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If the weather over the next few months is “anywhere near normal,” the $5 natural gas price forecast made by Raymond James Energy analysts last month will prove to be conservative, they said in the latest “Stat of the Week.”

If the weather over the next few months is “anywhere near normal,” the $5 natural gas price forecast made by Raymond James Energy analysts last month will prove to be conservative, they said in the latest “Stat of the Week.”

A finding last week by a regulatory judge that power generators don’t owe California anywhere near the $8.9 billion in overcharges claimed by the governor for power deliveries in 2000-2001 didn’t play well in Hollywood or its environs, but Wall Street appeared to like it a lot.

Northwest Pipeline urged shippers to refrain from drafting anywhere on its system. Cool temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, supply shortfalls and excessive drafting has reduced linepack throughout the system, the pipeline said. All balancing must receive prior authorization from Williams Gas Pipeline-West.

The lights didn’t go out in Georgia or anywhere else in NorthAmerica last week during an industry-wide testing of electricutility systems for potential computer glitches that could mar thetransition to the new millennium, according to officials with theNorth American Electric Reliability Council (NERC).

The lights didn’t go out in Georgia or anywhere else in NorthAmerica during an industry-wide testing of electric utility systemsfor potential computer glitches that could mar the transition tothe new millennium, according to officials with the North AmericanElectric Reliability Council (NERC).

Anyone who’s been outside just about anywhere in the countryknows summer came on early this year and came on strong. Electricutilities that usually don’t hit their demand peaks until July orAugust hit their high marks last month. And the heat likely won’tbe retreating in August.