[DOC] [TLE] California electricity crisis - Wikipedia [PAR] The California electricity crisis, also known as the Western U.S. Energy Crisis of 
2000 and 2001, was a situation in which the United States ... 1996, California 
begins to modify controls on its energy market and takes measures ... on retail 
electricity charges, this market manipulation squeezed the industry's revenue 
margins,... [DOC] [TLE] Causes and Lessons of the California Electricity Crisis [PAR] restructure its electric utility industry and at the crisis in the state's electricity 
market that began in 2000. ... Market Developments from 1996 Through 2001. 10 
... The 1996 law that restructured California's electricity industry was intended to 
be the first step ... of 1978 and continued with the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 1996
:... [DOC] [TLE] Subsequent Events-California's Energy Crisis [PAR] In the summer of 2000, retail electricity prices in southern California reached all 
time highs, ... industry leaders on a core set of factors contributing to the energy 
crisis. ... February 1, 2001: Governor Gray Davis signed into law AB 1X 
authorizing ... that the State now becomes an active participant in California's 
power industry. [DOC] [TLE] California's Electricity | California and Nuclear Energy Opinion ... [PAR] Electricity demand has been rising steadily for many years, but to 2001 no major 
new plant ... In 2000-01 there was an acute electricity supply crisis, triggered by 
several factors. ... California Energy Commission (CEC) data for 2008 shows in-
state .... Under the Electric Utility Industry Restructuring Act in 1996 the 
Californian... [DOC] [TLE] The Restructuring of the Electric Power Industry in California and in ... [PAR] California legislated the restructuring of its electric power industry in 1996. ... 
Commission (FERC) to finally place the blame for the crisis in California and 
settle ... 2001 was a pretty good year for electricity deregulation in the state of 
Texas. ..... In 1978, Congress passed the National Energy Act, signed into law by 
President. [DOC] [TLE] Energy Crisis in California - School of Public Policy - Pepperdine ... [PAR] Mar 27, 2001 ... Ending the State's Role as the Sole Power Purchaser in California ...........67 ... 
The picture is bleak for the summer of 2001, though much depends upon the ... 
According to the CEC's 1996 Energy Report (ER96), transmission line ... A 
comprehensive plan to repair the electricity industry in California must... [DOC] [TLE] Energy subsidies in California's electricity market deregulation [PAR] Deregulation and re-regulation of California's electricity market not only failed ... 
by the state to smooth out the impacts of the energy crisis insulated electricity .... 
deregulation law will be outlined, energy subsidies will ... was established by the 
Electric Utility Industry Re- ... environment, California's IOUs made mandatory in-. [DOC] [TLE] The California Electricity Crisis: Lessons for Other States - IEA DSM [PAR] ... Other States. Prepared by. Eric Hirst. Prepared for. Edison Electric Institute. 
July 2001 ... an electricity industry featuring competitive markets. Such markets ... 
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would regulate system 
operation and ... California State Legislature, and signed into law in September 
1996. [DOC] [TLE] A Short Honeymoon for Utility Deregulation | Issues in Science and ... [PAR] The California crisis shook public faith in restructuring, but that path is still the 
best route ... For example, deregulated industries are generally better at realizing 
the full ... sources of energy and distributed generation through micro-power 
plants .... passing deregulation laws, many state legislatures provided state 
regulators... [DOC] [TLE] The Patchwork Quilt of Electricity Restructuring: [PAR] Regulation of the electric utility industry in the United States went thorough a 
period of ... the California energy crisis, subsequent high natural gas prices, and 
the ... encouraged electricity restructuring in the United States (Crow 2001). ... 
The second major federal response focused on mandating competition in the 
wholesale. [DOC] [TLE] California Power Crisis: Lessons Learned - EnergyToolbox.org [PAR] The US electric power industry, the last major energy industry in the US subject to 
traditional .... (March 2001), some actions proposed or undertaken by the 
California and Federal ... A

Question: California's 2001 energy crisis was attributed to a 1996 state law mandating this for the electricity industry
Answer: deregulation