Deregulation in the U.S.A.
(dates in red are when the item was posted to the website) ...

Confidence in Texas' Electric Deregulation Program Declines As Problems Rise - Fort Worth Star Telegram (June 10, 2002) (December 2, 2002)

Hoping It's No California, Texas Deregulates Energy - New York Times (January 3, 2002) (January 7, 2002)

Fewer Power Plants Slated; Worries Rise - Los Angeles Times (December 31, 2001) (January 14, 2002)

Energy Crisis Still Generating Problems - Los Angeles Times (December 30, 2001) (January 14, 2002)

Customers Keep Paying Price of Energy Deregulation Fiasco - Los Angeles Times (October 7, 2001) (January 14, 2002)

Nothing Personal - Wall Street Journal (September 17, 2001) (September 18, 2001)

Electric bill doubles - Bigfork Eagle (August 15, 2001) (September 3, 2001)

FEC, Pacificorp swing power deal - Hungry Horse News (August 9, 2001) (September 3, 2001)

State, Power Firms Urged to Make a Deal - Los Angeles Times (June 26, 2001) (June 26, 2001)

California not alone in energy quagmire - Sacramento Bee (June 10, 2001) (June 21, 2001)

Duke Charged Record Price for Electricity - Los Angeles Times (June 2, 2001) (June 10, 2001)

Suddenly, Dirty Old Coal Is the Fossil Fuel of the Future - Los Angeles Times (May 27, 2001) (May 29, 2001)

Power Trader Tied to Bush Finds Washington All Ears - New York Times (May 25, 2001) (June 21, 2001)

Cheney Says He Can't Help Calif. - Associated Press (May 25, 2001) (May 29, 2001)

Bush Pitches Energy Plan to Avert 'Darker Future' - Reuters (May 17, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

Utility Bills Are Just One Way People Pay for Energy Crisis - Los Angeles Times (May 7, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

California Orders Rolling Blackouts - Associated Press (May 7, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

How Californians got burned - Sacramento Bee (May 6, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

Davis plans 'heart-to-heart' talks with power generators - Sacramento Bee (May 3, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

Bush Orders Federal Power Cuts - Associated Press (May 3, 2001) (May 4, 2001)

Power Concern Offers California a Secret Deal - New York Times (May 2, 2001) (June 24, 2001)

Latest electric idea: Bill the U.S. - Sacramento Bee (May 2, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

Legislators propose tax on energy profits - Sacramento Bee (May 1, 2001) (May 17, 2001)

Cheney Pushes for Energy Development - Associated Press (April 30, 2001) (May 4, 2001)

Officials Call Price Stability Plan Illegal - Los Angeles Times (April 28, 2001) (April 29, 2001)

Federal Caps Will Let Electric Costs Soar, Critics Say - Los Angeles Times (April 27, 2001) (April 29, 2001)

Electricity Pricing Plan Agreed On as Sparks Flew - Los Angeles Times (April 27, 2001) (April 29, 2001)

Limited Price Controls OKd on Power Suppliers - Los Angeles Times (April 26, 2001) (April 29, 2001)

NV Halts Dereg; NY Sees Soaring Prices; PJM in Grid Revenue Battle - Utility Spotlight (April 25, 2001) (April 29, 2001)

California Energy Prices Limited - Associated Press (April 25, 2001) (April 29, 2001)

Price Controls Spark Deja Vu - Los Angeles Times (April 25, 2001) (April 29, 2001)

U.S. Agency to Consider Limits on Power Costs - Los Angeles Times (April 23, 2001) (April 23, 2001)

Their job: Cut state's power bill - Sacramento Bee (April 22, 2001) (April 23, 2001)

Legislators Unite Over Energy Price Issue - Los Angeles Times (April 20, 2001) (April 23, 2001)

Texas Energy Firm Gouged California, Experts Say - Los Angeles Times (April 19, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

Davis Backs Proposed Silicon Valley Power Plant - Los Angeles Times (April 19, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

L.A. Plans Rebates for Cutting Back on Power - Los Angeles Times (April 18, 2001) (April 23, 2001)

