Breaking the bad news into regions, the report argues that energy shortages this summer will hurt Americans in almost every conceivable way. Farmers in the Midwest will pay more for fertilizer. Landlords in Illinois will charge more for rent. Businesses are closing in Washington state. Employees are being laid off in Arkansas.
Brownouts are a threat in Connecticut.
California is mentioned repeatedly, a measure of its political importance as well as the magnitude of its electricity shortages. The report compares today's energy problems to the 1970s energy crisis, when fuel rationing and long lines at gasoline stations were the norm.