1.   Analysts said interest in buying the six remaining regional utilities remains high, especially among Americans.

2.   Analysts said it now may turn its sights to acquiring another regional utility rather than a generator.

3.   And Scottish Power uses that accord to appeal to Manweb, another of the regional utilities, to return to the bargaining table.

4.   AEP owns half of Yorkshire Electricity Plc. Owners of one regional utility have not been allowed to own another regional utility in the U.K.

5.   Cia. Forca e Luz Cataguazes-Leopoldina, a regional utility in Minas Gerais state, was the biggest gainer among utilities.

6.   Colbun Machicura S.A., the regional electric utility in Santiago, placed the order.

7.   For example, it owns South Western Electricity, a regional utility in Britain.

8.   FPL is paying more than three times book value for the Central Maine plants to accelerate its transformation from a regional utility to a national competitor, analysts said.

9.   Hayes admits that he prefers the current alignment of three strong regional utilities.

10.   Instead of being forced to buy power from many regional utilities, large companies soon may be able to negotiate national contracts with one supplier.