-Caveat Lector-
Apparently Gov. Davis refused a waiver a year ago which would
have let
the utility companies purchase long-term energy contracts when
the price
of such energy was lower, much lower, than it is today.
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Thursday May 17 5:14 PM ET
Calif. Gov. Attacks Bush Energy Plan
By ALEXA HAUSSLER, Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gray Davis attacked President
Bush's
energy plan Thursday, accusing the administration of ``turning a
blind
eye to the bleeding and hemorrhaging that exists in this state.''
The Democrat said Bush's pledge to speed up power plant permits
and
conserve energy at federal buildings offers no short-term relief
from
California's rolling blackouts and soaring electricity bills.
``We are literally in a war with energy companies, many of which
reside
in Texas,'' Davis said. ``Californians want to know if he is
going to
be on their side.''
Davis repeated his plea for the government to impose caps on
wholesale
energy prices that he says have driven the state's largest
electric
utility into bankruptcy and put two others on the brink of
collapse.
``If he wants to be helpful to California, he could send a strong
signal
that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should grant some
kind of
relief,'' he said.
California has been struck by six days of rolling blackouts since
January, and officials predict many more over the summer.
The president said his 163-page energy plan provides solutions
that will
help ease California's power woes.
``I'm deeply concerned about the impact of blackouts on the daily
lives
of the good people of the state of California, and my
administration is
committed to helping California,'' Bush said.
California has been plagued by energy shortages, in part because
of
soaring wholesale electricity prices and the state's botched
effort to
deregulate the power industry.
Davis urged the president to look at such solutions as ordering
the
power generators to refund some of the recent high wholesale
power
prices.
``His long-term approach is basically on track, but for those of
us who
are in immediate peril, it offers no relief,'' the governor said.
California is in danger of recession because high energy costs
are
``dragging down our economy,'' he said.
State Senate Republican Leader Jim Brulte said he thinks the
president's
plan will help California, particularly in helping to speed
construction
of new power plants. He said it is a mistake for California to
blame
Bush and the federal government for the state's problems.
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`Gov. Davis and his administration made
significant mistakes on this energy issue,
and rather than trying to find a solution,
he's playing the political blame game,'' Brulte said.
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