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Source

Date

PSC Saddles Financing With Tough Rules

Tribune

 

New York Grid CEO Says New Power Lines, State Authority Needed

 

 

RG&E Plans $75 Million Upgrade

Democrat & Chronicle - Todd Grady

10-01-2003

Mass Electric Gets $4.8M Fine for Power Outages

Boston Herald

10-01-2003

Winter Forecast: High Heating Bills Again

The Buffalo News - David Robinson

10-02-2003

Enron Seeks Millions For Power Never Delivered to Sierra Pacific

NY Times

10-06-2003

Heating Prices May Rise This Winter

Oneonta Daily Star

10-07-2003

Assembly Ready To Free Up Money

 

10-08-2003

Utilities: Albany’s Gridlock Snares Energy Grid

Associated Press - Michael Gormley

10-09-2003

Energy Assocation Says New York Must Do More To Protect Energy Infrastructure At Public Hearing Today

Energy Association Press Release

10-09-2003

Why City Natural Gas Prices May Rise This Heating Season

Gotham Gazette

10-10-2003

Schwarzenegger Backs Renewables, SMD

Wind Energy Weekly

10-13-2003

Getting Hydroelectric Plant Up and Running Again More Than A Job - It’s A Passion

The Saratoga Record

10-14-2003

Email Show Enron May Have Influenced FERC Probe on California Power Crisis, Refunds

Online Journal

10-15-2003

Bury Wires, Lawmakers Say

Daily Freeman

10-16-2003

Silver and Tonko Ask Members of Congress To Strengthen Energy Bill

Press Release

10-16-2003

PSC Chairman Affirms Deregulation Support

Times Union

10-17-2003

Utilities Held Down Spending On Upkeep Regulators Didn’t Order Upgrades Before Isabel

Washington Post

10-17-2003

Council Looks To Aid Bizleft In Red By Blackout

Daily News

10-21-2003

Entergy Issues Warning To Minority Neighborhoods

The Journal News

10-24-2003

U.S. Energy Bill Dupes the Public

The Atlanta Journal Constitution

10-28-2003

Russell Station On ‘Dirty’ List

Democrat & Chronicle

10-28-2003

Blackout Cost NYC $1 Billion, Shows 911 Flaws - Mayor

Reuters

10-28-2003

During Blackout, ‘We Got It Right’ Says N.E. Power Chief

Associated Press - Newsday

10-29-2003

Help Is Available For Low-Income Households Facing High Winter Heating Bills

Kingston Daily Freeman

11-03-2003

Rate Case Puts Spotlight On Consumers’ Counsel

Cleveland Plain Dealer Bureau

11-10-2003

Another Try By Niagara Mohawk On Security Deposit Policy

Associated Press

11-11-2003

Public Hearing Set On New Plan For NiMo Security Deposits

The Buffalo News

11-12-2003

NiMo To Hold Deposit Hearing

The Syracuse Post Standard

11-18-2003

Engel; Make Firm Pay N.Y. For Blackout

NY Post

11-20-2003

MTBE Flap May Stall Energy Bill - Gasoline Additive Still Found In Broome Soil

Binghamton Press Sun Bulletim

11-20-2003

Officials Boycott Blackout Hearing

Newsday

11-20-2003

NiMo Securoty Deposit Draws Criticism

WSTM TV

11-20-2003

Still In The Dark Over Blackout

Middletown Herald

11-21-2003

AG Reaches $300,000 Settlement with ECONnergy

The Journal News

11-21-2003

Preventing The Next Blackout

Ny Times

11-23-2003

Savings Powered By Cooperation

Press & Sun Bulletin

11-23-2003

Heating Aid Plan Gathering Stteam

Times Union

11-24-2003

State Says Verizon Service Declining

The Journal News

11-26-2003

Debate Stalls ‘Clean’ Energy Effort

Times Union

11-30-2003

Customer Hedging Bets On Heat Costs

Associated Press

11-3-2003

Cohoes Residents Out of Gas

The Record

11-4-2003

FERC Mulls Steps To Clean Up Energy Price Reports

Reuters

11-4-2003

As Earth Warms, The Hottest Issue Is Energy

NY Times

11-4-2003

Montana Looks At Re-Regulating Energy

Billings Gazette

11-4-2003

LIPA Vows To Fight Plan To Raise Fee

Newsday

11-4-2003

How Unlikely Coalition Scuttled Plan To Remake Electrical Grid: Regional Groups Unite To Keep Their Lines From Coming Under Federal Jurisdiction

