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Oklahoma Legislators Listen to Opponents of Electricity Deregulation.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 2001

The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 14--National consumer advocates warned state lawmakers Tuesday that electric deregulation won't work in Oklahoma.

Tuesday's speakers, all largely opposed to deregulation, appeared during an educational symposium held for the state House of Representatives and sponsored by state consumer groups hoping to delay deregulation. The panel included no deregulation advocates.

Mark Cooper, director of research for the Consumer Federation of America, told the audience that deregulation has failed in California and other states -- and that Oklahoma has little chance of repeating the success of much-applauded Pennsylvania. Before deregulation, Cooper said, Pennsylvania had some of the highest...

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