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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Los Angeles rates have stayed the same, and they're not having any problems. (It's a public utility, and thus wasn't forced into competition at the same rate as the private companies.)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-Mat Butler</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Miles Fidelman [<A HREF="mailto:mfidelman@civicnet.org">mailto:mfidelman@civicnet.org</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 11:12 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Roeland Meyer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: 'Sean Donelan'; nanog@merit.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: RE: Second day of rolling blackouts starts</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Roeland Meyer wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> What's wrong with this picture? I see the generators, holding a shotgun at</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> PG&E's neck, and telling the state that they'll pull the triggers if the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> state doesn't come up with the dough. They're not even wearing a mask! Yet,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> no one is seeing anything wrong with this and they're acting like it's</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> PG&E's fault.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Is the situation any different in the LA area, where Los Angelas Water and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Power is city-owned, and they own a big chunk of their own hydro capacity</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(or were they forced to divest that)></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Miles Fidelman</FONT>
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