TENERA INC
10-Q, 1998-05-13
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                                UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                      _________________________________



                                  FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)

[  X  ]    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE 
           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1998

[     ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE 
           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  [NO FEE REQUIRED]

           FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________ TO _________


                           COMMISSION FILE NUMBER
                                   1-9812

                                TENERA, INC.
            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                       Delaware                    94-3213541
           (STATE OF OTHER JURISDICTION OF      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
           INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)     IDENTIFICATION NO.)

 One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 1850, San Francisco, California     94105-1018
            (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                (ZIP CODE)

     REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:  (415) 536-4744


                      _________________________________



         SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
                                Common Stock

         SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
                                    None

   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES [X]        NO [ ]

   The number of shares outstanding on March 31, 1998, was 10,123,153.  


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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<S>      <C>                                                           <C>   
                                                                       PAGE  
                      PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION                        
                                                                             
Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited) .............................   1  
                                                                             
Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of                  
         Operations and Financial Condition ...........................   7  
                                                                             
                       PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION                          
                                                                             
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings ............................................   9  
                                                                             
Item 2.  Changes in Securities ........................................   *  
                                                                             
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities ..............................   *  
                                                                             
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ..........   *  
                                                                             
Item 5.  Other Information ............................................   *  
                                                                             
Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K .............................   9  
                                                                             
</TABLE>
                                                                             
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* None.                                                                      

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                       PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

                                TENERA, INC.
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                                           
___________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                   
                                                               Three Months Ended  
                                                                   March, 31       
                                                              -------------------- 
                                                                1998       1997    
___________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>       
Revenue ..................................................... $  6,091   $  5,400  
Direct Costs ................................................    4,498      3,218  
General and Administrative Expenses .........................    1,302      1,980  
Software Development Costs ..................................       --        237  
Special Item Income .........................................      300         --  
Other Income ................................................       86          1  
                                                              ---------  --------- 
  Operating Income (Loss) ...................................      677        (34) 
Interest Income, Net ........................................       31         39  
                                                              ---------  --------- 
  Net Earnings Before Income Tax Expense ....................      708          5  
Income Tax Expense ..........................................      175          2  
                                                              ---------  --------- 
Net Earnings ................................................ $    533   $      3  
                                                              =========  ========= 
Net Earnings per Share -- Basic ............................. $   0.05   $   0.00  
                                                              =========  ========= 
Net Earnings per Share -- Diluted ........................... $   0.05   $   0.00  
                                                              =========  ========= 
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding ...............   10,123     10,124  
                                                              =========  ========= 
___________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                   
See accompanying notes.                                                            
</TABLE>

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                                TENERA, INC.
                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except share amounts)                                                      
__________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                          
                                                              March 31,      December 31, 
                                                                1998             1997     
__________________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>        
ASSETS                                                                                    
Current Assets                                                                            
  Cash and cash equivalents ..............................    $   3,406        $   2,292  
  Receivables, less allowance of $1,358 (1997 - $1,358)                                   
    Billed ...............................................        2,020            1,643  
    Unbilled .............................................        1,954            1,726  
  Other current assets ...................................          211              235  
                                                              ----------       ---------- 
      Total Current Assets ...............................        7,591            5,896  
Property and Equipment, Net ..............................          169              156  
                                                              ----------       ---------- 
          Total Assets ...................................    $   7,760        $   6,052  
                                                              ==========       ========== 
                                                                                          
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                      
Current Liabilities                                                                       
  Accounts payable .......................................    $   1,462        $     638  
  Accrued compensation and related expenses ..............        1,660            1,477  
  Income taxes payable ...................................          168               --  
  Litigation judgement accrual ...........................          950              950  
                                                              ----------       ---------- 
      Total Current Liabilities ..........................        4,240            3,065  
Commitments and Contingencies                                                             
Shareholders' Equity                                                                      
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 authorized,                                   
  10,417,345 issued and outstanding                                                       
  (1997 - 10,417,345 shares) .............................          104              104  
  Paid in capital, in excess of par ......................        5,698            5,698  
  Retained deficit .......................................       (1,976)          (2,509) 
  Treasury stock - 294,192 shares                                                         
  (1997 - 294,192 shares) ................................         (306)            (306) 
                                                              ----------       ---------- 
        Total Shareholders' Equity .......................        3,520            2,987  
                                                              ----------       ---------- 
          Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity .....    $   7,760        $   6,052  
                                                              ==========       ========== 
__________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                          
See accompanying notes.                                                                   
</TABLE>

