Californians are extremely angry over the skyrocketing prices of energy. . Many Californians, according to recent polls, are extremely skeptical that there really is an actual energy shortage. Rather, many Californians simply believe they are being gouged by a limited number of suppliers under California's new deregulated utilities. They are also very concerned. When rolling blackouts hit your neighborhood, problems happen.
Streetlights go dark, businesses go dark, homes without electricity get cold.
While we have not had rolling blackouts yet, that threat . makes people sit up and notice. As for rising energy costs, in my case at home, my gas bill just came. On January 5, my gas rate was 75 cents per therm, the unit of energy as to how natural gas is billed in California. An AOL Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.