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RE: Second day of rolling blackouts starts
From: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer () mhsc com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:48:52 -0800
Actually, my understanding was that it was a forced sell-off. PG&E had no choice. They weren't allowed to keep the generators.
From: mdevney () teamsphere com [mailto:mdevney () teamsphere com] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 3:11 PM On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Roeland Meyer wrote:What's wrong with this picture? I see the generators,holding a shotgun atPG&E's neck, and telling the state that they'll pull thetriggers if thestate doesn't come up with the dough. They're not evenwearing a mask! Yet,no one is seeing anything wrong with this and they'reacting like it'sPG&E's fault.Also note that: Half of these generators used to be owned and operated by PG&E; they were spun off quickly after deregulation in an effort to boost profits. Had I been out of diapers at the time, I would have seen this day coming back then. Root cause, then: PG&E can't get us electricity because they decided profit was more important than assured service.
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