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                                TENERA, INC.
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                 (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except share amounts)                                                
____________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                    
                                             Paid In                                
                                             Capital                                
                                                In                                  
                                    Common    Excess   Retained  Treasury           
                                    Stock     of Par   (Deficit)  Stock     Total   
____________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>      
December 31, 1997 ................ $   104   $ 5,698   $(2,509)  $  (306)  $ 2,987  
                                                                                    
Net Earnings .....................      --        --       533        --       533  
                                   --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
March 31, 1998 ................... $   104   $ 5,698   $(1,976)  $  (306)  $ 3,520  
                                   ========  ========  ========  ========  ======== 
____________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                    
See accompanying notes.                                                             
</TABLE>

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                                TENERA, INC.
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands)                                                                       
_____________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     
                                                               Three Months Ended    
                                                                    March 31,        
                                                             ----------------------- 
                                                               1998           1997   
_____________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                          <C>            <C>      
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                 
  Net earnings ............................................. $   533        $     3  
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided                             
  (used) by operating activities:                                                    
    Depreciation ...........................................      23             69  
    Gain on sale of equipment ..............................      --             (1) 
    Gain on repayment of Asset Sale note ...................    (300)            --  
    Changes in assets and liabilities:                                               
      Receivables ..........................................    (605)           213  
      Other current assets .................................      24              1  
      Accounts payable .....................................     824            126  
      Accrued compensation and related expenses ............     183           (589) 
      Income taxes payable .................................     168              2  
                                                             --------       -------- 
        Net Cash Provided (Used) By Operating Activities ...     850           (176) 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                 
  Acquisition of property and equipment ....................     (36)           (84) 
  Proceeds from repayment of Asset Sale note ...............     300             --  
  Proceeds from sale of equipment ..........................      --              1  
                                                             --------       -------- 
        Net Cash Provided (Used) in Investing Activities ...     264            (83) 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                                 
  Net repurchase of equity .................................      --             (1) 
                                                             --------       -------- 
        Net Cash Used by Financing Activities ..............      --             (1) 
                                                             --------       -------- 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS .......   1,114           (260) 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD ...........   2,292          3,964  
                                                             --------       -------- 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD ................. $ 3,406        $ 3,704  
                                                             ========       ======== 
_____________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     
See accompanying notes.                                                              
</TABLE>

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                                TENERA, INC.
            NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           March 31, 1998 and 1997
                                 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1.  ORGANIZATION

   TENERA, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, provides a broad 
range of professional consulting, management, and technical services to solve 
complex management, engineering, environmental, and safety challenges 
associated with the operation, asset management, and maintenance of power 
plants, federal government properties, and capital intensive industries. The 
Company provides its services by utilizing its professional skills and 
technological resources in an integrated approach which combines strategic 
consulting, technical, and project management capabilities with software 
systems and data bases. Services performed by the Company typically include 
one or more of the following:  consultation with the client to determine the 
nature and scope of the problem, identification and evaluation of the problem 
and its impact, development and design of a process for correcting the 
problem, preparation of business plans, preparation of reports for obtaining 
regulatory agency permits, and analysis in support of regulatory and legal 
proceedings. The Company operates in one business segment providing services 
which cover these general areas:  strategic consulting, management, and 
technical services and prior to the Asset Sale described below, software 
services, products, and systems.

   TENERA Rocky Flats, LLC ("Rocky Flats"), a Colorado limited liability 
company, was formed by the Company in 1995, to provide consulting services in 
connection with participation in the Performance Based Integrating Management 
Contract ("Rocky Flats Contract") at the  Department of Energy's ("DOE") Rocky 
Flats Environmental Technology Site. In May 1997, the Company's other 
government business was consolidated within the Rocky Flats subsidiary. This 
business provides consulting and management services to the DOE directly and 
through subcontracts with DOE prime contractors. These services provide 
assistance to DOE-owned nuclear facilities in devising, implementing, and 
monitoring strategies to upgrade from an operational, safety, and 
environmental perspective.

   TENERA Energy, LLC ("Energy"), a Delaware limited liability company, was 
formed by the Company in May 1997, to consolidate its commercial electric 
power utility business into a separate legal structure. The Energy subsidiary 
provides consulting and management services in organizational effectiveness 
and organizational development, environmental outsourcing and monitoring, risk 
analysis and modeling, and business process improvement.

   TENERA Technologies, LLC ("Technologies"), a Delaware limited liability 
company, was formed by the Company in May 1997 to consolidate its mass 
transportation business into a separate legal entity. Before the Asset Sale 
described below, Technologies provided computerized maintenance management 
software and consulting to the mass transit industry. On November 14, 1997, 
the Company consummated the sale of all of the assets ("Asset Sale") related 
to Technologies' mass transportation business, to Spear Technologies, Inc., a 
California corporation newly formed by former members of the Company's 
management, including the Company's former Chairman of the Board and Chief 
Executive Officer. The Company received $1,300,000 in cash, a promissory note 
("Promissory Note") in the amount of $300,000, and a warrant to acquire 4% of 
the buyer's then outstanding shares of common stock exercisable upon an 
initial public offering or a change of control (as defined in the warrant). 
The buyer also assumed all liabilities associated with the Technologies 
business. The Promissory Note was paid in full in February 1998.

NOTE 2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

   Basis of Presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial 
statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and have 
been prepared by the Company without audit. All intercompany accounts and 
transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, all 
adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present 
fairly the financial position at March 31, 1998, and the results of operations 
and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1998 and TENERA, 
Inc.'s 

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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

   Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity 
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial 
statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these 
estimates.

   Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand 
deposits, money market accounts, and commercial paper issued by companies with 
strong credit ratings. The Company includes in cash and cash equivalents, all 
short-term, highly liquid investments which mature within three months of 
acquisition. 

   Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost 
($2,272,000 and $2,236,000 at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, 
respectively), net of accumulated depreciation ($2,103,000 and $2,080,000 at 
March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively). Depreciation is 
calculated using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives, 
which range from three to five years. 

   Revenue. Revenue from time-and-material and cost plus fixed-fee contracts 
is recognized when costs are incurred; from fixed-price contracts, on the 
basis of percentage of work completed (measured by costs incurred relative to 
total estimated project costs); from software license fees at time of customer 
acceptance; and from software maintenance agreements, equally over the period 
of the maintenance support agreement (usually 12 months). The Company 
primarily offers its services and software products (until the Asset Sale) to 
the electric power industry, the DOE, and the municipal transit industry in 
North America. 

   The Company performs credit evaluations of these customers and normally 
does not require collateral. Reserves are maintained for potential sales 
adjustments and credit losses; such losses to date have been within 
management's expectations. Actual revenue and cost of contracts in progress 
may differ from management estimates and such differences could be material to 
the financial statements.

   During the first quarter of 1998, three clients accounted for 37%, 25%, and 
14% of the Company's total revenue. During the same period in 1997, two 
clients accounted for 51% and 11% of the total revenue.

   Income Taxes. For the three-month period ended March 31, 1998, a provision 
for federal and state income taxes was made at a rate of approximately 25%, 
which reflects the benefit of net operating loss carryforwards. For the 
comparable period in 1997, the provision for income taxes was made at a 40% 
rate on a combined federal and state basis.

   Per Share Information. In 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board 
issued Statement No. 128, "Earnings per Share" ("FAS 128"). FAS 128 replaced 
the calculation of primary and fully diluted earnings per share with basic and 
diluted earnings per share. Unlike primary earnings per share, basic earnings 
per share excludes any dilutive effects of options, warrants, and convertible 
securities. Diluted earnings per share is very similar to the previously 
reported fully diluted earnings per share and includes the effect of dilutive 
stock options. All earnings per share amounts for all periods have been 
presented, and where appropriate, restated to conform to the FAS 128 
requirements. A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic 
and diluted earnings per share computations required by FAS 128 is 
unnecessary, as the basic and diluted amounts are the same because the average 
market prices of the stock for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1998 
and 1997, were below the exercise prices of the outstanding options.

NOTE 3.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT ON LITIGATION JUDGEMENT

   On May 1, 1998, the Company settled the action, entitled PLM Financial 
Services, Inc. v. TERA Corporation, et al., Case No. 743 439-0, for $950,000 
in cash (see Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings).

