that was the story at the time but....I seem to recall that it subsequently came out that there was quite a bit more too it. A fraudulent more as I recall. It is however true that the only long-term solutiuon to this is a change in consumer buying habits.
California's energy crisis was manufactured, to be sure, but Enron, Duke > and others were in part playing on the same critical weakness in California > that plagues the gasoline refining business- a lack of capacity. There are > not enough power generating facilities in California, and even more serious, > there is a shortage of transmission capacity. Because there are not enough > transmission lines, electricity from the north can't make it to the south at > peak demand periods. Like the refinery shortage, these a self-inflicted > problems. Californians voted against building generating and transmission > capacity for two decades, and only since the energy crisis in 2001 have the > people in this state given way to allow more capacity to be built. > hydrogen and stupidity - Harlan Ellison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:180398 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
