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Pastimes : The California Energy Crisis - Information & Forum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (348)	5/30/2001 10:13:49 PM
From: Quincy	Respond to of 1715

Now - think about the above. No where else in the Union does your problem exist. Yet - you blame the outsiders. Sorry to disappoint you. Electricity and natural gas suppliers, scared off by the two companies' poor credit ratings, are refusing to sell to them, leading the state in January to start buying power for the utilities' nearly 9 million residential and business customers. From LA Times archives. Small Power Firms' Cutbacks Contribute to Blackouts Tuesday, March 20, 2001 Home Edition ID: 0010024257 Part A Section Byline: JULIE TAMAKI TIMES STAFF WRITER The rolling blackouts that swept California on Monday were sparked in part by a crucial group of small energy producers that have cut supplies to the state's utilities because they are not being paid. latimes.com Judge Frees Small Firm From Edison Contract Friday, March 23, 2001 Home Edition ID: 0010025237 Byline: KEN ELLINGWOOD and DAN MORAIN TIMES STAFF WRITERS California's balance of electrical power shifted slightly Thursday when an Imperial County judge temporarily freed a small geothermal energy producer from its contract with Southern California Edison, allowing it to sell power on the open market. latimes.com Just in case you think this won't affect the rest of the nation. signonsandiego.com In a word: ouch