[okie01]

".... it turned out that local "PUBLIC" power companies like Los Angeles Power & Light were charging MORE for the sale of their excess power than any private company was. "

You remember right. The biggest "price gougers", by far, were the LA WPD and BC Hydro.

One the list of approximately a dozen accused "gougers", Enron was next to last -- with only 5-6% of the total MW under dispute and the second lowest price/MW.

For whatever reason, Enron was a marginal player in the Cal Power Crisis. But was nonetheless chosen to star in the companion feature: The Great PR War To Save Gov. Davis' Political Butt.

[d14truth]

The 'courtship' of Mrs. Gray Davis---

California Mentor Foundation-California Summit III

"The event will open with a plenary session and continental breakfast, presided over by a celebrity emcee. The highlighted keynote luncheon speaker will again be First Lady of California Sharon Davis, wife of Governor Gray Davis. Mrs. Davis serves as a statewide activist for children’s causes and development....

Distinguished corporate sponsors for the event include Andersen Consulting, Disneyland and the Disneyland Hotel, fresh ground software, Kikkoman, Microsoft, MCI Worldcom, Pacific Telesis, The Capital Group Companies, Inc., Global Crossing, and Marsh, among others."

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the comments.