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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (2992)	4/6/2001 2:27:20 PM
From: upanddown	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23153

JQ I doubt any BK judge has the power to raise utility rates. Any rate increases probably still have to come through the CA PUC. It does give the PUC and Davis an out to say...."We didn't want to jack 'em up but the judge made us do it." One curious thing here is a big chunk of CA (approx 25%) is not dependent on the grid since they are served by municipal utilities exempt from de-regulation. In Southern CA, they include LA, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Anaheim, Azusa (but not Cucamonga and if you understand that reference, you are REALLY old<ggg>). LA City is a patchwork within LA County with numerous independent cities frequently surrounded by LA City. LA city customers are served by DWP. The other cities are usually SCE if they are not served by their own utility. In NCal, they are usually PG&E if not part of a utility. I'm a DWP customer but I live a 1/2 mile from SCE customers. DWP is rolling in dough and has no need for rate increases. Will we have a situation here where people living in close proximity to one another will have wildly different power rates or will the millions of customers of municipal utilities have to share the pain? John