METRETEK TECHNOLOGIES INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-02-09
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT No. 5
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION  TO BE INCLUDED IN  STATEMENTS  FILED  PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)


                           Metretek Technologies, Inc.
                    (f/k/a Marcum Natural Gas Services, Inc.)
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    566323309
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                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)

                        FamCo Value Income Partners, L.P.
                               121 Outrigger Mall
                            Marina del Rey, CA 90292
                                 (310) 577-7887

                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                               - with copies to -


                           Michael G. Tannenbaum, Esq.
                    Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
                          900 Third Avenue - 13th Floor
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 508-6700

                                 February 4, 2000
                          (Date of event which requires
                            filing of this statement)
                               CUSIP No. 566323309

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),  13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box
[ ]

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|   CUSIP NO.566323309   |           13D             |  Page 2 of 6           |
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
           IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

           FamCo Value Income Partners, L.P.
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
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    3      SEC USE ONLY
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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS
           WC
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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
           PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
           California, USA
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  NUMBER OF    |  7  |   SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES      |     |        275,300 (See Item 5)
BENEFICIALLY   |  8  |   SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY     |     |        0
   EACH        |  9  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 REPORTING     |     |        275,300 of Common Stock (See Item 5)
PERSON WITH    | 10  |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
               |     |        0
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   11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          275,300 shares of Common Stock (See Item 5)
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   12     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
          CERTAIN SHARES                                          [ ]
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   13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

          5.49% of Common Stock (See Item 5)
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   14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
          PN
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CUSIP No. 566323309                                  SCHEDULE 13D



This  Amendment  No. 5 to Schedule  13D is filed to report the sale of shares of
common stock of Metretek Technologies,  Inc. (f/k/a Marcum Natural Gas Services,
Inc.) (the "Issuer") as discussed in Item 5 hereof. FamCo Value Income Partners,
L.P. and its general  partners,  Funsten  Asset  Management  and Mr.  Kenneth B.
Funsten, are referred to as the "Reporting Persons."

Item 1.             Security and Issuer.

There has been no change in the information  previously reported in this item of
this Schedule 13D and amendments to the same filed by the Reporting Person.

Item 2.             Identity and Background.

There has been no change in the information  previously reported in this item of
this Schedule 13D and amendments to the same filed by the Reporting Person.

Item 3.             Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

There has been no change in the information  previously reported in this item of
this Schedule 13D and amendments to the same filed by the Reporting Person.

Item 4              Purpose of Transaction

The  purpose  of the  transactions  reported  in  this  Schedule  13D was and is
investment in the  securities of the Issuer.  The Reporting  Persons do not have
current plans or proposals which would result in any of the following:

a.      the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or
        the disposition of securities of the Issuer;

b.      an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization
        or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

c.      a sale or transfer  of a material  amount of assets of the Issuer or any
        of its subsidiaries;

d.      any  change in the  present  board of  directors  or  management  of the
        Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of
        directors or to fill any vacancies on the board;


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e.      any material change in the present  capitalization or dividend policy of
        the Issuer;

f.      any  other  material  change  in  the  Issuer's  business  or  corporate
        structure;

g.      changes in the Issuer's  charter,  by-laws or instruments  corresponding
        thereto or other actions which may impede the  acquisition of control of
        the Issuer by any person;

h.      causing  a class of  securities  of the  Issuer  to be  delisted  from a
        national  securities  exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted
        in an interdealer  quotation system of a registered  national securities
        association;

i.      causing a class of  securities  of the  Issuer to  become  eligible  for
        termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

j.      any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5.             Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) - (b) As of the date of this Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, FamCo VIP owns
190,250 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock and 85,050 warrants, representing in
the  aggregate,   approximately  5.49% (1) of  the  Issuer's  4,934,225  shares
outstanding  as of February 8, 2000 (based upon  information  obtained  from the
Issuer).

