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May 1, 2010
Power Play
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in 2002 supported a state law that forces investor-owned utilities to fully cooperate with local communities wanting to buy power from other sources. Now, PG&E is pushing a constitutional amendment (Proposition 16) that would make the expansion of such programs nearly impossible.
Beginning this month - after almost a century of sole proprietorship of Marin County's electricity market - the Pacific Gas and Electric Company will face stiff competition from publicly purchased power. Advocates portray this development as a victory for consumers - good news for the planet and a boost for clean-energy development that may even lower energy bills. As County Supervisor Charles McGlashan, who h...
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