Infamous

Despite the now infamous bust in gas-fired combined cycle power generation projects in development and even under construction, combined cycled capacity additions are expected to top 78,000 MW during 2003 and 2004, according to Arlington, VA-based consulting firm Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. However, actual operating results will fall far short of nameplate capacity, EVA predicted, because of tight spark spreads.

Despite the now infamous bust in gas-fired combined cycle power generation projects in development and even under construction, combined cycled capacity additions are expected to top 78,000 MW during 2003 and 2004, according to Arlington, VA-based consulting firm Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. However, actual operating results will fall far short of nameplate capacity, EVA predicted, because of tight spark spreads.

A former executive who worked for infamous Enron Corp. CFO Andrew Fastow agreed to cooperate with the Enron Task Force on Tuesday, part of a plea bargain reached for his guilty plea for tax evasion.

A former executive who worked for infamous Enron Corp. CFO Andrew Fastow agreed to cooperate with the Enron Task Force on Tuesday, part of a plea bargain reached for his guilty plea for tax evasion.

Although tainted by the infamous “E”-word now permeating American news and political-speak, Northwest Natural Gas Corp. is pressing ahead on its plan to buy Enron Corp.’s utility subsidiary Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) for $1.8 billion. The two Portland, OR-based companies plan to form a new combination utility powerhouse by the fourth quarter this year.

FERC Commission William Massey indicated last week that heviewed the proposed initiatives in the infamous notice of proposedrulemaking issued last July with a “substantial degree ofreservation and caution.” This is not “a done deal from myperspective,” he told a group of independent gas producers.