[BurbankKarl]

This is more a bill to protect the established power companies investments against a drop in energy prices.

Some coal producers were planning a project to build a coal burning plant in Nevada, and selling the power to California at cheaper prices than are currently available.

Not sure what will happen to the coal plant in Utah that the City of LA and other utilites have a piece of.

[goldstategop]

I just love it when California politicians invalidate all those long term electricity contracts Gray Davis signed to lock in lower electricity prices for consumers because they believe, on the basis of NO evidence whatsoever, the icepack in Greenland will melt in a few years' time.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus