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To: Paxb2u who wrote (106)	12/30/1999 11:35:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	of 286

Western U.S. power plants to cut output on Dec 31 LOS ANGELES, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Major power plants across the western United States will operate at reduced rates on New Year's Eve in a move that will allow electric companies to increase power output in case of any Y2K problems ... The reason for the limit, which takes effect around 9 p.m. PST (midnight EST) on Friday, is to allow more power plants to operate, thereby reducing the impact should a unit trip off line during the transition. ``We're limiting the amount of generation out of some of the larger base load plants,' said Bill Comish, Y2K coordinator for the Western Systems Coordinating Council (WSCC), a regional electric reliability council for 14 U.S. states, two Canadian provinces and a small part of Mexico. Comish said that all power plants able to generate more than 300 megawatts have been asked to cut their output to a maximum of 80 percent of capacity ... biz.yahoo.com

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