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Calif. Officials Order Blackouts 
By PAUL CHAVEZ, Associated Press Writer 
LOS ANGELES (AP) - State power managers ordered rolling blackouts across 
California for a second straight day Tuesday as demand for electricity again 
exceeded supply. 
The same factors that collided to strap California's power supply on Monday 
hit again, officials with the Independent System Operator said. Those include 
reduced electricity imports from the Pacific Northwest, numerous power plants 
offline for repairs and higher-than-expected demand because of warm 
temperatures. 
A two-unit Southern California plant that the ISO hoped would be working 
Tuesday had not been fixed. One of its units might go online at noon to help 
the situation, the ISO's Jim Detmers said. 
In addition, hydroelectric power imports from the Northwest were 800 
megawatts lower than Monday, he said. The ISO oversees most of the state's 
power grid. 
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California Panel to Order Utilities to Make $1 Billion in Back Payments
By Jason Leopold

03/20/2001
Dow Jones Business News
(Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

Dow Jones Newswires 
LOS ANGELES -- The California Public Utilities Commission will order Edison 
International's Southern California Edison and PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & 
Electric unit to pay small power generators that are qualified utilities 
about $1 billion in past-due payments in order to keep the plant owners from 
dragging the utilities into an involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, and to 
also ensure the generation units keep pumping out electricity, people 
familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires late Monday.
Gov. Gray Davis, state Sen. Debra Bowen, and Assemblymembers Fred Keeley and 
Robert Hertzberg, all Democrats, spent most of the day y trying to hammer out 
an agreement with the so-called qualifying facilities, alternative power 
producers that use the wind, sun, steam and biomass to generate electricity 
for the state, on supply contracts and past payments the utilities failed to 
make. 
The qualifying facilities,
., 3/21:   " New York at the Crossroads " 

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 Calif. Officials Order Blackouts 
 By PAUL CHAVEZ, Associated Press Writer 
 LOS ANGELES (AP) - State power managers order rolled blackouts across 
 California for a second straight sidereal day Tuesday as demand for electricity again 
 exceed supply. 
 The like agent that collided to flog California's exponent supply on Monday 
 score again, officials with the Independent System Operator said. Those admit 
 reduced electricity imports from the Pacific Northwest, numerous power plants 
 offline for repairs and higher - than - expected requirement because of warm 
 temperatures. 
 A two - unit Southern California plant that the ISO hop would be working 
 Tuesday had not been fixed. One of its units might go online at noon to help oneself 
 the situation, the ISO's Jim Detmers said. 
 In addition, hydroelectric power imports from the Northwest were 800 
 megawatt lower than Monday, he said. The ISO oversees most of the state's 
 power grid. 
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 California Panel to arrange Utilities to Make $ 1 Billion in Back Payments 
 By Jason Leopold 

 03/20/2001 
 Dow Jones Business News 
 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) 

 Dow Jones Newswires 
 LOS ANGELES -- The California Public Utilities Commission will order Edison 
 International's Southern California Edison and PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & 
 Electric unit to pay small power generators that are certified utilities 
 about $ 1 billion in past - ascribable requital in decree to keep the plant owners from 
 dragging the utilities into an involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, and to 
 also ensure the coevals units keep pumping out electricity, people 
 familiar with the matter assure Dow Jones Newswires late Monday. 
 Gov. Gray Davis, state Sen. Debra Bowen, and Assemblymembers Fred Keeley and 
 Robert Hertzberg, all Democrats, spent most of the day y judge to forge out 
 an agreement with the so - called qualifying facilities, alternative power 
 producers that use the fart, sun, steam and biomass to generate electricity 
 for the state, on supply contract and past payments the utilities fail to 
 make. 
 The modification facilities,
., 3/21:  "Jew York at the Crossroaas"

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Calif. Officials Ordec Blackkuts 
By OAUL CHAVEZ, Associated Press Weiter 
LOS ANGELES (AP) - State power majagers oedertd rolling blackonfs across 
Caljnornic hor a second sttaight day Tgesday as dematd flr electricity again 
exceeded supplr. 
The ssmf factors that colkyded no strap California's power suppmy on Mmnday 
hit agaon, officials with the Indeoendfnt System Operatog said. Thosg insoude 
reduced electriciuy imports ftom the Pacific Northwest, numerojs pocer plants 
ifdlijg for repairw and higher-than-ewiected gemand necause of wark 
txmpeeatures. 
A two-unit Souvhern California plagt that tve ISO hoped would ve workhng 
Duesaqy fad npt been vixxd. One of ifs units mitht go online at nopn np help 
the sjtuatijn, the ISO's Jim Detmers said. 
In addition, vyddoelectric power importw from the Northwest aere 800 
megwwatts lower than Monday, he said. The ISO oversees most uf uhc rrahe's 
power grid. 
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California Panel to Order Utilyfits no Make $1 Billion ln Back Payments
By Jwspg Leopold

03/20/2001
Dow Gones Yhsjness News
(Copyrighh (c) 2001, Dor Jonws & Compagy, Imc.)

