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The Washington Times LOS ANGELES - A rising anger among consumers over California's electric power crunch threatens to boil over into a…
Dec 27, 2000Riverside Press-Enterprise Utility companies and consumer groups escalated their rhetoric Tuesday as the state Public Utilities Commission prepares to take testimony on…
Dec 27, 2000The Associated Press A two-day hearing opened Wednesday with wildly divergent suggestions for dealing with California's electricity crisis.
Dec 27, 2000More than $450,00 has gone to his campaign since 1998; governor denies bias.Ventura County Star SANTA ANA -- California Gov. Gray Davis…
Dec 25, 2000Los Angeles Times In the throes of an energy crisis, many Californians are worrying about rolling blackouts and power rationing during the…
Dec 24, 2000MANY PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT THE EFFECTS ON FAMILY FINANCES. ACTIVISTS WARN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A 'RATEPAYER REBELLION' AS CUSTOMERS FACE POSSIBLE…
Dec 24, 2000The San Diego Union-Tribune The economic and technological aspects of California's electric power crisis are extremely complicated, but the political scramble now…
Dec 23, 2000The New York Times California's great experiment with utility deregulation relies on the wisdom of the marketplace to keep things running, but…
Dec 23, 2000POWER COMPANY ANNOUNCES CASH-CONSERVING MEASURES, INCLUDING A $100-MILLION REDUCTION IN CAPITAL SPENDINGLos Angeles Times 'gDnt company of Southern California Edison announced Friday…
Dec 23, 2000Associated Press Elements of a plan to ease California's electricity crisis include a 10 percent rate hike, coupled with long-term cost protections…
Dec 23, 2000Initiative Seems to be Only Option to Protect Ratepayers
Dec 22, 2000Contra Costa Times SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Power use across the state dropped on Friday as schools, businesses and government offices shut down for the…
Dec 22, 2000Associated Press Southern California Edison Co., one of two huge investor-owned utilities shaken by California's electricity crisis, announced cutbacks impacting 400 jobs…
Dec 22, 2000RELUCTANT COMMISSIONERS PREPARE TO REPEAL THE RATE CAP AS EARLY AS JAN. 4. CONSUMER GROUPS OBJECT, SAYING THE COMMISSION SHOULD PROTECT TAXPAYERS.Los…
Dec 22, 2000The San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in political contributions from some of the very…
Dec 22, 2000Regulators Say Increase Is Necessary to Keep Utilities SolventThe Washington Post In the strongest sign yet that electric bills will soon rise…
Dec 22, 2000San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif._Intensifying pressure on state officials, a leading Wall Street rating firm said it will drastically lower…
Dec 22, 2000Public Process Replaces Backroom Dealmaking:Consumer Group Says Audits of Edison International, PG&E Corp. Must Be Independent
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