Ditto in New York. In California, costs are affected by sky-high fuel prices, especially natural gas. Ditto New York. California hasn't built a major new power plant in 10 years. Six years for New York.
Experts say California is the most difficult state to get permission to build a power plant.
They also say that New York is second most difficult. California is dependent on imported power. California imports a little more than 20 percent of its needs. In December 2000, New York imported 9 percent. The simplest measure of power reliability is the generating reserve margin, the installed power generation capacity divided by peak demand.