We are looking for people in the Bay Area. They say that 8 percent of the electricity going out is because of the internet. Why don't they cut all the internet service off. You turn yours off first, then I will turn mine off. The state is in the process of setting up a system to do those inspections.
Some people suspect that they are limiting their supply on purpose to drive up supply.
This is the first important step towards solving the problem. It is a result of a bad deregulation process and onerous environmental regulations that have prevented new generation facilities from being built in over 10 years. I work with many different businesses and this energy crisis is putting many businesses in the red. Unfortunately, no new generation plants have been allowed to be built in the last 10 years. Further, the PUC refused to let the utilities enter long-term contracts for the purchase of power which would have locked in low rates.