As a holder of sole voting and  investment  authority  over the shares  owned by
FamCo Value Income  Partners,  L.P. and FamCo Offshore,  Ltd. and as a holder of
the Issuer's  shares  directly,  Mr. Funsten may be deemed,  for the purposes of
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  to be the
beneficial  owner of a total of 365,525  shares and  136,687  warrants  owned by
himself and those entities.  Based upon the combined ownership of the shares and
the warrants, Mr. Funsten may be deemed to own, in the aggregate,  approximately
9.90378%  (2) of the  Issuer's  4,934,225  shares.  Mr.  Funsten  disclaims  any
economic  interest  in the  shares  as to which  Mr.  Funsten  has no  direct or
indirect  pecuniary  interest.  An employee of Funsten Asset Management  Company
("Management  Company") owns an additional  4,100 shares which cannot be sold or
further  added to without  permission by Mr.  Funsten by virtue of  restrictions
that are  placed on  securities  transactions  by  employees  of the  Management
Company;  however,  Mr.  Funsten has no investment or voting  authority over the
shares of said employee and Mr. Funsten expressly disclaims beneficial ownership
of such shares.

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(1) The  percentage was calculated by adding 190,250 shares held by FamCo VIP to
85,050  warrants  held by FamCo  VIP and by  dividing  the  result by the sum of
4,934,225  shares  (outstanding)  and 85,050  (number of warrants  held by FamCo
VIP).

(2) The percentage  was calculated by adding 365,525 shares to 136,687  warrants
and by dividing the sum by the sum of 4,934,225 shares (outstanding) and 136,687
(number of warrants deemed to be held by Mr. Funsten).


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(c) The following presents a list of transactions in the Issuer's  securities by
FamCo VIP and Mr. Funsten within the last 60 days, including the price per share
and the means by which such transaction was effected.

<TABLE>
<S>                                <C>               <C>                             <C>                  <C>

Identity                           Date              Amount of Securities            Price/Share          Type

FamCo VIP                          1/28/00           20,000 shares                   $10.6081             Open-Market Sale ("OMS")

FamCo Offshore, Ltd.               1/28/00           6,300 shares                    $10.6081             OMS

FamCo VIP                          1/28/00           4,250 warrants                  $6.5647              OMS

FamCo VIP                          2/3/00            2,050 shares                    $10.8125             OMS

FamCo VIP                          2/4/00            28,100 shares                   $12.1385             OMS

FamCo Offshore                     2/4/00            4,300 shares                    $12.1385             OMS

Mr. Funsten                        2/4/00            181 Units (3)                   $362,000 (4)         Private Placement Purchase
                                                                                                           ("PPP")

FamCo VIP                          2/4/00            270 Units (3)                   $540,000 (4)         ("PPP")

FamCo Offshore, Ltd.               2/4/00            49 Units (3)                    $98,000 (4)          ("PPP")


</TABLE>

(d)        Not applicable.

(e)        Not Applicable.


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(3) Each Unit consists of one share of Series B Preferred  Stock,  200 shares of
common  stock and one  warrant  to  purchase  100  shares of common  stock.  The
warrants may be exercised at any time between March 9, 2000 through  December 9,
2004. The initial exercise price for the warrants is $6.7425 per share, subject
to adjustment pursuant to certain antidilution and reset provisions.  Since the
warrants may be exercised within 60 days of the date of this filing, Mr. Funsten
may be deemed to  beneficially  own the 50,000  shares of common stock  issuable
upon the exercise of the warrants.  Such shares have  therefore been included in
this filing.

Pursuant to the terms of the  Certificate  of  Designation of Series B Preferred
Stock, each Share of Series B Preferred Stock may be converted into common stock
any time after June 9, 2000.  Given that the Series B Preferred Stock may not be
converted within 60 days of the date of this filing,  the shares of common stock
issuable upon  conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock have not been included
in the amounts shown in this filing.

(4) The Issuer has not  supplied  the  purchase  price of each  component of the
Units; only aggregate price is available and is therefore reported herein.

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Item 6.    Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
           with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Not Applicable.

Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits

None.



Signatures

After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best of our  knowledge  and  belief,  the
undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated:  February 8, 2000


/s/ Kenneth B. Funsten
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Signature


Kenneth B. Funsten, General Partner
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Name/Title

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