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<P>BTW - For those of you who claim you are paying higher electric bills due to energy deregulation (and I mean <STRONG><EM>genuine deregulation</EM></STRONG> which includes the <STRONG><U>open access caveat</U></STRONG>, not the partial dereg of Staggers), you might find this interesting.....</P> <P><A href="http://www.energycentral.com/site/newsletters/ebi.cfm?id=238">http://www.energycentral.com/site/newsletters/ebi.cfm?id=238</A></P> <P>.....as it seems that the Texas dereg experiment (which includes OA over transmission lines) has resulted in "significantly lower" electric bills for the average Texas customer. </P> <P>Quote of Note: "A residential customer in Houston, for example, would have saved $1,450 over the last four years while one in Dallas would have saved $800."</P> <P>Furthermore, there is the innovation factor - " At the same time, the commission says that deregulation has spawned innovative pricing options as well as new green products and services."</P> <P>So, as we debate whether the electric utility comparison to an OA rail system is apt or not, at least admit that energy dereg (when it's done right as it seems to have been done in Texas) does lower prices for the customers.</P> <P>Thank you, that's all.</P>
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