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Non-Profit Agency Says California Electricity Report Is Optimistic.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2000 by Moran, Tim

Nov. 22--The California Energy Commission's report that the state has enough electricity for next summer is overly optimistic, says the California Independent System Operator.

"Basically, we are a little perplexed," said ISO spokeswoman Lorie O'Donley. "Their details paint an optimistic picture of things."

The California Energy Commission, a state agency that oversees a variety of energy issues from gasoline and natural gas to electricity, released its report Monday.

The report said that predictions of a looming energy crisis next summer are exaggerated. The state has enough electricity-generation resources to meet projected demand, the Energy Commission said, although price and market factors could cause shortages.

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