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Kalifornication, Texas Style


This is simply crap:

"At the same time, we have many power plants in Texas that are down for maintenance, so they can be up and fully operational this summer," McCullough said.

This is the same excuse that was given to Califronia. Identical. We're being played. If you cannot provide reliable electricity then you are on par with a third world nation and deregulation is a sham.

Planned maintainence my ass:

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which runs the state's power grid, said the statewide shortage was caused by record-breaking heat striking at a time when as much as 15 percent of the state's power supply was already off-line for seasonal maintenance. Then four power-generating plants shut down unexpectedly, ERCOT spokesman Paul Wattles said.

Kalifornication, Texas style.


Sean Paul Kelley April 18, 2006 - 1:20pm
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MY Electriciy Bill Went from $200 to $800

in one month in California back in the good ol' Enron days. Bend over y'all.

We shall not try to make these people or any of their children into philosophers or men of learning or men of science. - General Education Board Letter #1, 1906, Rockefeller Foundation.

Joaquin April 18, 2006 - 2:06pm
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A scam, indeed

They could have done their "maintenace" in mid-winter, when power demands are lowest. Problem is, you can't get the Republican crooks running Texas to do anything about it.

"Death before being dishonored any more." - Col. Ted Westhusing

Jimbo92107 April 18, 2006 - 2:18pm
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Getting Enronned?

Welcome, friend, to the ranks of the screwed.

De-regulation allowed investors to game the system, in collusion with power providers/generators in CA. I'd be willing to bet the exact same situation (with somewhat different players, maybe) is happening in TX.

-5.75,-4.05 "The invisible hand of Adam Smith seems to offer an extended middle finger to an awful lot of people"---George Carlin

justadood April 18, 2006 - 2:21pm
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Get the Vaseline

The Texas Legislators should immediately re-regulate. Get ready for an energy ram. The Energy Scammers have learned from California and probably bullet-proofed their scamming techniques (no evidence left behind) to inflict maximum profits. What is puzzling to me is that Texas went for Bush. California was punished for voting Democrat. Punishment was by lack of Federal Energy Regulations being enforced, that could have stopped the theft.

"Takes a bucket of blood for a barrel of oil"
Steven Bruton

Peter C April 18, 2006 - 5:28pm
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deregulation of utilities

means the race is on to see which company can hose the public for the most amount of money. If not immediately, by slow drip to the maximum possible. The lobbyists are cuing up, eager to stuff wads of cash to ensure legislation favourable only to themselves and their shareholders is passed. But you can sure the bulk of the money will land in very few hands. None of it will be for the benefit of the suckers who just struggle to pay their bills.

Joe Schmo buys into the myth of Deregulation:

canuck April 18, 2006 - 5:38pm
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