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Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwide OFObeyond Wednesday.

Pacific Gas & Electric and Sonat did not extend OFOs beyondTuesday, and MRT is letting its System Protection Warning expirethis morning.

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwidehigh-inventory OFO (see Daily GPI, Oct. 23) beyond Saturday.

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwide Stage 3low-inventory OFO (see Daily GPI, Aug. 30) beyond Wednesday.

Southern California border prices pushed well beyond $7 Tuesday,while PG&E citygates and Malin appeared to be in a catch-uprace with huge upticks of nearly a dollar at both NorthernCalifornia points. However, the big news that El Paso had gottenfederal approval to resume reduced service on its South Mainline’sLine 1110 did not come until late in the afternoon (see relatedstory in this issue).

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwide Stage 1high-inventory OFO (see Daily GPI, July10) beyond Saturday.

Looking beyond rate freezes and charges for strandedinvestments, California regulators last Thursday opened the doorfor greater retail electric price fluctuations in a decisionallowing the state’s three major investor-owned electric utilitiesto buy and sell some of their power outside the state-mandatednonprofit power exchange (Cal-PX).

Looking beyond rate freezes and charges for strandedinvestments, California regulators Thursday opened the door forgreater retail electric price fluctuations in a decision allowingthe state’s three major investor-owned electric utilities to buyand sell some of their power outside the state-mandated nonprofitpower exchange (Cal-PX).

In an attempt to go “above and beyond” federal regulations, sixof Massachusetts’ oldest — and dirtiest — power plants will beretrofitted or rebuilt and will switch to cleaner burning naturalgas after reaching a voluntary agreement last week with stateofficials. The six plants, owned by five companies, vowed to cuttheir emissions in half by 2003, a move that has followed growingpolitical and grassroots pressure throughout Massachusetts.