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND 
         FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                TENERA, INC.
                            RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
_____________________________________________________________________
                                                                     
                                               Percent of Revenue    
                                             ----------------------  
                                                 Quarter Ended       
                                                   March, 31         
                                             ----------------------  
                                                1998        1997     
_____________________________________________________________________
<S>                                          <C>         <C>         
Revenue ....................................   100.0%      100.0%    
Direct Costs ...............................    73.8        59.6     
General and Administrative Expenses ........    21.4        36.7     
Software Development Costs .................    --           4.3     
Special Item Income ........................     4.9        --       
Other Income ...............................     1.4        --       
                                             ----------  ----------  
  Operating Income (Loss) ..................    11.1        (0.6)    
Interest Income, Net .......................     0.5         0.7     
                                             ----------  ----------  
Net Earnings Before Income Tax Expense .....    11.6%        0.1%    
                                             ==========  ==========  
_____________________________________________________________________
                                                                     
                                                                     
</TABLE>

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

   The Company's increased revenue in its Rocky Flats and Energy subsidiaries, 
lower overall general and administrative expenses, and elimination of 
significant ongoing development costs resulting from the Asset Sale in the 
fourth quarter of 1997, resulted in quarterly net earnings before income taxes 
and special item of $408,000. Net earnings before income tax expense for the 
comparable quarter in 1997 was $5,000.

   During the first quarter, the Company received written contracts and orders 
having an estimated value of approximately $6.4 million. The activity 
primarily reflects the additional funding of the Company's contract at the 
DOE's Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site and the extension of 
consulting contracts with two large electric utility clients. Partially 
offsetting the addition of the new sales activity into backlog during the 
quarter was a reduction to the backlog for the closeout of unused contract 
funding which had expired. Contracted backlog for current, active projects 
totaled approximately $11.4 million as of March 31, 1998, down from $12.8 
million at December 31, 1997.

   The revenue increase in the first quarter of 1998, compared to a year ago, 
is primarily the result of increased Rocky Flats Contract activity, partially 
offset by the absence of mass transportation software revenue as a result of 
the Asset Sale. For the first quarter of 1998, the concentration of revenue 
from the government sector increased to 73% of total revenue, from 52% for the 
same period in 1997. About half of this increase in concentration relates to 
the decline in Technologies revenue as a result of the Asset Sale. The other 
half of the concentration increase is due to higher levels of Rocky Flats 
Contract activity versus a year ago.

   Direct costs were higher in the first quarter, compared to a year ago, 
primarily as a result of increased revenue generation opportunities and the 
related use of subcontractor teams under the Rocky Flats Contract. Gross 
margins decreased to 26% in the first quarter of 1998, from 40% for the same 
period in 1997, primarily due to an increase in the proportion of lower margin 
government projects. 

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   General and administrative costs were lower in the first quarter of 1998, 
compared to a year ago, primarily reflecting increased utilization of 
employees on billable contracts and reduced corporate and subsidiary 
administrative staffs. General and administrative expenses, as a percentage of 
revenue, for the three-month period, decreased to 21% in 1998 from 37% in 
1997.

   Due to the Asset Sale in the fourth quarter of 1997, the Company did not 
internally fund software product development in the first quarter of 1998, as 
compared to having spent $237,000 for the same period a year ago.

   The special item of $300,000 in the first quarter of 1998, reflects the 
additional realized gain from the Asset Sale associated with the repayment of 
the Promissory Note (see Note 1 to Financial Statements).

   Other income of $86,000 for the first quarter of 1998, reflects certain 
accounting and administrative services provided on a temporary basis to the 
purchaser in the Asset Sale.

   Net interest income in 1998 and 1997 represents earnings from the 
investment of cash balances in short-term, high-quality, government and 
corporate debt instruments. The lower net interest income in 1998, as compared 
to a year ago, primarily reflects smaller average cash balances. The Company 
had no borrowings under its line of credit during the first three months of 
1998 and 1997.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

   Cash and cash equivalents increased by $1,114,000 during the first three 
months of 1998. The increase was due to cash provided by operations ($850,000) 
and cash proceeds from the repayment of the Asset Sale Promissory Note 
($300,000), partially offset by the acquisition of equipment ($36,000).

