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Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bcc: susan.mara@enron.com X-From: Joseph Alamo X-To: Alan Comnes, Angela Schwarz, Beverly Aden, Bill Votaw, Brenda Barreda, Carol Moffett, Cathy Corbin, Chris H Foster, Christina Liscano, Christopher F Calger, Craig H Sutter, Dan Leff, Debora Whitehead, Dennis Benevides, Don Black, Douglas Huth, Edward Sacks, Eric Melvin, Erika Dupre, Evan Hughes, Fran Deltoro, Gayle W Muench, Ginger Dernehl, Gordon Savage, Harold G Buchanan, Harry Kingerski, Iris Waser, James D Steffes, James W Lewis, James Wright, Jeff Messina, Jeremy Blachman, Jess Hewitt, Joe Hartsoe, Karen Denne, Kathy Bass, Kathy Dodgen, Ken Gustafson, Kevin Hughes, Leasa Lopez, Leticia Botello, Mark S Muller, Marsha Suggs, Marty Sunde, Meredith M Eggleston, Michael Etringer, Michael Mann, Michelle D Cisneros, mpalmer@enron.com, Neil Bresnan, Neil Hong, Paul Kaufman, Richard L Zdunkewicz, Richard Leibert, Richard Shapiro, Rita Hennessy, Robert Badeer, Rosalinda Tijerina, Sandra McCubbin, Sarah Novosel, Scott Gahn, Scott Stoness, Sharon Dick, skean@enron.com, Susan J Mara, Tanya Leslie, Tasha Lair, Ted Murphy, Terri Greenlee, Tim Belden, Tony Spruiell, Vicki Sharp, Vladimir Gorny, Wanda Curry, William S Bradford, Jubran Whalan, triley@enron.com, Richard B Sanders, Robert C Williams, dwatkiss@bracepatt.com, rcarroll@bracepatt.com, Donna Fulton, gfergus@brobeck.com, Bruno Gaillard, Linda Robertson, Ren, Lazure, Michael Tribolet, Phillip K Allen, Christian Yoder, jklauber@llgm.com, Tamara Johnson, Mary Hain, Greg Wolfe, Jeff Dasovich, Dirk vanUlden, Steve Walker, James Wright, Mike D Smith, Richard Shapiro, Leslie Lawner, Robert Neustaedter, Steve Walton, psmith3@enron.com, mjackso7@enron.com, Janel Guerrero, Mark Fillinger, Jennifer Rudolph, Martin Wenzel, wgang@enron.com, Joseph Alamo, Tracy Ngo, Ray Alvarez, Steve C Hall, David Leboe, Jay Zoellner, Fatimata Liamidi, Sonia Perez X-cc: Susan J Mara X-bcc: X-Folder: \Jeff_Dasovich_June2001\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: DASOVICH-J X-FileName: jdasovic.nsf FYI on behalf of Sue Mara: Governor Gray Davis to address California energy crisis It is expected he will be speaking for about four minutes and that he will= =20 start at about 6:05 p.m. PDT. Gov. Davis is expected to deliver a five-minute speech to Californians=20 Thursday night=20 ? From CNN.com: April 5, 2001 Web posted at: 4:38 p.m. EDT (2038 GMT) Hena Cuevas is a CNN Correspondent based out of California. Q: What do we expect to be the main points of Governor Gray Davis' address= =20 this evening? CUEVAS: His office has said that the basic theme will be conservation.=20 Basically, he is trying to motivate everyone to conserve. Also, we are=20 expected to hear a stern warning involving the power situation this summer.= =20 It is expected to be a warmer than average summer. Davis e is also going to= =20 address that. We have also been told that he will make some sort of=20 announcement and that the announcement is being kept under tight wraps; it = is=20 top secret. At this point we can=01,t even speculate as to what it will be.= But=20 there will be a big announcement. It is expected he will be speaking for about four minutes and that he will= =20 start at about 6:05 p.m. PDT. Q: How has the energy crisis affected the Governor's popularity? CUEVAS: The latest polls -- and these were probably around Mid-March =01) s= how=20 that his popularity and his approval ratings have declined. The latest poll= =20 commissioned by the Service Employees International Union shows that only 2= 9=20 percent of those surveyed said that they would vote for Davis again. He,=20 however, is trying to distance himself from this energy problem saying that= =20 it is the responsibility of the Republican lead Senate and Legislature who= =20 were the ones that passed these deregulation laws and that basically, he ju= st=20 got handed the problem and he is trying to solve it.=20 There was the first ever state Democratic convention in Orange County last= =20 weekend =01) Orange County has traditionally been highly Republican. Everyb= ody=20 there said that they supported Governor Davis and that they believe that th= e=20 Democratic Party in this state will not be affected by this crisis, that th= ey=20 are basically trying to fix what the previous administration did. Q: What impact will the California energy crisis have on Davis=01, politica= l=20 future? CUEVAS: Davis says that it will not impact his future. He feels very=20 confident that he has been able to send out the message that he is not=20 responsible for this crisis and that he is doing everything in his power to= =20 fix it. One of the things that he mentioned in a press conference on Saturd= ay=20 is that there are already new electrical plants that are under construction= =20 that should be ready by either 2004 or 2005. He says that he is doing=20 everything in his power to be able to solve this crisis. Again, as things= =20 worsen and as the rolling blackouts begin and continue over the summer,=20 obviously, everybody is trying to find somebody to blame and he is in the= =20 perfect position. That is why a lot of fingers are being pointed toward him= . Q: What actions has the Governor taken so far to try to avert the energy=20 crisis? CUEVAS: One of the things that he has approved is the construction of new= =20 energy plants. Also, he is asking that private companies and other large=20 power users be allowed to contract directly for power with generators. This= =20 is different than what the Public Utilities Commission had been arguing for= .=20 He has also put forth called the 20/20 plan that says that if you save 20= =20 percent on your consumption of energy as compared to last summer, you will= =20 get 20 percent off your energy bill for the four summer months. He is doing= =20 everything in his power, he says, to try and avoid an even higher rate=20 increase. However, there are a lot of people who are arguing for a higher= =20 rate and saying that would be the only way to try and stop this crisis. Q: Do you have any final thoughts to share? CUEVAS: When you go down to the consumers themselves, everyone is trying to= =20 make sure that the average resident is not the one footing the bill for the= =20 problems that are taking place at the governmental level. There seems to be= a=20 lot of frustration from both residents and businesses. There was a symposiu= m=20 at UCLA yesterday where the Anderson Business Forecast, a group that usuall= y=20 does economic forecast for the state of California, said their concern was= =20 that California would be affected in the long run. They said that those tha= t=20 are thinking about doing business in California might be hesitant and might= =20 look at other states that do not have this uncertainty with the energy=20 situation and therefore, may not establish operations in California. That w= as=20 one of the biggest concerns. Right now California ranks number 48 or 49 in= =20 energy consumption so it is very energy efficient and aware as far as=20 conservation efforts. So, hopefully, by conserving they might be able to ge= t=20 past this summer and have a solution by the end of the year.
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