"we had Republican governors for 16 consecutive yrs during that period (Wilson for 8 of them)....where were they?"
They had their hands legislatively tied. Governors can do nothing to stop frivolous environmental lawsuits. Wilson did try to get legislation passed that would put an end to some of them, but it was defeated in the state legislature, controlled, as you know, by the Dems (as it has been for quite a long time).
Even a cursory look at the record will show how many generating plants have been kept off-line, or from even breaking ground due to endless lawsuits by environmentalists. Even reservoir projects that provide both hydro-electric and drinking water have been repeatedly shot down by environmentalist who invariable find some endangered toad or spider in the area they are planned for (five or six such projects that I know of).
The De-regulation plan, which was signed by Wilson, but passed by the legislature and the people of the state Would have worked fine had not Davis mucked with it. Prices will always spike after regulations are taken off if supply is short. Davis should have bought the long-term contracts when they were offered before the de-regulation took effect. But they're such brilliant economist they knew better than everyone else. That is how we got into the mess we are in.
The Deregulation plan was not perfect, as Wilson said, but it was a far sight better than have the state grow while the energy infrastructure remained stagnant. At least now that log jam is broken. People realize we need more generating capacity. They also realize that they need to build that capacity where they live, NIMBY's be damned.
The one who needs to do their homework is you. And reading the LA Times does not count. Those idiots couldn't find thier asses using with both hands and flashlight, coming up with facts is waybeyond their ability.
P.S. How do you like paying for nuclear power plant that was built and put out of business by environmentalists days before it went on line? How about paying for San Onofre Nuclear powerplant which, in the middle of the crisis was being taken off-line for the same reason. Both those plants operating at full capacity could have prevented the entire crisis. Thank to Environmentalist, we are still paying for the construction of those plants and are not getting our money's worth out of them.
The one who needs to do their homework is you. And reading the LA Times does not count. I don't read the LA times unless it's an article posted on FR....And we can't post articles from the LA Times....so I nust not read it.
Since you're so well versed maybe you can tell me where I can find what YOU call the truth (as opposed to your opinion) and then point out all the falacies of THE QUOTES I posted...do that for me will you?
The Deregulation plan was not perfect, as Wilson said, but it was a far sight better than have the state grow while the energy infrastructure remained stagnant.
Here's some excerpts from the same article to answer your contradiction:
Back then, the regulated power industry found itself with a 30 percent power surplus, yet with prices far higher than most other states, partly due to bad investments that the utilities passed on to consumers. Officials from dozens of other states had launched an aggressive raid on California. Competition would bring lower prices and smooth the economic recovery.
The concern: how to manage oversupply and help PG&E recover its government-imposed investments in a free market. If anyone suggested a future power shortage, it sounded like a bleat.
I've done my homework and yours.
Davis should have bought the long-term contracts when they were offered before the de-regulation took effect. .....When was Davis sworn in and when did "deregulation take effect.
Do you in fact read anything at all? Wilson's "deregulation" had a regulation not allowing long term contracts....Again an excerpt from the same article:
Forcing the utilities to sell off their power plants while prohibiting them from locking in favorable long-term rates with the suppliers who bought the plants.
We can all sit back and point our fingers at environmentalists or liberals all we want...but who's going to do anything about it?...Republicans?... HA!...Where's the proof of that little white lie?