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Article #2296Re: Power execs blame gas prices and environment regs for highelectricity costs
From: John Higdon
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:16
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:16
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in article t6c11gppjjo490@corp.supernews.com, GeneK wrote: > Hardly. They're running their plants now when electricity prices are at a > high > and deferring their maintenance shutdowns until spring, when heating use will > be less and prices will fall even if there isn't some sort of "solution." But their prices go even higher when there is a shortage. Electrical generating companies are richly rewarded for creating a shortfall. It only makes sense to do that which generates the highest return. (No pun intended.) -- John Higdon | Email Address Valid | http://www.anntec.com/ +1 408 264 4115 | Silicon Valley, CA | FAX: +1 408 264 4407 Cheap, provincial San Franciscans can call: 415 428-COWS
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