Bulk Power Highlights

For March 1997

Summary Highlights of Recent Transmission
and Bulk Power Agreements


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Northeast


NEPOOL has proposed to restructure itself to convert into an ISO.
ER97-1079.

MMWEC, disagreeing with NEPOOL's proposal, has submitted its own
plan for restructuring. ER97-1080.

PJM members have submitted new 888-compliant tariffs, including
a pool-wide open access tariff. ER97-1082.

CAPCO (Central Area Coordinating Group) is subject to a restructuring
filing made unilaterally by Duquesne Light Co. ER97-1165.

Ohio Edison has ceased permitting use of CAPCO agreement to transmit
power. ER97-1169.

Westinghouse is selling assets in 79 MW waste facility to American
Ref-Fuel. ER97-1346.

Two new powerplants are being studied for Massachusetts.  ER97-1415.

NHEC has ceased being a cooperative and is now an investor-owned
utility. ER97-1477.

Con Ed is increasing transmission rates by over $10 million for NYPA
customers. ER97-1508.

NYPP has filed a proposal to dissolve itself and establish an ISO and
a power exchange. ER97-1523.

Duquesne-Pitcairn contract has been amended by adding a stranded cost
provision. ER97-1543.

Columbia Energy Services (Columbia Gas System) has filed formarketer
status. ER97-1621.

BlackBrook Energy Company has filed for marketer status. ER97-1676.

PG&E and Bechtel have filed to build a new gas fired facility to be
located in Harris County, GA, which will sell power at market-based
rates. ER97-1686.

North Atlantic Utilities Inc., a gas marketer, has filed for power
marketer status. ER97-1716.

CNG Retail Services has filed for marketer status. While focussing on
retail, some wholesale sales are envisioned. ER97-1845.

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Southeast

HorizEn Energy Corporation, owned by Ed Casey (Tenneco Energy's former
COO), has filed for marketer status. ER97-1315.

Power Marketing Coal Services has filed for marketer status. ER97-1548.

Ogden Martin and VEPCO have amended their power purchase agreement for
the 72 MW waste-to-energy facility in Fairfax, VA. ER97-1562.

Peabody PowerTrade will be terminated as a corporation (business will
be done as Citizens Power). ER97-1826.

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Midwest

NSP will sell power to Manitowoc for $139/kW/Yyr. ER97-1295.

NICOR Energy Management Services (Northern Illinois Gas) has filed for
marketer status. ER97-1816.

Soyland is transfering its share of the Clinton nuclear facility to
Illinois Power in bid to forestall bankruptcy filing. ER97-1827.


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Southwest


Amoco Energy Trading is revising its tariff to delete prohibition on
affiliate sales. ER97-1571.

APS is seeking authority to sell at market-based rates. ER97-1672.


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Details of these filings can be found in the March 1997 issue of Wheeling and
Transmission Monthly.

The "Bulk Power Highlights" are reprinted with permission from "Wheeling & Transmission
Monthly".

Summaries of all recent transmission and bulk power agreements are published monthly in
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