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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: sea_biscuit who wrote (441368)	8/11/2003 5:49:21 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) of 769670

<<I remember very well the very first day we had a widespread blackout in the Valley. It was the day after the Supreme Court crowned George II king of the USA.>> The 21st of January 2001? 1999: San Diego Gas & Electric becomes first California utility to deregulate, allowing it to lift the price cap. Within a year, customers' bills triple as the utility passes on high wholesale power costs. 2000 May 22: The California Independent System Operator, manager of the state power grid, declares the first of dozens of Stage 2 alerts, when power reserves drop below 5 percent. June 14: Rolling blackouts in San Francisco affect thousands. The blackouts are caused by slim power supplies due to several Northern California power plants shut down for maintenance. sfgate.com

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