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I think if rolling blackouts occur, it will be the utilities that make
the decision with the approval of the PUC. But there must some sort of
protocol followed because when voltage drops on part of the grid, you
have to shut some part of it off right then. I would imagine that they
have breakers that will trip in certain areas if the voltage drops. I
would think residential goes first. Some corporate customers have
voluntarily blacked out with the trade off of lower rates. 

On Sat, 06 Jan 2001 18:29:32 GMT, GeneK
<gene@genek_hates_spammers.com> wrote:

>Bruce Linley wrote:
>> 
>> Gee, I wonder what areas will be chosen for the blackouts?
>> Residential or business?
>> Rich areas or poor areas?
>
>That would depend on the agenda of whoever's making the choices.  If the
>decisionmakers were attempting to remove roadblocks to new power facilities,
>they'd choose residential districts where people who vote a lot live.  If
>they're just trying to provide power to their own constituents and don't 
>care about making a point, just check to see who's making the most campaign
>contributions to the folks in power.

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