[Robert357]

Well there you have it boys and girls, the left hand of government (federal democratic senators and congressmen and state democratic attorney general) supports refunds while the right hand of state government (the WUTC charged with the resposibility of monitoring utilities and state anti-trust law violations of utilities) doesn't want refunds.

The Washington UTC's opposition to refunds contrasts sharply with Attorney General Gregoire's vociferous pro-refund stance.

Marilyn Meehan, a spokeswoman for the UTC, played down the rift.

"It's just a difference of opinion," she said.

In Washington, the UTC and the state attorney general represent different interests.

Actually, I think it is much more a difference of POLITICS than of interests. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is to protect the public interests regarding utility transactions, as is the Oregon Public Utility Commission. The WUTC is appointed with both republican and democrat nominees and tends to be non-partisan. The Attorney general is elected by the public, is a democrat, and wants headlines and to be a democratic party regular.

Yep, different interests, the people vs the democratic party. How sad that it is obvious even to the newspaper reporters.

[Robert357]

Thought you might enjoy reading that the truth is starting to come out in ever so gentle ways.

[Mike Darancette]

Since many municipal and government owned power generators were among the largest gougers on power prices it is no wonder that they don't support refunds.