The Wall Street Journal

11-4-2003

Independent Power Producers May Have Played Key Role In Largest U.S. Outage

Akron Beacon Journal

11-5-2003

Agway Expects To Sell Its Energy Subsidiary

The Post Standard

11-6-2003

Another Electricity Deregulation Delay

Canada Press

11-7-2003

“The GOP Energy Bill:  An Infinite Mirage and a Boundless Facade

U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd

11-7-2003

Blackout Report To Be Released Nov. 18

 

11-7-2003

Con Edison Customers To Receive Small Rebate

NY Times

12-03-2003

Weaker Faith In Utilities Powers Generator Sales

Democrat & Chronicle

12-03-2003

Seniors Feel The Pinch

NY Daily News

1-21-2003

Natural Gas Prices Surge and Fingers Are Pointing

NY Times

12-13-2003

Phone Service Over Internet Revives Talk Of Regulation

NY Times

12-15-2003

Millennium Pipeline Blocked

The Journal News

12-16-2003

2 Power Plants Are Given Approval

The Advance

12-17-2003

Foes Of Rosebank Facility Hope It Will Be Priced Out

Staten Island Advance

12-17-2003

Electric Industry Is Urged To Be More Tightly Linked

NY Times

12-17-2003

Spikes In Natural Gas Prices Fueling Fears

The Associated Press

12-17-2003

Surge In Natural Gas Cost Prompts Inquiry

The Associated Press

12-18-2003

Quite Push To Build Two Power Plants On L.I. Bring Criticism

NY Times

12-4-2003

Electricity Deregulation May Be A Disaster Waiting To Happen

Richmond Times Dispatch

1-25-2003

Schumer Again Calls For Tapping of Oil Reserve

Democrat & Chronicle

1-28-2003

Closed or Not, Indian Point and Its Perils Won’t Vanish

NY Times - Randal C. Archibold

1-28-2003

Relicensing Won’t Affect Power Allocations

Buffalo News

12-9-2003

Wind Farms Not A Breeze To Establish

Times Union

12-9-2003

Albany Says It Can’t Certify Indian Point Evacuation Plan

 

1-31-2003

Phony U.S. Gas Trades Fan Fears of Huge Lawsuits

Reuters

2-03-2003

Capital Drought Threatens U.S. Energy Supply - FERC

Reuters - Matt Daily

2-03-2003

Power Firm May Sue Ilion

Observer Dispatch - Melissa Chadwick

2-04-2003

Officials Quarrel Over Plan For Indian Point Emergency

New York Times

2-04-2003

Business Group Says State Relies On Indian Point

Times Herald Record - Michael Randall

2-07-2003

Demand Rises For Heating Help

 

2-10-2003

NYSEG Centers Get Five-Week Reprieve

Elmira Star Gazette

2-26-2003

HEAP Help On Way To State

Syracuse Post Standard

3-07-2003

Report Shows Natural Gas Woes To Continue For New York Residents

Jamestown Post Journal

3-07-2003

NYSEG Ordered To Keep Walk-Ins Open

Gannett News Service

3-26-2003

Ruling Favors Utility Centers

Democrat & Chronicle

3-26-2003

Electric, Gas Bills Shock Ratepayers

Tom McGinty

4-02-2003

Natural Gas Prices Expected To Stay High Through Summer

The Oklahoman

4-03-2003

California State Bill Looks To Re-regulate Power Market

 

4-09-2003

California Lawmakers Propose Reversal of Energy Deregulation

The Sacramento Bee

4-10-2003

Croat Government Approves Customer Protection Law

Reuters

4-10-2003

NYSEG Customers Find Few Choices

Gannett News Service - Star Gazette

4-17-2003

Electric Utility Deregulation Saves Texans Money, Costs Them Inconveniences

The Monitor - Jessica Rocha

4-18-2003

NiMo to Demand Two-Month Deposit

The Post Standard

4-22-2003

Con Edison To Buy Power From New Queens Plant

 

4-29-2003

Indian Point Shut Units After Fire, Power Glitch

Times Herald Record

4-30-2003

State Power Authority To Raise Rates

 

4-30-2003

Indian Point Plants Restarted After Fire and Power Failure

 

5-01-2003

FERC Orders Companies To Report Accurate Gas Prices

The Charleston Gazette

5-02-2003

In Most Areas, Power Lines Are Expected To Hum Smoothly

 

5-06-2003

Utility Regulators Expect Major Federal-State Conflicts Over Electricity Reforms

Business Wire

5-07-2003

Could Oswego Become Windmill Capital of NY?