FERC Holds Key to Power Prices in State This Summer - Los Angeles Times (April 17, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

California Leaders Gain Support for Power Price Controls - San Jose Mercury News (April 17, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

More States Now Thinking Twice About Utility Deregulation - Thomson Financial Media (April 17, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

Many Democratic Lawmakers in California Push to Seize Generators - Sacramento Bee (April 16, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

Experts Doubtful About Rush to Build Small Power Plants - Los Angeles Times (April 15, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

Northwest's Power Supply Dries Up - Los Angeles Times (April 13, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

Cracks Seen in Resistance to Energy Price Caps - Los Angeles Times (April 11, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

Others Learning from California's Energy Mistakes - Los Angeles Times (April 9, 2001) (April 21, 2001)

A Cloud of Pessimism Descends on S.F. - Los Angeles Times (April 7, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Bankruptcy Filing by PG&E Pulls Plug on Governor, Legislators - Los Angeles Times (April 7, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Davis Acknowledges Need for Rate Hike - Los Angeles Times (April 6, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

California's Electricity Woes Power Up Northwest - Los Angeles Times (April 5, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Treasurer Urges Disclosure of Power Cost - Los Angeles Times (April 5, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Davis Endorses Rate Hikes, Defends Handling of Energy Crisis - Los Angeles Times (April 5, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Energy Firms' Mixed Message Is Focus of Inquiry - Los Angeles Times (April 4, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Nevada Blocks Sale of Generation Plants; Re-Regulation Now Likely for State - ScienTech (April 4, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

NYSEG Publishes Report on New York's Evolving Electric Energy Crisis - PR Newswire (April 4, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

California Looks to Build Its Own Power Plants - San Jose Mercury News (April 4, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

California Utilities Panel Hearing Is Flooded By Protesting Consumers - Orange County Register (April 4, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

Rate Hikes Revive Calls for Seizure of Power Plants - Los Angeles Times (April 3, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Indiana Utilities Prepare for Possible Early-Summer Energy Crunch - The News-Sentinel (April 3, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

California Memo Indicates State Will Fall Short of Power Plant Goal - Sacramento Bee (April 3, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

California's Muddled Energy Scene Dictating Dereg Actions Elsewhere - Utility Spotlight (April 2, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

Bush Administration Tells Suppliers: Keep Electricity Production Up in CA - Utility Spotlight (April 2, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

California Consumers Bemoan Formula for Power-Rate Hikes - San Jose Mercury News (April 2, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

Decreased Snowpack Won't Ease Summer Energy Woes in California - San Jose Mercury News (April 2, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

Calif. Consumers Seek Breaks Before Electricity-Rate Hike Is Decided - Knight Ridder/Tribune (April 2, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Apogee Interactive's Demand Exchange Approved by California Energy Commission; Soon to Aid California Power Supply - PR Newswire (April 2, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

This Summer, Power-Hungry U.S. May Feel West's Pain - Los Angeles Times (April 2, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Vegas Lights Undimmed - Los Angeles Times (April 2, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Nevada Says No to Sales of Generating Plants - California Energy Markets (April 1, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Low Sierra Snowpack Means Less Hydroelectric Power - FT World Media (April 1, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Alternative Generators Declare War against Big Utilities in California - Sacramento Bee (April 1, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

Energy Firm's Unit in California Is Shut Down - Houston Chronicle (March 31, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

California Consumers Avoid Getting Burned by High Energy Prices - Contra Costa Times (March 31, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

San Francisco-Based Utility Contemplates Suing State - San Jose Mercury News (March 31, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Rate Hikes Are Better Than Blackouts, Expert Tells Ontario, Calif., Area - The Press-Enterprise (March 30, 2001) (April 11, 2001)

Frustrated California Lawmakers Eye Alternatives to Contain Energy Crisis - San Jose Mercury News (March 30, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

California Utilities Underestimated Impact of Rate Hike - Sacramento Bee (March 30, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

California Utilities Group to Weigh Reinstating Fines Under Conservation Pact - Orange County Register (March 30, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

EDITORIAL: California Consumers Conserve When Prices Rise - Orange County Register (March 30, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

