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To: Joe NYC who wrote (135560)	4/2/2001 5:52:06 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584081

i>Apparently, in California, especially southern, a good percentage of tenants have their electricity included in their rents. While this persists, the supply / demand curve is disrupted, and there is a lag in reduction of usage. I bet that when the leases are renewed, the electricity charge will be separate, and where necessary, the meters will be installed to make it happen. So a slight reduction in usage will probably happen. Joe, Where do you get your info from.... I was a developer of apt buildings in S. CA. Since 1970, rarely has a building been built that was not individually metered. And many older bldgs have been individually metered as well in the last 30 years.....LA's rent control ordinance encouraged that move. It is extremely rare to find a privately owned building that is still master metered. Only the gov't own buildings are mastered. Why S. CA usage has not dropped is becuase they haven't had to pay higher rates and so there is not the incentive to conserve. The state utility director is trying to change that now. ted