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Davis also introduced an additional $404 million in conservation measures aimed at cutting statewide consumption by 10 percent. The plan will include a $20 million television ad campaign urging Californians to conserve electricity, and a WWII-style edict ordering businesses to turn off half their outdoor lights on pain of...
Small wonder that California seethes with anger and accusations as furious consumers, power suppliers, legislators and regulators point fingers at one another. "Consumers are being asked to conserve on power, but suppliers are unwilling to give up a shred of their profits," complains Susan Weisberg, a San Francisco editor whose...
Consumers aren't helping much either. Shielded from the vagaries of the free market by an artificially low rate, they have had no financial incentive to conserve. "It would be unfortunate, but probably healthy, to have a few blackouts so people would appreciate that this is a real problem," says...
Today, at least so far, looks a little better. While California's electricity system remains in a precarious position, most observers are cautiously optimistic that the lights will stay on over the weekend. Many of the plants that were down for repairs are going back online. The weather, while still...
"The problem is one that's been known about for some time. The solution has been longer in coming," Basseches said. "The sorts of things required to conserve a collection like that are not what these museums were built for."