Cleco Power Files to Issue Request For Proposals for Power Supply.Energy Editors/Business Editors PINEVILLE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2003 Cleco Power LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a subsidiary of Cleco Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CNL CNL CityNightLine (German Rail) CNL Cancel CNL Clinical Nurse Leader Cnl Colonel CNL Center for Naval Leadership CNL Compensated Neutron Log (oil industry) )(PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :CNL), is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. proposals to supply its customers with up to 750 megawatts of low cost, reliable power starting Jan. 1, 2005. Cleco Power made an informational filing on March 14 requesting approval from the Louisiana Public Service Commission Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is an independent regulatory agency serving the public of Louisiana by managing its public utilities and motor carriers. It is the successor to the Railroad Commission of Louisiana. to issue a request for proposals for either firm electric capacity and energy contracts or the purchase of generation facilities. Based on the proposed schedule, notices of intent to bid will be due April 22 and binding proposals will be due May 1. "The request for proposals (RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. ) process allows us to analyze bids from energy marketers and owners of power plants to determine the most economical and reliable option for our customers. We will be working in close discussion with the Louisiana Public Service Commission throughout the process," said George Bausewine, Cleco's vice president of regulatory and rates. Cleco Power owns 1,360 megawatts of generation and currently supplements its power needs through contracts with Williams Energy and Marketing and Dynegy. "Our existing contracts largely expire at the end of 2004. With the growing excess of generation resources in our region, we think the timing is right to see if we can find new, attractively priced options for our customers," Bausewine said. For more information about the RFP, contact Keith LaBauve, director of regulatory compliance, at 318-484-7435, or e-mail him at keith.labauve@cleco.com. Cleco Corporation is an energy services company headquartered in Pineville, La. It operates a regulated electric utility that serves more than 260,000 customers across Louisiana. Cleco also operates a nonregulated midstream energy business that has approximately 2,100 megawatts of generating capacity. For more information about Cleco, visit www.cleco.com. |
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