To: iloveamerica1980
The problem with that is, LADWP actually owns a percentage of the plants in Arizona like Palo Verde, Glen Canyon, and others as far away as Utah and New Mexico. Even if a contractual break was recognized, no utility has the kind of money lying around to simply "buy out" existing percentages in places like Palo Verde.
Bottom line, it's a nice idea, but not very realistic.
2 posted on
05/20/2010 9:23:42 AM PDT by
OCCASparky
(Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
To: OCCASparky
LADWP actually owns a percentage of the plants in Arizona like Palo Verde, Glen Canyon, and others as far away as Utah and New Mexico.
Who owns the transmission lines that cross AZ?
3 posted on
05/20/2010 9:27:11 AM PDT by
chrisser
(Starve the Monkeys!)
To: OCCASparky
Bottom line, it's a nice idea, but not very realistic. What he actually said:
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce noted in a letter to L.A.'s mayor that 25 percent of his city's electricity comes from Arizona power plants, but that could easily change: "If an economic boycott is truly what you desire — I will be happy to encourage Arizona utilities to re-negotiate your power agreements so Los Angeles no longer receives any power from Arizona-based generation."
He phrased it in such a way as to put Villaraigosa on the spot.
4 posted on
05/20/2010 9:29:23 AM PDT by
VeniVidiVici
(Everyone needs valid ID except illegal aliens and the President - only in America)
To: OCCASparky
Yeah I love the guy said it, but I don’t see it happening. The powers that be aren’t going to let LA just shut down even if it were possible and legal.
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