California Experts Say More Needed to Solve Energy Crisis - Orange County Register (March 29, 2001) (April 7, 2001)

Leaders' Scrutiny of California's Power Situation Intensifies - Sacramento Bee (March 29, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Californians Will Be Paying Energy Crisis Bill for Years - Los Angeles Times (March 29, 2001) (March 30, 2001)

Arkansas Legislators to Consider Measure Regarding Electricity Deregulation - Arkansas Democrate-Gazette (March 28, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

California Officials Back Rate Hike; Increase Still May Not Resolve Crisis - Sacramento Bee (March 28, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

Many California Residents Avoid Power-Rate Hike by Using Less Energy - Sacramento Bee (March 28, 2001) (April 3, 2001)

California Consumers Express Outrage at Utility Rate Hike - Orange County Register (March 28, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

Experts Explain the Specifics of Southern California Utility Rate Increase - Orange County Register (March 28, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

U.S. Won't Implement Climate Treaty - Associated Press (March 28, 2001) (March 28, 2001)

Calif. Regulators Raise Power Rates - Associated Press (March 27, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

PUC Approves Rate Increases of Up to 46% - Los Angeles Times (March 27, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Rate Hike Bombshell / PUC Would Make Electricity Hogs, Pay 36% More, Others 9% More - The San Francisco Chronicle (March 27, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

PUC to Vote on Big Rate Hike; OK Is Likely - Los Angeles Times (March 27, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

PG&E Issues Statement Following CPUC Meeting - Business Wire (March 27, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

Controversial Deregulation Provision Removed From House Bill - news release (March 27, 2001) (March 30, 2001)

Nevada Power Authorities Clamor to Re-Regulate Industry - Las Vegas Review -Journal (March 27, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

California's PG&E Co. condemns action by regulators - Reuters (March 27, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

California Residents Criticize Proposed Electricity Rate Hike - San Jose Mercury News (March 27, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

California Tech Firms Struggle to Digest Electricity Rate-Hike Proposal - San Jose Mercury News (March 27, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

Texas Claims Bragging Rights on Power - United Press International (March 27, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

Smart Plans Can Meet State's Power Needs - The Detroit News (March 27, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

Nevada Assembly Committee Votes to Reregulate and Stop Plant Sales - California Energy Markets (March 26, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Pacificorp Files for $42.7 Million Increase in Oregon Rate Reset - Business Wire (March 26, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

Orange County, Calif., Businesses, Residents Worry about Electricity - Orange County Register (March 26, 2001) (March 30, 2001)

Power Producers Coordinated Data to Take Advantage of California Market - Orange County Register (March 26, 2001) (March 30, 2001)

California Leaders, Experts Blame Power Companies for High Prices - Orange County Register (March 26, 2001) (March 30, 2001)

Negative Effects of CA Energy Crises Reflected in 2 National, TX Surveys - Utility Spotlight (March 26, 2001) (March 28, 2001)

Officials May Call for Delay of Deregulation of Oregon's Electricity Market - The Oregonian (March 26, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

PUC Chief to Urge Rate Hike, Favors 'Tiered' System - Los Angeles Times (March 26, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Newsweek: California's Energy Crisis to Cost $14 Billion - PRNewswire (March 25, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

California Energy Company Threatens Legal Action against State - Contra Costa Times (March 24, 2001) (March 29, 2001)

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Power Wholesaler Defends California Pricing - Tulsa World (March 23, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Report Says California Power Bill May Reach $70 Billion - San Jose Mercury News (March 23, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Hopes Dim for Quick Fix on Electricity Crisis in California - San Jose Mercury News (March 23, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

California Manufacturers Prepare for Summer Power Blackouts - San Jose Mercury News (March 23, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Pacific Gas And Electric Company Launches Campaign to Prepare Customers for Energy Shortages - Business Wire (March 23, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Energy Overcharge of $5.5 Billion Is Alleged - Los Angeles Times (March 22, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Oklahoma Groups Want To Delay Electric Deregulation - Tulsa World (March 22, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Power Company Denies Government Charges It Gouged Prices in California - Tulsa World (March 22, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Dynegy to Provide Support for California Power Prices - PRNewswire (March 22, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

