Competitive Power Advocates Poised to Provide Input to Regulatory Process on Restructuring of Electric Sector.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1999-- Competitive Power Advocates (CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. ), a group of generators, marketers and users of electricity in wholesale and retail markets across the country, today announced the formalization for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. of its organization with the filing of the articles of incorporation The document that must be filed with an appropriate government agency, commonly the office of the Secretary of State, if the owners of a business want it to be given legal recognition as a corporation. and approval of bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an by member firms. CPA's newly elected interim Chairman James A. Tramuto noted that the group acted as an informal coalition during the recently adjourned legislative session which considered and passed S.B. 7 to restructure the state's electric industry. "We are pleased to have contributed to the shaping of the legislation that will open the electric industry to competition in January, 2002," said Tramuto. "The new, more formal structure of CPA will allow the group to continue to function effectively, providing timely and constructive input before the regulatory forums that will be implementing the legislation," he said. Initial member companies of CPA include: American National Power Inc., Coastal Corporation, Dynegy Inc., DTE (Data Terminating Equipment) A communications device that is the source or destination of signals on a network. It is typically a terminal or computer. Contrast with DCE.  DTE - Data Terminal Equipment Edison America, New Energy, Texas L.L.C., PG&E Corporation and Texas Independent Energy. |
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