RE: myths vs facts

Here's my cut at it. ABB

Andrew B. Brown
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-----Original Message-----
From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:jmball@ns.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:18 AM
To: Tom Ross; Sue Mara; Stephanie Newell; Robert Weisenmiller; Rob
Lamkin; Richard Hyde; Ray McNally; Paula Hall-Collins; kent Palmerton;
Kelli Norton; Kassandra Gough; John Stout; Joe Ronan; Jeff Dasovich;
Jean Munoz; Jack Pigott; Greg Blue; Doug Kerner; Curtis Kebler; Carolyn
Baker; Andy Brown; Lynn Lednicky
Cc: Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan
Subject: myths vs facts

Date: 12/20/00
To: IEP PR Group
From: Julee Malinowski-Ball, Edson + Modisette
RE: MYTHS VS FACTS

In response to Andy Brown's suggestion for additional fact sheets, I am
working on a "Myths vs Facts" paper and would like your recommendations (I'm
going to leave the gas issues fact sheet to someone else). Because we
already have a general restructuring and IEP solutions Frequently Asked
Questions being finalized, this fact sheet should focus on those persistent
myths that don't help us or the restructuring cause generally.

Attached is my top "myths" list. Please take some time to give me what your
top 10 "myths" are, and if you have time, include what points we need to hit
on in the "Facts."

THANKS.

Julee Malinowski-Ball
Senior Associate
Edson + Modsette
916-552-7070
FAX-552-7075
jmball@ns.net

Myths and Facts
of Electric Restructuring

-- AB 1890 deregulated California' electricity industry. [FACT: is was
restructured and exlain how]

-- Utilities were forced to sell their power plants. [FACT:

-- Electricity rates have increased since electric restructuring passed in
1996. [FACT: Rates are capped]

-- Long-term deals will lock in overly high rates.

-- Power generating companies are refusing to sell power into California.

-- Power generating companies are out-of-state price gougers. [FACT: There
are many in-state generators which also include the utilities, their
affliates and the munis. Out-of-state generators include Arizona Public
Service, the federal government, BC hydro, etc]

- Myths vs Facts_abbrev1.doc