 

5-07-2003

Lawmakers Ask Review of NiMo Deposit Rules

Associated Press

5-09-2003

Legislators Critical of NiMo Policy

Syracuse Post Standard

5-09-2003

Utilities Test Potentially Revolutionary High-Speed Data Transmission System

The Baltimore Sun

5-11-2003

What Price Power Hook-Up?

The Daily Gazette

5-12-2003

NiMo Deposit Requirement Unfair

Syracuse Post Standard

5-12-2003

SEC Finds Reliant Violated Securities Law In Using Bogus Power Swaps To Inflate Revenues

Associated Press

5-12-2003

Digital Age Hits A Delay in Schools

times Union

5-14-2003

NRG Energy Files For Chapter 11 Protection

The Post Standard

5-15-2003

Natural Gas Wholesale Prices Expected To Rise Perhaps To Unprecedented Levels

Richmond Times Dispatch

5-16-2003

NiMo Revises Security Deposit Policy

The Post Standard

5-21-2003

RG&E Seeks Big Rate Hike

Democrat & Chronicle

5-21-2003

NiMo, State Agree On Security Deposit Plan

Associated Press - Joel Stashenko

5-21-2003

Local Residents Received HEAP of Energy Aid This Past Winter

 

5-28-2003

LIPA:  Growing Pains At 5 Years

 

5-28-2003

A Mixed Message On Solar Power

Newsday

5-29-2003

PSC Invites Public Comment on Proposed Plattsburgh Municipal Electric Rate Increase

 

6-05-2003

NiMo Expects Adequate Power

Associated Press

6-05-2003

PSCTo Hold Hearing On Security Deposits

 

6-07-2003

Greenspan Predicts High Natural Gas Prices Into Next Year

 

6-11-2003

LIPA:  Hot Weather Could Spark Shortages

 

6-11-2003

New York Unveils Clean Air Act Settlement With Mirant

 

6-11-2003

Utility - Security Deposits

Buffalo News - David Robinson

6-17-2003

Short Supply Of Natural Gas Raises Economic Worries

 

6-17-2003

Speakers Blast NiMo Deposit Policy - NiMo’s Deposit Policy Faulted

The Post Standard

6-18-2003

Warming Up to the Elderly and Low Income

 

6-25-2003

Electricity Price Spike Expected - High Fuel Costs Affecting Rates

 

6-26-2003

4,100 Customers Lose Power

The Advance

6-26-2003

NiMo Shelves Deposit Policy For 2 Months

 

6-27-2003

Family Flees Blaze Caused By Candle, Fire Official Says

 

6-28-2003

NiMo Halts Deposit Policy

Times Union

6-28-2003

Panel Concludes: Electric Retail Consumers Make Needs Known

Transmission & Distribution World

7-01-2003

Greenspan Says Costlier Energy To Hit U.S. Households

Reuters

7-10-2003

There Is Life After Enron

 

7-14-2003

McHugh Demands Promise From Leaders To Increase LIHEAP Funding

 

7-15-2003

Where Credit Isn’t Due

Capital Region Metroland

8-05-2003

O&R Wants To Raise Rates For Gas Service In Stages

 

8-12-2003

City Power Plants Being Expanded

 

8-18-2003

BLACKOUT 2003: Business Seeks To Speed Plants

 

8-19-2003

Rents, Utilities Rise 20 Percent, New Study Finds

Middltetown Times Herald-Record

9-09-2003

Pataki Withholds Port Barrel Money

Ottaway News Service

9-09-2003

Paperwork Snag Threatens To Unplug Power Plan

Times Union

9-09-2003

NiMo Refines Deposit Policy

The Syracuse Post Standard - Tim Knauss

9-13-2003

Million Live Without Water, Gas Or Power

The Observer

9-14-2003

State Senators In Session To Pass Funding

 

9-15-2003

NiMo Adopts New Proposal On Security Deposits Based On Unpaid Bills

The Buffalo News - David Robingson

9-16-2003

Utility Shifts Target In Deposit Plan

Times Union

9-17-2003

Connecticut Attorney General Says New Power Line Will Raise Electricity Rates

The Hartford Courant

9-17-2003

CEO Touts Pre-Blackout Efforts - NiSource Chief Says Switches Installed in ‘01 Kept Chicago From Going Dark on August 14

Bloomberg News

9-19-2003

Elusive Force May Lie At Root of Blackout

NY Times

9-23-2003

Power Agency Gets Watt For From Activists

Daily News

9-23-2003

Natural Gas Customers Can Expect Price Hike

Press & Sun Bulletin

9-24-2003

Why The Lights Go Out: Free-Market Frugality, Freakish Weather, No Standby Power

The Guardian

9-29-2003