Energy
STATE POWER WOES GROW
BUSINESSES LOSE $ 1.7 BILLION DUE TO WEEK'S BLACKOUTSThe Daily News of Los Angeles California's energy crisis deepened Friday, costing millions in…
Jan 20, 2001Consumer Watchdog
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Energy
State may buy more electricity
Legislature approves spending $400 million over 12 days to prevent blackouts.The Orange County Register Taxpayers risk losing as much as $400 million…
Jan 19, 2001
Energy
State auditor threatens to subpoena PUC
Sacramento Bee The state auditor last week threatened to issue subpoenas forcing the California Public Utilities Commission to cooperate with an investigation…
Jan 19, 2001
Energy
Rolling Blackouts: Day 2
Legislature OKs crisis power billSacramento Bee Rolling blackouts swept through Northern and Central California for a second straight day Thursday, as the…
Jan 19, 2001
Energy
LAWMAKERS VOTE TO USE RESERVE FUND AS BUSH REJECTS POWER PRICE CAPS
OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE THE $400 MILLION MIGHT NEVER BE RECOVERED. LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN IN SOME AREAS, BUT REGULATORS EXPECT TO KEEP THEM…
Jan 19, 2001
Energy
Calif. still wrestles with power plight
Specific solutions for state's woes also seem to be in short supplyUSA TODAY Californians struggled through a second day of rolling blackouts…
Jan 19, 2001
Energy
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES $400 MILLION STOPGAP PLAN TO BUY ELECTRICITY FOR THE STATE
National Public Radio MORNING EDITION California lawmakers have given Governor Gray Davis the authority he needs to use state funds to buy…
Jan 19, 2001
Energy
$ 1 BILLION HANDOUT?
STATE WILL BUY POWER, PASS IT ONThe Daily News of Los Angeles Gov. Gray Davis and the state Legislature moved Thursday to…
Jan 19, 2001BLACKOUT BLACKMAIL
State Pays $800,000,000 Ransom to Keep Lights On; Pro-Industry Legislators Block Plan to Protect Public
Jan 19, 2001
Energy
ROLLING BLACKOUTS PUSH ENERGY CRISIS FROM THREAT TO REALITY
SYSTEM OPERATORS PULL PLUG ON CUSTOMERS FROM BAKERSFIELD TO EUREKA. DAVIS DECLARES AN EMERGENCY, CLEARING WAY FOR STATE TO PURCHASE POWER.Los Angeles…
Jan 18, 2001
Energy
California Lays Victim to Rolling Waves of Cynicism
San Jose Mercury News Cynicism is rolling across California these days along with the blackouts and big utility bills. Most Californians don't…
Jan 18, 2001
Energy
Power politics
California Democrats are trying to buy electricity to sell to state utilities, but Republicans and energy companies are crying foul.Salon.com During his…
Jan 17, 2001
Energy
Edison defaults on debt payments
The decision moves the utility closer to bankruptcy. Some analysts see the move as a bargaining ploy.The Orange County Register California's power…
Jan 17, 2001
Energy
EDISON IN DEFAULT; ASSEMBLY PASSES PLAN TO BUY POWER
'TIME HAS SIMPLY RUN OUT,' COMPANY SAYS AS IT ANNOUNCES IT WON'T MAKE $600 MILLION IN PAYMENTS. DETAILS OF STATE PURCHASE CONTRACTS…
Jan 17, 2001
Energy
California moves to keep utilities supplying power
Near bankruptcy: Legislature proposes law to buy power on utilities' behalfNational Post California lawmakers began rushing an emergency bill through the legislature…
Jan 17, 2001
Energy
Calif. Acts to Keep Utilities Solvent
Assembly Passes Emergency Bill to Make State an Electricity MiddlemanThe Washington Post Reeling from the nation's most serious energy crisis, California's Assembly…
Jan 17, 2001
Energy
Assembly votes to buy, sell electricity to bail out power companies
San Jose Mercury News With California's two major utilities on the ropes financially, the Assembly late Tuesday sought to calm Wall Street's…
Jan 17, 2001
Energy
California Legislators Debate State Involvement in Energy Crisis
Contra Costa Times Four years after the state moved to deregulate the electricity industry, lawmakers are poised today to step back into…
Jan 16, 2001