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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:02:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: bill.williams@enron.com
To: john.malowney@enron.com
Subject: RE: Montana Power Company (MPC) Energy Imbalance
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John,
We have asked every single counterparty in the NW to sell us energy.  We bi=
d $300 to PowerX and were told that they were abiding by the cap.
We are working hard to get them the energy that they need and will continue=
 to do so.

Bill

 -----Original Message-----
From: =09Malowney, John =20
Sent:=09Thursday, June 21, 2001 3:38 PM
To:=09Williams III, Bill
Cc:=09Portland Shift
Subject:=09Montana Power Company (MPC) Energy Imbalance

Bill; Mike Cashell (MPC's Transmission Mgr.) just phoned me concerned, beca=
use MPC's Real-Time group requested EPMI purchase energy for them under our=
 existing Energy Imbalance structure, and was notified by our Real-Time gro=
up that due to the newly implemented FERC price cap, we were have difficult=
y securing any resources.  Just to clarify things, we are settling MPC's Ch=
oice customers Energy Imbalance position, and PP&L Montana has the right to=
 any length resulting from MPC's "domestic" load Energy Imbalance.  In othe=
r words MPC is settling two separate Energy Imbalance accounts, so during t=
he hour they may be turning energy back to PP&L Montana, while at the same =
time finding themselves short for the Choice loads.  During the recent bull=
ish pricing conditions, Choice customer were leaving themselves long, as of=
 late, MPC is experiencing the Choice customers doing the opposite, positio=
ning themselves short.  The net result is that MPC will most likely be expe=
cting us to fill a short position from this point on, so I'd really like to=
 see what we can do to honor their requests, mindful of the favorable posit=
ion we've enjoyed over the last several months. Let me know if you'd like t=
o discuss this further, or better yet if you've got a workable solution to =
the problem.  In the meantime, thanks again to you and your staff for the o=
utstanding performance thus far in dealing with MPC.   John