An overview of some of the organizations involved in electricity deregulation and the current energy crisis.

State Legislature | Consumers | Utilities
Regulators | Industry Groups | Industry Overview

State Legislature

Governor Davis press releases
http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/
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Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a40/mainpage.htm

Assembly Republican Caucus
http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/index.asp

Treasurer Phil Angelides
http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ccpcfa/ccpcfa.htm

Senate President Pro Tem John Burton
http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/senator/burton/

California Electricity Oversight Board
http://www.eob.ca.gov/

Consumer Groups

Center for Responsive Politics
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/electricity.htm

Consumers Union
http://www.consumersunion.org/i/Telecom___Utilities/

Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/

Public Citizen
http://www.citizen.org/cmep/restructuring/utilityderegulation1.html

The Utility Reform Network
http://www.consumernet.org/turn/

Utilities
Major gas and electric companies regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

The Gas Company (SCG)
http://www.socalgas.com

PG&E
http://www.pge.com

Pacific Power & Light
http://www.pacificorp.com

SDG&E
http://www.sdge.com

Sierra Pacific
http://www.sierrapacific.com

SoCal Edison
http://www.edisonx.com

Regulators

California Independent System Operator
http://www.caiso.com/

California Public Utilities Commission
http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
http://www.ferc.fed.us/

U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eren.doe.gov/electricity_restructuring/

Industry Groups

Electric Power Supply Association
http://www.epsa.org/

Electric Light & Power
http://elp.pennnet.com/home.cfm

Western Power Trading Forum
http://www.wptf.org/

Industry Overview —from the Center for Responsive Politics

A background on the electricity utilities industry and a list of top contributors to political campaigns.
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/background.asp?Ind=E08

An analysis of the motivation behind deregulation, how it may affect consumers, trends in campaign contributions, and the roles of special interest groups and the legislature. http://www.opensecrets.org/news/electricity.htm

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