Re: Power execs blame gas prices and environment regs for highelectricity costs

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From: John Higdon
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 19:44

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in article e9ge6t0mgfn3ki4lqi930ftt2815sjqr2k@4ax.com, KnowItAll  wrote:

> The generating companies aren't making big bucks because natural gas
> which fuels many of the plants as well as my home is several times
> higher than last year.

But not ten or fifty times higher, which is what the generators are charging
for their (artificially) scarce electricity.

> If the California electrical utilities were
> charging more, enough to cover their costs demand would decline and in
> all likely hood natural gas prices would not be as high.  Even though
> I don't live in California their power problem is costing me money
> through higher natural gas rates.

Don't worry. The demand will go down soon as the California businesses
relocate to other parts of the world, such as Mexico...where power is cheap
and reliable.

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Subject: Re: Power execs blame gas prices and environment regs for 
 highelectricity  costs
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