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To: Roger A. Babb who wrote (132905)	3/22/2001 5:25:01 PM
From: willcousa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

That construction was not as ill-fated as liberals would have you think. It has ensured the area an adequate supply of energy when others have been pinched. The real reason Boeing is moving to Illinois to for adequate energy supplies.

To: Roger A. Babb who wrote (132905)	3/22/2001 5:29:49 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Another misconception I'd like to break about the CA power situation: that we pay $.07 for electricity. In fact, we pay $.11 cents per kwh. And, that price is only for the first 'baseline' of elect. The baselines are set to impossibly low figures; if you exceed your baseline, you pay an escalating cost. I paid an average of close to $.13 per kwh. And I pay an average of nearly $1.60 per therm of gas. Count your lucky stars...

To: Roger A. Babb who wrote (132905)	3/22/2001 5:35:02 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<<maybe something to do with Commonwealth Edison's illfated nuclear construction.>> It has to do with the Clinton nuke plant. That was supposed to be a $200 million project. Then the government got involved and changed the guide lines several times. Then there the union involvement. Things like a wall that should have been built in a day taking two weeks that the union guys were bragging about. A union plumber who was stealing supplies and spending Mon-Fri making belt buckles and getting double time actually doing his job on the weekends. He got canned and the job was shut down. He was rehired. When it finally got done the cost was $4 Billion. Made 60 Minutes. Now for the kicker. The employees didn't do the inspections and maintenance so it was shut down. Illinois Power sold it last year to the company that had been running it for $20 million and IP has to buy $20 of power from it.