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To: LLCF who wrote (102053)	5/14/2001 3:26:40 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

yes, interest costs are lower than for other concerns, but what would market rates be to these firms under the old system of regulation -- I'm not sure they'd be that much higher -- you're right it is a form of subsidy -- but most of the subsidy was for the wires, not the generation. And the risk really was lower when backed by you-know-who I'm glad that was done -- my comment was in reference to on going costs. There are other things that folks might term subsidies -- tax abatements and the like -- I have a harder time viewing these as subsidies ...