Preparing

Preparing for the advent of electric industry restructuring inNevada and another pending merger with Portland General, SierraPacific Resources’ two Nevada power utilities have begun theprocess of selling off nearly a billion dollars of fossil-fuelgeneration plants in a two phase auction seeking preliminary,nonbinding bids by next month. Book value collectively is “justunder $1 billion,” a Sierra Pacific spokesperson said.

While winter continues to grip Michigan, Detroit Edison alreadyis preparing for summer peak electricity demand. The company toldthe Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) it has taken a seriesof steps to keep its growing customer base cool during thescorching days of Summer 2000 when demand for electricity isexpected to reach record levels.

While winter continues to grip Michigan, Detroit Edison alreadyis preparing for summer peak electricity demand. The company toldthe Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) it has taken a seriesof steps to keep its growing customer base cool during thescorching days of Summer 2000 when demand for electricity isexpected to reach record levels.

As polluting utilities were preparing to fight a broadEnvironmental Protection Agency emissions-reduction edict issuedlast week, they were hit with an appeals court decision upholdingan earlier EPA order on the same subject — nitrogen oxides (NOx)emissions.

As polluting utilities were preparing to fight a broadEnvironmental Protection Agency emissions-reduction edict issuedlast week, they were hit with an appeals court decision upholdingan earlier EPA order on the same subject – nitrogen oxide (NOx)emissions.

Preparing for the potential inability of Peachtree Natural Gasto reliably supply gas, the Georgia Public Service Commission(GPSC) decided to issue an RFP yesterday for any marketer who wouldwant to be an interim pooler and accumulate some or all ofPeachtree’s 177,000 customers. The RFP is scheduled to concludetoday.

Energy.com Corp. of Columbus, OH, is preparing to launch eBID,an on-line Request for Proposal (RFP) system through its web siteat www.energy.com. The web-based interactive RFP process will allowcommercial and industrial businesses to shop for the best energysource on-line. Energy.com’s eBID is scheduled to launch later thismonth.

Touting the strong position of natural gas in any newinitiatives to reduce global warming, former Sen. J. BennettJohnston urged support for an early action program to give creditfor companies taking early steps to reduce greenhouse gasemissions.

In preparing to meet an anticipated 30-32 Tcf market in the next10-12 years, the gas industry should build only the amount ofpipeline capacity that’s needed when it’s needed – no more, noless, said an executive with ANR Pipeline.