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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (444399)	8/17/2003 9:48:44 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) of 769670

Its more complicated than that. California, for example, passed its electricity deregulation in 1996 (one of the first States to deregulate). Clearly infrastructure was aging well before that. Before 2000, California hadn't build a major power plant in close to 20 years (some smaller co-gens were built). Even during the crisis, there was considerable resistance building new power plants in the State. Can you imagine PG&E getting the right of ways, and support from the CPUC (granting higher rates) to significantly upgrade transmission lines before deregulation? re:"Everyone with even a bit of knowledge in the area knows that the aging infrastructure is yet another byproduct of deregulation. Energy companies in a deregulated market no longer have responsibility or motivation to invest in infrastructure, or R&D, and it rots."

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