Electricity Woes Continue to Dog
Golden State
by Pamela McLaren
From Dateline (September 25, 2003)
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Robert Michaels, professor of economics and
an expert on the electrical industry, stands inside the university’s
switch gear station from where electrical power is distributed
throughout the campus. The substation was constructed in 1995
as part of the electrical/telecommunications infrastructure
project.
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With the recent power outages on the East
Coast reminding Californians of the 2001 power crisis, Dateline
turned to Robert Michaels, professor of economics and an expert
on the electrical industry, to find out if the state has learned
anything from the rolling blackouts of two years ago.
Michaels has served as an energy consultant and authored
numerous articles on the electricity and natural gas industries.
He’s testified before the California Public Utilities Commission,
as well as the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy
and Power.
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