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numbers climbing  The flow of tabled and canceled power plant projects, at =
first a meandering stream, has become almost a raging torrent-and some indu=
stry watchers predict Niagara Falls-like volumes of deals soon will come to=
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ining in popularity Traditional energy companies embracing wind  Texas a bo=
on to wind farms  2001: the year for new wind power [IMAGE] [IMAGE]        =
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shows end of price transparency  Denmark residential customers pay more  VA=
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ks for approval  U.S./Canada border issue still barrier   [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  =
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tory...   NRC recommends licensing private spent fuel storage facility full=
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l story...   Progress Energy hires Enron vet Hirl for trading unit full sto=
ry...   Spot natural gas prices rise in January full story...   Energy comp=
anies fighting California regulation plan full story...   Enron's Wessex de=
nies management buyout full story...   Duke proposes plan to spur competiti=
on in Massachusetts full story...   NIPSCO seeks to separate gas, electric =
businesses full story...   KMP to purchase additional interest in pipeline =
full story...   To view all of today's Executive News headlines,  click her=
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AGE]  Copyright ? 2001 - Platts, All Rights Reserved   [IMAGE]   Market Bri=
ef  Monday, January 7  Stocks Close Change % Change DJIA 10,197.05 (62.7) -=
0.61% DJ 15 Util. 296.27 2.1  0.71% NASDAQ 2,037.11 (22.27) -1.08% S&P 500 =
1,164.89 (7.6) -0.65%     Market Vols Close Change % Change AMEX (000) 141,=
033 (25,803.0) -15.47% NASDAQ (000) 2,111,444 (92,331.0) -4.19% NYSE (000) =
1,305,237 (207,832.0) -13.74%     Commodities Close Change % Change Crude O=
il (Feb) 21.42 0.02  0.09% Heating Oil (Feb) 0.5705 (0.015) -2.63% Nat. Gas=
 (Henry) 2.27 (0.005) -0.22% Propane (Feb) 30.25 (0.65) -2.10% Palo Verde (=
Feb) 24.75 0.00  0.00% COB (Feb) 24.75 0.00  0.00% PJM (Feb) 27.55 0.00  0.=
00%     Dollar US $ Close Change % Change Australia $  1.928 0.008  0.42% C=
anada $   1.60 0.001  0.06% Germany Dmark  2.19 0.005  0.23% Euro   0.8934 =
(0.002) -0.22% Japan ?en  131.0 0.100  0.08% Mexico NP 9.15 (0.020) -0.22% =
UK Pound   0.6951 0.0034  0.49%     Foreign Indices Close Change % Change A=
rg MerVal 343.22 0.00  0.00% Austr All Ord. 3,385.30 11.00  0.33% Braz Bove=
spa 14378.59 46.67  0.33% Can TSE 300  7870.30 37.06  0.47% Germany DAX 523=
2.22 (86.51) -1.63% HK HangSeng 11892.64 190.49  1.63% Japan Nikkei 225  10=
942.36 70.87  0.65% Mexico IPC  6565.44 (46.64) -0.71% UK FTSE 100 5,293.60=
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