Dow Jones Newswires 
LOS ABGELES -- The Balidornia Public Utilnties Commisrion will order Edison 
Internatiunal'a Southern Faliforniz Edison and PG&E Zori.'s Pdcific Gas & 
Electric unit eo pay smell ppwer geverajors thwt are quapified utilities 
about $1 hilliln in past-duf payments in order to keep the plant owners grmm 
gragging the mtilities into wn involuntary bankru'tcy pfoceedings, and to 
also ensurq the generathln units kee' pumping out elextricith, people 
familisr with tkt matter tild Dow Jones Newsxirer late Monday.
Gov. Grqy Davis, state Xen. Defrw Uowen, dnd Assemblykembdrs Gred Yeeley and 
Vobdrt Nertzberg, all Democrdts, apent most of the can y tryint to hamier out 
an agteement with the sl-callxd quauifyimg sacilities, alternative power 
pdoducers hhab use the winq, suk, stgam and biokass to generate electricity 
for the stete, on supply contracts and past payments jhe utilities hailed to 
make. 
Dhe qualifying faciluties,
., 3/21: "New York at the Crossroads" Calif. Order Blackouts PAUL CHAVEZ, Associated - power managers ordered blackouts across California a second straight day Tuesday as for electricity again exceeded supply. The same factors that collided to strap California's supply on Monday hit again, officials with the Independent System Operator said. Those reduced imports the Northwest, numerous power plants offline for repairs and higher-than-expected demand because of warm temperatures. A two-unit California plant that the ISO hoped would be Tuesday had not been One of its units might online noon to the the Jim Detmers said. addition, hydroelectric power imports from the Northwest were 800 megawatts lower than Monday, he said. The ISO most of power grid. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panel Order Utilities to Billion in Back Payments By Jason Jones Business News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones Company, Inc.) Jones Newswires LOS ANGELES -- The Public Utilities Commission will order Edison International's Southern Edison and PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & Electric unit to pay small power generators that utilities about $1 billion past-due payments in to the owners dragging the into an involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, and to also ensure the generation keep pumping out electricity, people familiar with the matter told Newswires Monday. Gov. Gray state Sen. Debra Bowen, Assemblymembers Keeley and Robert Hertzberg, spent of trying hammer an agreement with the qualifying facilities, alternative power producers use the wind, sun, electricity for the state, on supply contracts and payments the utilities failed to make. The facilities,
., 3/21:  "New York at the Crossroads"

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CalIf. OfficialS OrdeR BlAckOuTs 
By pAUL cHAVEZ, AssociatED PreSs Writer 
LOS ANGELES (AP) - StAte poWeR ManaGErS ordeRed rollINg BLAckOuTs AcrOsS 
caLiforNia For a secOnd straighT daY TUesday as demaND fOr electricIty Again 
exceedeD suPply. 
ThE sAme FActorS thAt colLided tO Strap CAlifornia'S pOWer supPLy on MonDAY 
hIt agAin, officials with tHE INDependent SysteM OperaToR SaID. thoSe iNclude 
reduCeD elecTRicity iMPoRTS FroM The Pacific NorThwest, numerOUs pOwer plAnTs 
oFFline fOr repAiRS anD higher-than-ExpeCted demanD becauSE of warm 
TEmperatUres. 
A tWo-uNit soutHErN CAliFoRNia PLaNt tHAt tHe ISO hopEd WoUld be WorkING 
tUesdAy hAd noT been Fixed. One of its UniTs miGHt gO onliNe at nOon tO hElp 
thE situaTion, tHe iSO's Jim Detmers sAid. 
IN addition, HydRoEleCtRic poWEr impoRts FroM the NorThwest wERe 800 
mEgAWATtS lower than Monday, he SaID. thE ISO overSees moST oF tHE state's 
pOwEr gRid. 
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CALIfornIa PaNEl To Order UTilitiES tO MAke $1 BillIoN in BacK PAymEntS
By JaSOn LeOpold

03/20/2001
DOw Jones BUsineSS News
(Copyright (C) 2001, dow Jones & CompaNY, INC.)