   Receivables increased by $605,000 from December 31, 1997, primarily due to 
an increase in Energy and Rocky Flats services revenue in the first quarter of 
1998. The allowance for sales adjustments remained at the same level as 
December 31, 1997.

   Accounts payable increased by $824,000 since the end of 1997, primarily 
associated with supporting increased revenues. Accrued compensation and 
related expenses increased by $183,000 during the period, primarily reflecting 
the annual merit increases in employee salaries and fewer holiday and vacation 
days in the first quarter of the year.

   No cash dividend was declared in the first three months of 1998.

   The impact of inflation on project revenue and costs of the Company was 
minimal.

   At March 31, 1998, the Company had available $2,500,000 of a $3,000,000 
revolving loan facility. The Company has no outstanding borrowing against the 
line; however, $500,000 was assigned to support standby letters of credit.

   Management believes that cash expected to be generated by operations, the 
Company's working capital, and its loan facility are adequate to meet its 
anticipated liquidity needs through the next twelve months. 

   Statements contained in this report which are not historical facts are 
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to 
risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially 
from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include the uncertainty of 
future profitability; reliance on major customers; uncertainty regarding 
industry trends and customer demand; uncertainty of access to additional 
capital; reliance on key personnel; uncertainty regarding competition; 
government contract audits; and Year 2000 computer issues. Additional risks 
are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission ("SEC"), including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 
1997.

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                        PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

   On November 4, 1994, PLM Financial Services, Inc. ("PLM") filed an action, 
entitled PLM Financial Services, Inc. v. TERA Corporation, et al., Case No. 
743 439-0, against TENERA, L.P. (the predecessor of the Company; the 
"Predecessor Partnership"), among others, in the Superior Court of California 
for the County of Alameda, seeking damages in excess of $4.6 million in unpaid 
equipment rent and other unspecified damages allegedly owing to PLM under an 
equipment lease dated September 29, 1984 between PLM and TERA Power 
Corporation ("TERA Power"), a former subsidiary of TERA Corporation (the 
"Predecessor Corporation"). PLM named the Predecessor Partnership in the 
action pursuant to a Guaranty dated September 24, 1984 of the lease 
obligations of TERA Power made by the Predecessor Corporation. Upon the 
liquidation of the Predecessor Corporation in late 1986, the stock of TERA 
Power was transferred to the TERA Corporation Liquidating Trust (the "Trust") 
and was thereafter sold to Delta Energy Projects Phases II, IV, and VI 
pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated May 31, 1991. TERA Power asserted 
various defenses to the claims asserted by PLM in the action and the trial in 
this matter was concluded in August 1997. In February 1998, the trial judge 
issued a minute order rendering his decision against the defendants in the 
action. Accordingly, for the year 1997, the Company accrued litigation 
judgment expenses of $950,000 related to this matter. In April 1998, the trial 
judge entered a judgement in the amount of approximately $830,000 plus costs 
and attorney fees, against TERA Power and TENERA, as guarantor. Counsel for 
PLM had advised counsel for TENERA that PLM had incurred costs and attorney 
fees exceeding $600,000, and, if this matter was not settled, PLM would file a 
cost bill and motion for attorney fees in the action for such amounts. 

   On May 1, 1998, the Company settled the case for $950,000 in cash, which is 
less than the Company's total exposure in the litigation. Of this amount, 
approximately $50,000 was paid by the Trust (to the extent of its assets) and 
the remainder was paid by the Company.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

   (a)  EXHIBITS  

   11.0    Statement regarding computation of per share earnings:  
           See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.  

   27.0*   Financial Data Schedule

   (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K  

           A Form 8-K, dated February 10, 1998, was filed with the SEC on 
           February 27, 1998, reporting on the trial judge's decision against 
           the defendants in the PLM action (see Item 1 of Part II).


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*  Filed herewith.

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                                SIGNATURES


   PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENT OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE 
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE 
UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.  


                                  TENERA, INC.                        
                                                                      
                                                                      
Dated:  May 13, 1998              By:     /s/ JEFFREY R. HAZARIAN     
                                       ------------------------------ 
                                             Jeffrey R. Hazarian      
                                        Executive Vice President and  
                                          Chief Financial Officer     

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                                EXHIBIT INDEX

Ex. 27.0     Financial Data Schedule


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<S>                                     <C>
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<PERIOD-START>                          Jan-01-1998
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                             0 
                                       0 
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