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January 8, 2004
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WASHINGTON -- The top federal energy regulator said Wednesday that even without congressional backing he plans to force electric utilities to meet delivery standards in hopes of preventing a repeat of last summer's devastating blackout.

Pat Wood, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said the agency could act even if Congress fails to pass an energy bill that includes mandatory reliability standards and penalties for violators.

Congress has given the commission an extra $5 million, which Wood said would pay for closer monitoring of electric utilities. The agency is setting up a reliability division and plans tolook at what

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