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But Lynch said the probe has produced enough information for the PUC and attorney general to take legal action next month against unnamed generators. The exact nature of the legal action is still under review, she said. Investigators conducted interviews and reviewed subpoenaed records, obtained after intense legal battles with the power companies, to gather evidence of allegedly unnecessary plant shutdowns. Power plants where unplanned shutdowns have occurred also were visited to examine operations and maintenance records, Lynch said. Investigators at times were denied access and had to exert legal pressure to get in, she said.