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He says thousands of utility workers could face layoffsSan Diego Union-tribune Thousands of utility workers could be laid off in California if…
Dec 20, 2000Los Angeles Times As electricity rate hikes loom for millions of California consumers, Gov. Gray Davis and the state's three major utility…
Dec 20, 2000Contra Costa Times SACRAMENTO, Calif.--California consumers will be forced to shoulder millions of dollars of debt incurred by utility companies under a…
Dec 20, 2000San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif._Despite spending far more to buy electricity than it charges consumers, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.…
Dec 19, 2000FTCR Warns Governor Davis Against Bailout 2
Dec 18, 2000Letter from FTCR to Governor Davis Newspapers over the weekend reported that you are presently negotiating with Edison and PG&E to force…
Dec 18, 2000Bankruptcy Threat, Backed by Expensive TV Ads, Sparking Credit Crunch
Dec 17, 2000THE ENERGY REGULATORY PANEL ACTS TO CALM THE MARKET. OFFICIALS SAY THE EFFORT IS TOO TIMID TO WORK.Los Angeles Times Calling deregulation…
Dec 16, 2000The New York Times The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission took action today to protect Californians against the recent volatility in the wholesale…
Dec 16, 2000Contra Costa Times WALNUT CREEK, Calif._There's an unpaid electricity bill of $4.6 billion in Pacific Gas & Electric's San Francisco headquarters. Now…
Dec 16, 2000Contra Costa Times WALNUT CREEK, Calif._Californians who were hoping to be awakened from an electricity deregulation nightmare were sorely disappointed on Friday…
Dec 16, 2000NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT YASTINE: Well, Paul, federal energy regulators OK'd new rules to prevent power shortages in California as that state deals…
Dec 15, 2000Governor Davis Must Protect Consumers From Deregulation Without FERC
Dec 15, 2000CBS EVENING NEWS DAN RATHER, anchor: More stormy weather coming in the Pacific Northwest could make it harder to keep the lights…
Dec 14, 2000The Associated Press A federal regulator is promising strong action to ease California's electricity woes after the state's second brush with blackouts…
Dec 14, 2000San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif._Wednesday's fast-emerging concern about the financial health of the state's major utility firms is prompting an…
Dec 14, 2000NORTHWEST SENDS MORE POWER TO CALIFORNIA, BUT DISRUPTION FROM UTAH PROMPTS STAGE 2 ALERTLos Angeles Times Day 9 of California's electricity emergency…
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