Re: DA in PG&E and SCE?

Yes, but there's a commitment to reverse it in another bill (AB 27X) that=
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Debra Bowen is carrying. There is a helluvalot of uproar about that langua=
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in the bill and just about everyone is united to fix it. Keep your fingers=
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crossed, and we'll keep you posted.

Best,
Jeff

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=09=09 To: Jeff Dasovich/NA/Enron@Enron, Eric Letke/DUB/EES@EES, George=20
Waidelich/SFO/EES@EES
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=09=09 Subject: DA in PG&E and SCE?

Is this statement correct?

Another flea on this legislation is the suspension of new direct access=20
customers during the time that DWR is procuring energy.? The bill states, "=
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the right of retail end use customers =01( to acquire service from other=20
providers shall be suspended until the department no longer supplies power=
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hereunder."? Voila.? Not only do we get a rate increase, but our ability to=
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choose an alternative energy supplier is hereby waived.? I would think the=
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average Californian would be outraged by that dictate.? Of course, most=20
Californians didn't know that they had a choice.? Therefore, the legislatio=
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made a grand leap forward by lowering our opportunity set to be in line wit=
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expectations.=20

I wonder what the Legislature will do next week?=20