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Originally posted by Superman
Nice try, Red-Beard, but "deregulation" is what everyone else called it. Another accurate term might be "free market." Still another term might be "charge whatever you can get the customer to pay." Or perhaps "sell the the highest bidder" or "pretend there is a shortage, create rolling blackouts to illustrate the lie, and gouge everyone."
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If you had been paying attention, you would know that the problems in California were caused by a lack of supply. And not just the questionable maintenance practices by some of the larger generation providers. The minimal buffer capacity was what allowed the gaming in the first place. Primarily due to environmental regulations (i.e. no building new powerplants), California didn't have the capacity to initiate a free market on power. For reasons beyond my knowledge, they went ahead and did it anyway, and of course it failed. (plenty of conspiracy theories to go around, take your pick) With proper infrastructure, a free energy market is perfectly acceptable.
Anyway, better start warming up to the idea, the pacific northwest is on the prowl. BPA is the sticky wicket, from what I have heard, so no timeframe yet.
Do you have some specific objection to the free-market energy concept, or do you just like government regulation?
Dan
