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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (60609)	1/22/2001 8:10:57 PM
From: MythMan	Respond to of 436258

Oh, I'm so shocked -g-

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (60609)	1/22/2001 8:16:11 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

PCG about to run out of "interruptible hours"....for the YEAR! biz.yahoo.com San Francisco-based PG&E Corp.'s (NYSE:PCG - news) Pacific Gas and Electric unit has quietly warned the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that its program to discount rates up to 20 percent to ``interruptible'' customers in return for turning off their electricity during supply emergencies is nearly exhausted. The program, which is also offered by Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International (NYSE:EIX - news), of Rosemead, Calif., can remove about 2,700 megawatts of electricity from the grid during peak demand periods -- especially during summer heat waves -- so the aging system does not collapse. California power officials, legislators and utilities are struggling to keep electricity flowing in the nation's most populous state. The state has been hit with controlled or ``rolling'' blackouts in recent days due to a chronic shortage of electricity across Western states. The problem, Pacific Gas and Electric said in a Jan. 18 letter to CPUC commissioner Carl Wood, is that these customers, typically big industrial and government users, can be interrupted only so many times a year for a set number of hours unless the CPUC changes the terms of the program. PG&E's annual limit on the number of interruptions, set in tariffs approved by the CPUC, is 30 and the limit on total hours is 100. In only the first three weeks of January, however, the energy crisis has forced the PG&E to turn off the interruptible group 18 times for a total of more than 95 hours per customer. Southern California Edison's annual program totals 150 hours of interruptions from 25 emergencies, but already in January it has chalked up 12 incidents and 72 hours of power cuts. Got rolling blackouts?

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (60609)	1/22/2001 8:27:16 PM
From: Earlie	Respond to of 436258

Patron: I agree. It has been a joy to have his wit, candor, and perceptiveness brought to bear on the daily machinations of this tulip. Having done a tiny bit of writing myself, I know how demanding it is to crank out good, intelligent stuff that doesn't put folks to sleep. Fleck not only does it with style and humor, he educates us as well. We will all miss his excellent commentary. Best, Earlie

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (60609)	1/22/2001 8:29:15 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 436258

major suck! that and the leaving of the cave by other bears. i feel oh so alone counting my gold coins one at a time and if not ledge for free ledge for free anybody for a ledge for free