Winter made the plea without telling Gov. Gray Davis or the ISO board.... He believes his action kept the lights on.
... Californians saw some of the highest-priced megawatts ever recorded No, no, no, the author has it all wrong. Davis said he was the one who kept the lights on. He lost his temper telling the Union Tribune two months ago about his efforts.
("It just sounds a little presumptuous, but I think I should at least get a round of applause. I don't get squat.") Also, the author had better not try scapegoating Winter now because we know Davis is responsible.
Enron could earn money by creating perceived congestion problems and then helping fix them.
Davis thinks he can earn brownie points by creating scandals and then "solving" the new problems while blaming others.
Enron's methods worked, but I hope Californians are too smart for Davis' tactics.