February 5, 2001 Exploring Solutions to California’s Energy Crisis By Thomas Rhodes California needs more power generation within the state in order to keep electricity prices under control and increase the stability of the power grid. There is a way, however, to produce power both cleanly and economica...
February 2, 2001 The Cost of Deregulation: Why Some Consumers Are Being Stiffed on the Power Bill By Thomas Rhodes One of the major causes of the current problem is the flawed 1996 deregulation law, which required investor-owned utilities to sell off all of their power plants, except nuclear.