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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (456431)	10/29/2020 11:38:02 AM
From: Cautious_Optimist	Respond to of 541684

Because of peak time demand economics and balancing costs of supply which are way too high. The same reason that fire departments have mutual aid agreements. Perhaps I oversimplify. I'm interested in any facts you can share.

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (456431)	10/29/2020 11:42:19 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541684

We import electricity. So do you. "when Cal-ISO can't purchase enough electricity on the open market, when PG&E could supposedly use power from their own plants," PGE's plants were maxxed out. So were all the others in the region. Regional demand was also at record levels.