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	From:  "Pergher, Gunther" <Gunther.Pergher@dowjones.com>                      
     11/21/2000 07:07 AM
	

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Subject: FW: AES: 2,000 MW Shut Down In Southern Calif. Until June




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Golden, Mark
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 9:58 AM
> To: Pergher, Gunther
> Subject: AES: 2,000 MW Shut Down In Southern Calif. Until June
>
> AES: 2,000 MW Shut Down In Southern Calif. Until June
>   NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Southern California's air district last week
> ordered AES
> Corp. (AES) to shut down half of its gas-fired units in the area until the
> utility can install emissions-control technology on them, a spokesman said
> Monday.
>   Approximately 2,000 megawatts of generation from 10 units at AES's three
> plants near Los Angeles were closed for exceeding their nitrogen oxide
> emissions
> limits during last summer's energy crunch, said Aaron Thomas, manager of
> government relations for AES Pacific.
>   The units will only run if the ISO calls a stage 1, 2 or 3 emergency,
> Thomas
> added.
>   The utility plans to install emissions-control technology on the 10
> units by
> June 1, Thomas said. AES is in the process of applying for permits now.
>   The 10 other units at AES's three gas-fired plants are equipped with
> NOx-reduction technology and are running at full power, Thomas said.
>   The hearing board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District
> will vote
> on the district's order later this month, Thomas said. The board could
> overturn
> or amend the district's order.
>
>    -By Kristen McNamara, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-4377;
> kristen.mcnamara@dowjones.com
>
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