review the investment program outlined to Brazil,= due to the energy power rationing program adopted by the government. = Support blow to pylon line campaigners Nov 19 - Northern Echo A LONG-RUN= NING campaign against a controversial 50-mile line of pylons across the reg= ion has suffered a set- back. Italcementi to seek partner for energy = ops, to build 4,000 MW new capacity Nov 19 - AFX Italcementi SpA said it = is spinning off its energy operations into a new company, called Italgen Sp= A, and is seeking an Italian or foreign partner from the energy sector. = Government Plans to Contract Some Nepa Districts to Private Sector Nov= 19, 2001 - Africa News Service THE federal government has announced a reve= nue circle management programme where some districts under the National Ele= ctric Power Authority (NEPA) would be contracted out to the private sector.= [IMAGE] Powered by Energy Central ? 2001 CyberTech, Inc. All right= s reserved. 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