Governor Davis in Secret Negotiations with Utilities
FTCR Warns Governor Davis Against Bailout 2
Dec 18, 2000Consumer Watchdog
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FTCR Warns Governor Davis Against Bailout II
Letter from FTCR to Governor Davis Newspapers over the weekend reported that you are presently negotiating with Edison and PG&E to force…
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Energy
STATE CRITICAL AS U.S. TRIES TO KEEP POWER ON
THE ENERGY REGULATORY PANEL ACTS TO CALM THE MARKET. OFFICIALS SAY THE EFFORT IS TOO TIMID TO WORK.Los Angeles Times Calling deregulation…
Dec 16, 2000
Energy
Government Acts to Calm California’s Energy Market
The New York Times The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission took action today to protect Californians against the recent volatility in the wholesale…
Dec 16, 2000
Energy
Debate begins over who will pay PG&E’s $4.6 billion power bill
Contra 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, 2000
Energy
Davis disappointed after feds fail to curb skyrocketing power prices
Contra Costa Times WALNUT CREEK, Calif._Californians who were hoping to be awakened from an electricity deregulation nightmare were sorely disappointed on Friday…
Dec 16, 2000
Energy
NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT YASTINE: Well, Paul, federal energy regulators OK'd new rules to prevent power shortages in California as that state deals…
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Dec 15, 2000
Energy
POWER SHORTAGE IN CALIFORNIA
CBS EVENING NEWS DAN RATHER, anchor: More stormy weather coming in the Pacific Northwest could make it harder to keep the lights…
Dec 14, 2000
Energy
California regulators, utilities look to feds to ease woes
The 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, 2000
Energy
California power companies on brink of bankruptcy
San 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, 2000
Energy
Wholesale electric prices soar anew
Sacramento Bee With wholesale prices again soaring on California's biggest power-trading market, grid operators called the year's 30th "stage two" electric emergency…
Dec 13, 2000
Energy
Spiraling prices roil utility market as supplies remain pinched
The Associated Press With wholesale electricity prices roaring upward, Wall Street is worried about utilities' economic health and a consumer group has…
Dec 13, 2000
Energy
FORECAST BRIGHTER BUT ELECTRICITY PRICE SOARS
NORTHWEST SENDS MORE POWER TO CALIFORNIA, BUT DISRUPTION FROM UTAH PROMPTS STAGE 2 ALERTLos Angeles Times Day 9 of California's electricity emergency…
Dec 13, 2000
Energy
STATE WAITS FOR BREAK IN POWER CRISIS
SHORTAGE: LOW SUPPLIES ARE PREDICTED FOR THE WEEK. WALL STREET DOWNGRADES UTILITIES UNABLE TO PASS ALONG RECORD PRICES FOR ELECTRICITY TO CONSUMERSLos…
Dec 12, 2000