1.  Other utility spokesmen warn against drawing quick conclusions.

2.  The rules could restrict energy supplies in the Metroplex, making deregulation more difficult, the utility spokesman said.

3.  Utility spokesman Len Anderson confirmed that the disciplinary process had begun but he declined to specify how many workers were affected or whether any had been fired.

4.  A utility spokesman refused to comment, and it was unclear where SoCal Edison would go for its power.

5.  Electricity technicians and debt collectors need police protection to go to Stolipinovo, said Rumen Dimtirov, a utility spokesman.

6.  Gov. Gray Davis planned to update the state on the plan Friday, but a utility spokesman said the two sides were far apart.

7.  Power was restored overnight to all but two office buildings, utility spokesman Michael Delaney said.

8.  King, the utility spokesman, said the company had met its obligations in the franchise agreement.