Energy

Electricity price-cap tests spark allegations

July 4, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Suppliers said to have held back; industry blames ISO</h3><p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>The first emergency tests of new electricity price controls have generated accusations that suppliers were withholding power and questions that the caps might need to be revised or scrapped.</p>

Davis paying millions to energy consultants, contracts reveal

July 3, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Jose Mercury News</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis has agreed to pay more than $17 million to a small group of financial experts and political consultants -- some of them dubbed by critics as "a den of thieves"</p>

Texas public utility appointee concerns consumer groups

June 28, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Daily Texan</p> <p>The man named by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to chair the Public Utility Commission, the board that will oversee the deregulation of retail energy providers in Texas, has concerned consumer groups who fear the appointment of the former energy company executive</p>

Judge rules that state must disclose power purchase records

June 28, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Jose Mercury News</p> <p>The state must disclose everything about California's power purchases, including spot sales, contract details and tapes of negotiations, a judge ruled Wednesday.</p>

State energy crisis may imperil future of deregulation, consumer choice

June 27, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>California's energy crisis may claim a substantial victim: deregulation itself.</p>

Bailout Watch #56 – Jun 26, 2001

June 26, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #56 - Jun 26, 2001<br/> <br/> A.i.</strong><br/> That electricity prices have been Artificially Increased by the wholesalers is beyond...

Federal Order Fuels a California Dispute

June 20, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The New York Times</p> <p>Most sides involved in California's energy crisis called the decision by federal regulators to place tighter limits on the wholesale price of power a positive if limited step</p>

Davis Finds Hope in Calif. Power Crunch

June 20, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Washington Post</p> <p>Sinking in the polls, under attack by a new Republican advertising campaign and still struggling to avert a summer of blackouts, California Gov. Gray Davis</p>

Plan Won’t Raise Rates, Davis Says

June 20, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Governor seeks to assure Senate, where Democrats say action is a bailout of nearly bankrupt utility.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis sought to assure the state Senate on Tuesday that his plan to save Southern California Edison from threatened financial collapse would work without increasing customer rates.</p>

Hearings begin into Southern California Edison assistance proposal

June 19, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>More than two months after Gov. Gray Davis agreed to help financially strapped Southern California Edison in exchange for buying its power transmission lines, skeptical senators began weeks of hearings on the proposal Tuesday.</p>

Governor strikes a deal to erase San Diego Gas & Electric’s debt

June 19, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis announced a deal with San Diego Gas & Electric yesterday that will eliminate the utility's past debt without rate increases and give the state the option to purchase its transmission lines.</p>

Davis critics wary of bid to buy grid

June 19, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis unveiled a new agreement Monday to purchase portions of the state's electricity transmission grid, a move he considers key to solving the current crisis, but critics warned that the state may be moving too fast in the wrong direction.</p>