Fortnightly Magazine - June 1 1996

Utilities, Consumers Oppose Palm Springs Plan

The City of Palm Springs, CA, has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve a plan allowing it to enter the electric business by installing a second electric meter at customer locations.

Byline:

Lori A. Burkhart

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Consumers: Cost or Benefit?

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"If we ignore history, we're doomed to repeat it. And what happened in the natural gas industry is precisely what will happen. The FERC authorized deregulation of the natural gas industry and, as a consequence, today's retail consumers (em meaning residential retail consumers (em are paying more than twice as much for natural gas as the large industrial users.

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CSW Communications Become First Exempt Telco

On April 4, less than two months after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the first application allowing a public utility holding company, CSW Communications, Inc., to enter telecommunications markets (FCC 96-152). CSW is now an "exempt telecommunications company." The FCC noted that the entrance of utility companies as new competitors could result in lower prices and wider choices for consumers.

Byline:

Lori A. Burkhart

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Fortnightly Magazine - June 1 1996

Utilities, Consumers Oppose Palm Springs Plan

Consumers: Cost or Benefit?

CSW Communications Become First Exempt Telco