RWE Reports Lignite-Fired Power-Plant Shutdowns, Reduced Nuclear Capacity

(Bloomberg) -- RWE AG, Germany's second-largest
utility, reported shutdowns at three lignite-fired power plants
and a capacity reduction at a nuclear plant.

RWE's 289-megawatt Neurath B lignite-fired plant stopped on
July 27, the Essen, Germany-based company said today on its Web
site. Neurath B is expected to remain halted for between six days
and eight days, the company said.


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U.K. Power Traders, RWE, Merrill, Seek Exchange for Electricity Auctions

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s Power-Trading Forum,
whose members include utilities such as RWE AG and banks Merrill
Lynch & Co. and Barclays Capital, called for the development of
exchange-based clearing and auctions for electricity.

The forum is seeking an operator to immediately provide an
exchange-trading platform for electricity and act as a pool for
market liquidity, it said in an e-mailed statement.


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