Research Paper on:
California’s Power Crisis Continues

Unformatted Sample Text from the Research Paper:
facing the very real possibility of power outages. Moreover, in the first few months of 2001 many Californians have already suffered through a series of stage 3 alerts that  invariably, almost always precede rolling blackouts across designated areas of the state. The scene on the streets and in buildings in California is becoming a very familiar one on the  nightly news, as the sudden lack of power paralyzes normal activity. Dead traffic lights create time-consuming traffic jams, while schools and businesses grind to a halt. Although this  crisis has only had a stranglehold on the state for months, it has actually been building for years. In addition, with  the hottest months of the year still ahead, the power crisis in California is far from over, and it is expected that rolling blackouts will continue until utility companies can  increase the power supply or buy more power through outsourcing (California Power Crisis Continues and See Also The California Power Quagmire). This essay examines one of the worst  energy crises in American history, while hypothetically targeting Duke Energy President and CEO. As you can well imagine there is an excessive  amount of finger pointing going on in California as to who is responsible for this most recent energy shortage. Nonetheless, few would disagree that this is a crisis that  did not develop overnight. A number of variant factors can be directly linked to the current situation: Many are pointing to the deregulation plan that former Governor Pete Wilson  signed into law in 1996. The plan was designed to open up the states electricity industry to competition. At the time, Wilson and many in the legislature viewed the electricity