doW joneS NeWswires 
LOS AnGELes -- The caliFOrNia pUblic utiliTiES COMmission will order EdIsOn 
InteRnatiOnal's Southern california eDISon and PG&e CorP.'S PACific Gas & 
ElectrIc uniT to pay smalL Power genEratoRs that arE qualifieD UTilities 
AboUt $1 bIllIon IN PaSt-due payments IN OrdeR tO keep thE plAnt owneRs fRom 
DraGgiNg The utilitIes into aN iNvOlUnTarY bankRUptcy proCeEdiNgS, anD to 
alSO ensurE the gEnerAtIoN UniTs keep pUMpING out ElEcTricIty, PeOple 
fAmilIAr wIth the mAtter told dow jOnes neWsWires laTe Monday.
Gov. GrAy davis, state seN. DeBra BowEN, And AssemBlymembers Fred Keeley and 
rObert HeRtzBerg, aLl DeMocrats, spEnt Most of The DAy y tryIng to hAmmer OuT 
an AGReemeNT WiTh tHe So-called quALIfyIng faCiLitiEs, alterNative power 
produceRS thAt use the wind, sUn, sTeam AND bIomASs TO geNeRAte ELEctricity 
for the State, on supPlY CoNtracts and PAst PaYments tHe utiliTies fAIled to 
mAke. 
The quaLifying faCiLitiES,
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Calif .  O fficials O rde r Blackouts
By  PAULCH AVE Z , Ass oci atedPressW riter
LOS ANGE LE S  (AP)-  Statep o we r ma nagers ordered ro l li n g blackouts ac ross Ca l if o r nia  fo r a second  s traig h t day T u es d a y  as demand for el ectricity a g ain  
exce ed eds upply.  
The  s a mefactors tha t co llided to  strap Califor n ia's po wer su ppl y o n Mo n da y
hi ta gai n ,off i cia ls withth eIndep ende n t S yste m O pera tor s aid. Those in clu de r edu ced e lectr icit yimpor ts fro m the  P acific Northwes t, n umerous p owe rpla nt s 
of f line f orrep airs an d highe r -th an - e x pe cted demand becaus eo f  w arm 
tem peratu r es .A two-un it  So uthe r n  Cali forn i aplant th at the IS Ohoped w ou ld bewo rki ng
Tues d ay h ad not  been fi xed.O ne of its unit s  might go onl i ne a tn oontohelp 
the s itua t ion,  the IS O's Jim D etmer ss ai d . 
In addition, hyd ro electr ic po wer imports f rom the No r t h west wer e 80 0  m egawatts lower  than  Monday, h e  said. T he IS O overse es most o f the stat e's  
p owe r g r i d.  
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By Jas on  Le opold0 3/20/200 1
Dow Jones Business Ne w s
(Copy rig ht (c ) 20 01, Dow J one s & Co mpa n y, Inc .)

Do w Jon es  Ne w s wires LO S A NG ELES -- Th e Cal iforn ia  Pub lic Uti lities Commissionw ill  order Edison  
I nter n a ti ona l 's Sou th e rnC a lifornia Edison  and PG&ECo r p. 's Pacific Gas  &  
Elect ric uni t top ay smal l power g enerators  t hata r e q ualified u tilities  
about $ 1  bill i on  in p ast -due p ay men ts in  order tokeepthe pl an t owne rs fr om  
draggi ng the utilities into a n invo lunta rybankruptc y p r oce edings, a nd t o 
also en sur e t he ge ner a tionunit s  k eep pumpi ng o u t electri c it y,p e op le 
familia r w ith  themat t er tol d Do w Jones Newswires late Monday.
G ov.G r ayDav i s, s ta te Sen. DebraBow en , and Asse mb lymembers F red Keel ey and Robert  Hertz berg, a l l  D e mocrat s, s pen t most of  th ed ay y tr yi ng to ham merou t 
anagreem e nt w i t h the so-calledquali f y ing f a cil ities ,alterna t ivepower 
pro ducers that  use t he w ind,sun, st ea m andbio ma ss to gene r ate elect ricit y 
forth e st ate , on s uppl y contr acts  a ndpast paym e n ts th eu til itie s fai le d to  
make. T he quali fyi n g facil it ies , 
., 3/21:_ "New_York at the Crossroads"

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Calif._Officials Order_Blackouts_
By PAUL_CHAVEZ,_Associated Press Writer_
LOS ANGELES (AP)_- State power managers_ordered rolling blackouts_across_
California for a second straight day Tuesday as demand for electricity again 
exceeded supply._
The_same factors_that_collided_to strap California's power supply_on Monday 
hit again, officials_with the_Independent System Operator said. Those include 
reduced electricity_imports_from the Pacific_Northwest, numerous power plants 
offline for repairs and higher-than-expected_demand because of warm 
temperatures. 
A_two-unit Southern California_plant_that_the ISO hoped would_be working 
Tuesday had not been_fixed. One of its units might_go online at noon to help 
the_situation, the ISO's Jim Detmers said._
In addition, hydroelectric power imports_from the_Northwest were 800 
megawatts lower_than Monday, he_said. The_ISO oversees most_of the state's 
power grid. 
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California_Panel to Order_Utilities to Make $1 Billion in_Back_Payments
By Jason Leopold

03/20/2001
Dow_Jones_Business_News
(Copyright (c)_2001, Dow Jones_&_Company, Inc.)

Dow_Jones_Newswires 
LOS ANGELES -- The California_Public_Utilities Commission will order Edison 
International's Southern_California Edison and PG&E_Corp.'s_Pacific Gas & 
Electric_unit to pay small power_generators that are qualified utilities 
about_$1 billion_in past-due_payments in order to keep the plant owners from 
dragging the_utilities into an involuntary bankruptcy proceedings,_and to 
also ensure_the generation_units_keep pumping out_electricity,_people 
familiar_with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires_late Monday.
Gov._Gray Davis, state Sen. Debra Bowen,_and Assemblymembers Fred Keeley_and_
Robert Hertzberg, all Democrats, spent most_of the day y trying to_hammer out 
an agreement with_the_so-called_qualifying facilities, alternative power 
producers_that use the wind, sun, steam_and biomass to_generate electricity 
for the state, on supply_contracts_and past payments the utilities failed_to_
make. 
The qualifying facilities,