Full Coverage: Utility Industry Deregulation

Stockton citizens thwart utilities deal at In These Times - Mon, Jan 05, 2004
State, FERC Thawing an Icy Relationship at LA Times (registration req'd) - Mon, Dec 29, 2003
Regulators OK Plan for PG&E Recovery at LA Times (registration req'd) - Fri, Dec 19, 2003
Davis declares end to energy crisis at Sacramento Bee - Fri, Nov 14, 2003
Davis calls energy crisis over at San Francisco Chronicle - Fri, Nov 14, 2003

Still waiting at San Francisco Bay Guardian - Wed, Oct 29, 2003
Why the lights go out: free-market frugality, freakish weather, no standby power at The Guardian (UK). - Mon, Sep 29, 2003
Thinking Inside the Grid at Washington Post - Mon, Aug 25, 2003
Calif.'s Davis Lacked Legal Ability to Solve Energy Crisis at Washington Post - Sun, Aug 24, 2003
Montana's power failure at Denver Post - Sun, Aug 10, 2003
Yes, we do get more blackouts at San Francisco Chronicle - Thu, Dec 19, 2002

Power Play: Legislature needs to address Edison's concerns at Detroit Free Press - Wed, Feb 04, 2004
Bailout makes case for public power at San Francisco Chronicle - Fri, Dec 19, 2003
Let the healing begin at San Francisco Chronicle - Fri, Dec 19, 2003
Time to make a deal at Sacramento Bee - Wed, Dec 17, 2003
An unfair jolt to consumers at San Francisco Chronicle - Fri, Dec 12, 2003
Best way to rescue PG&E at San Francisco Chronicle - Fri, Dec 12, 2003

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - approves rates for wholesale electric sales of electricity and transmission in interstate commerce for private utilities, power marketers, power pools, power exchanges and independent system operators.
FERC Fact-Finding Investigation of Western Markets - investigation of energy trading strategies employed by firms that sold wholesale power to California during the energy crisis of 2001.
Blackout - special report on the California energy crisis that includes interviews with figures such as Dick Cheney. From PBS' Frontline, June 5, 2001.
California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) - controls the power lines that deliver electricity throughout California and between neighboring states and Mexico.
California Energy Commission - energy policy and planning agency that forecasts future energy needs and directs state response to energy emergencies. Provides tips for consumers on how to conserve energy.
PG&E: California Energy Crisis - includes a background on the situation and tips on energy conservation. Also see special sections on the crisis from SoCal Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric.