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Article: We Energies has a plan to turn on lights
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2002
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BUSINESS ISSUES
JOHN TORINUS
We Energies has a plan to turn on lights, if it gets OK
By JOHN TORINUS
Sunday, July 7, 2002
The 1990s debate in Wisconsin over whether to deregulate energy or
continue our traditional model of regulated utility monopolies is
over. At least, for now.
Forget the independent power producers. The collapse of Enron, the
Houston energy trader that was in the vanguard of deregulation,
coupled with the woes of Calpine, PG&E and Dynergy, have spooked
investors. So the money isn't there for independents to build new
generating capacity in the state.
That's proven by the failure of any of them to move ahead on
significant new capacity in the state. No major construction is ...