California Seeks Refunds from Wholesale Power Generators - The Sacramento Bee (March 22, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Power Experts Dispel Some Popular Myths about California's Blackouts - North County Times (March 21, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

Summer Blackouts May Not Hit Northwest U.S., Power Group Says - The Seattle Times (March 21, 2001) (March 27, 2001)

As Losses Mount, Companies Work Around Outages - Los Angeles Times (March 21, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Elevator Anxiety Is Riding High - Los Angeles Times (March 21, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Second Day of Blackouts Disrupts 500,000 Homes and Businesses - Los Angeles Times (March 21, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Fragile Supply Network Apt to Fail - Los Angeles Times (March 21, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

U.S. power companies withholding data from regulators - Nugent - AFX News (March 21, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Bush Administration Looks at Supply Options, Long-Term Fixes for Energy Crisis - The Dallas Morning News (March 20, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Blackouts Sweep Calif. for 2nd Day - Associated Press (March 20, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Rolling Blackouts Hit Southland for First Time as Production Falls - Los Angeles Times (March 20, 2001) (March 20, 2001)

White House Issues Warning on Energy Shortages - The Washington Times (March 20, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

California Construction Problems Symptomatic of Trend - Utility Spotlight (March19, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

NY-ISO, Western Governors Move To Avert Expected Power Shortages - Utility Spotlight (March19, 2001) (March 20, 2001)

Intensive Lobbying by Utility Interests Preceded Bush's Reversal on Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions - PR Newswire (March 18, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Investigation of Power Providers Is in Early Stages - Sacramento Bee (March 18, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Power Generators Again Feel Federal Heat over High Prices - Sacramento Bee (March 17, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Allegations of Price Manipulation to be Investigated in California - (March 17, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Power Generators Again Feel Federal Heat over High Prices - (March 17, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Two Electricity Companies Deny Allegations of Price Manipulation - The Daily Oklahoman (March 16, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Federal Officials Question Unavailability of Electricity at California Plants - San Jose Mercury News (March 15, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

President Bush Reverses Position on CO2 Emissions - Scientech (March 15, 2001) (March 22, 2001)

Large Wind Projects Seeing All-Time Low Costs - Wind Energy Weekly (March 20, 2001)

Competition in New Mexico Postponed Until 2007, PNM Allowed to Build New Merchant Power Plants - Scientech (March 14, 2001) (March 20, 2001)

UC, Cal State Systems Sue Power Seller to Retain Pact's Low Prices - Los Angeles Times (March 13, 2001) (March 13, 2001)

Lobbyists for Consumers Are Underdogs in Electricity Battle - Los Angeles Times (March 9, 2001) (March 13, 2001)

Gov. Davis's Power Plan Criticized - Associated Press (February 17, 2001) (February 21, 2001)

Other States Put Brakes on Deregulation - Los Angeles Times (February 8, 2001) (February 15, 2001)

Deregulation Didn't Foster Competition - Los Angeles Times (February 7, 2001) (February 15, 2001)

Rising Demand for Turbines May Hinder Power Projects - Los Angeles Times (January 31, 2001) (February 1, 2001)

State Power Problem Has Many Answers, None Easy - Los Angeles Times (January 20, 2001) (March 13, 2001)

California Crisis Hurts Businesses and Idles Workers - New York Times (January 20, 2001) (January 21, 2001)

Power deregulation Texas style - Washington Post (January 14, 2001) (September 30, 2001)

The California Mess - HOW CALIFORNIA GOT INTO ITS ENERGY MESS AND HOW IT CAN GET OUT OF IT is a publication by The Utility Consumers' Action Network about the California problem (January 9, 2001)

Electricity a Mystery to Many Consumers - Los Angeles Times (December 28, 2000) (March 13, 2001)

Reckonings - New York Times (December 10, 2000) (January 8, 2001)

How State's Consumers Lost With Electricity Deregulation - Los Angeles Times (December 9, 2000) (March 13, 2001)