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California Power Crisis: Bring In the Feds Mar 01
Standard & Poors, March 2001
Abstract
In one of the Sherlock Holmes stories, the key clue in solving the mystery was a dog that did not bark. In a similar vein, as analysts analyze and experts pontificate on the electricity crisis in California, as well as its causes and solutions, there seems to be an obvious point that few, if any, are mentioning. That is, that the problem is not really confined to California, but is at the very least a regional issue and, in reality, is tied to a national industry. As such, the whole question of the current and future direction of electricity deregulation is a federal matter with important economic, environmental, and even national security implications, and therefore Standard & Poor's believes it...
Companies mentioned in this report are: California,District of Columbia
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Research Type: Commentary
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