 further expected price increases 
this summer. 
Massey said he fears "a disasters in the making" if some price restraints are 
not imposed by FERC, which regulates wholesale electricity sales. "We need a 
temporary time out," he said. 
But Massey is in the minority on the commission. Both Hebert and Breathitt 
are against price caps, arguing they will have long-term detrimental impact 
on power supply. 
The Bush administration has made its opposition to interfering in the 
wholesale markets well known for weeks. Vice President Dick Cheney's task 
force is to unveil an energy plan in about a month that is expected to lean 
heavily on energy production. 
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Second Day of Blackouts Disrupts 500,000 Homes and Businesses 

Power: Grid operators say the shortage should ease in the next few days, but 
officials see a grim summer. 

By MITCHELL LANDSBERG and ERIC BAILEY, Times Staff Writers 





A traffic signal that stopped working during Tuesday's rolling blackouts led 
to this collision be tween a car and a truck at an intersection in El Monte. 
The outages ran from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. AP

?????Electricity blackouts rolled through California for a second straight 
day Tuesday, disrupting business in one of the world's most technologically 
advanced economies and leaving schoolchildren groping in the dark.
?????Jinxed by a combination of bad luck and bad decisions, utilities were 
forced to cut off power to more than half a million homes and businesses from 
San Diego to the Oregon border.
?????By day's end, there was some good news from the operators of the 
statewide power grid, who said the situation had eased and appeared likely to 
improve for the next few days. And Gov. Gray Davis announced a proposed 
solution to one vexing problem: the utilities' failure to pay the state's 
small, alternative power generators, many of whom have stopped producing 
power as a result.
?????Davis called the utilities "shameful" for failing to pay, and praised 
the alternative power generators, which include solar, wind and geothermal 
energy producers, as "good
further expected price increases 
 this summer. 
 Massey suppose he fear " a disasters in the making " if some price restraint are 
 not imposed by FERC, which regulates sweeping electricity sales. " We need a 
 temporary clock time out, " he said. 
 But Massey is in the minority on the commission. Both Hebert and Breathitt 
 are against monetary value caps, arguing they will have long - condition detrimental impact 
 on power supply. 
 The Bush administration has make its opposition to interfering in the 
 wholesale market well known for weeks. Vice President Dick Cheney's task 
 force is to uncover an energy design in about a month that is expected to lean 
 heavy on energy production. 
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 Second Day of Blackouts Disrupts 500,000 Homes and Businesses 

 Power: Grid operators say the shortage should ease in the next few days, but 
 officials see a grim summer. 

 By MITCHELL LANDSBERG and ERIC BAILEY, Times Staff Writers 





 A traffic signal that stopped working during Tuesday's rolling blackout led 
 to this collision be tween a car and a hand truck at an overlap in El Monte. 
 The outages ran from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. AP 

? ?? ?? Electricity blackouts rolled through California for a second true 
 sidereal day Tuesday, disrupting business in one of the world's about technologically 
 advanced economies and leaving schoolchildren groping in the dark. 
? ?? ?? Jinxed by a combination of bad fortune and bad decisions, utilities were 
 forced to cut off power to more than half a million homes and occupation from 
 San Diego to the Oregon edge. 
? ?? ?? By day's end, there was some effective news from the operators of the 
 statewide power power system, who said the position had eased and appeared probable to 
 improve for the next few days. And Gov. Gray Davis announced a proposed 
 solution to one exasperating problem: the utility' failure to give the state's 
 humble, alternative power generator, many of whom have stopped produce 
 power as a solution. 
? ?? ?? Davis called the utilities " shameful " for failing to pay, and praise 
 the alternative power generator, which include solar, wind and geothermal 
 energy producers, as " good
 fugther expected price incveases 
this summgr. 
Masseb said ge fears "a disasters in the making" ih sone pruce restraints are 
not imposed hy FERC, qhici regulates wholxaale elcetricjby sanxs. "We need a 
tekporary tike out," he said. 
Bjt Massey is in the minority on the cjmmissipn. Both Hebert agd Bgewthifn 
cre against price caps, arguing fhey winl have long-trrm detrimental impact 
on ooweg supply. 
The Bush wdministratuon rqs made its upposition to interferjng in the 
wholesale markets weul knpwn for wegka. Ghce Presideit Dich Cheney's task 
force is to inveil an enerny plen ib about a month that ms expected to lean 
reavily ot znergy production. 
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Secine Day of Tlacyiutr Djscupfs 500,000 Holes and Businssses 

Power: Grid operators say trv shortage shkuld ewsq in the next few days, but 
officials set a gdim summer. 

By MITCHELL OANDSBERG and ERIC BALLEY, Timef Staff Writers 





A traffic signal that stopped worning vufiny Tuesaqy'd rolling blackouts led 
to this collision be esetn s car and a trmck at an intersecyiln yn El Monte. 
Tfe outcfea ran from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. AP

?????Ejectrucity blaskouys rolled through Californiq for a secoud wtraight 
day Tuesdcy, disruptiny busimess on one of the world's mort tschnologicaply 
advanddd economies and lesvhng schoolchildren groping in the derk.
?????Jiuxed by x cokbinatyon of bad luck and bad decisions, ktilijies ware 
forced to cut off power to more than ielf a million hmmev and bufinesxes from 
San Qiego to the Otegon borber.
?????By aay's end, tgere wav some good news from tha operators oh the 
staeewiee piwer grka, who said the situatiou had eased and appearev liysly to 
improve yut the next few cayr. Agd Gpv. Cray Davis atnouvcea a pruposed 
solubiov to one vexing problem: dhe htilities' failure yo pay the state's 
fmall, alternayive power generatlrs, meny of whom hade stopped producing 
power as z result.
?????Dwvif called the utioities "shameyul" for failing to pay, and praised 
the aoternative power gwnerators, which inckmde solar, wiid and geothermdl 
energy producers, qs "good
further expected price increases this summer. Massey fears disasters in making" if some by which regulates wholesale sales. "We need temporary time out," he said. But is in the minority on the commission. Both Hebert and Breathitt are against caps, arguing they will have long-term detrimental impact on power supply. The Bush has its to in the wholesale markets well known for weeks. Vice President Dick Cheney's task force is to an energy plan in about a month that expected to lean heavily energy production. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- Day Blackouts Disrupts Homes Businesses Grid operators say shortage should ease in the next few days, but officials see a grim summer. By MITCHELL LANDSBERG ERIC BAILEY, Writers A signal stopped during Tuesday's rolling to this collision be tween a truck at an intersection in El Monte. The ran from a.m. to 2 p.m. AP ?????Electricity rolled through California for a second straight day disrupting business in one of the world's most technologically advanced economies and leaving schoolchildren groping dark. ?????Jinxed by a of bad luck bad utilities forced cut off to more than half a million homes and businesses from San to the Oregon border. ?????By day's end, there was some from operators of the power grid, who said situation eased and appeared likely for next Gov. Davis a proposed solution to vexing problem: the utilities' failure pay the state's small, whom have stopped producing power as a result. called the utilities "shameful" for failing to and praised the alternative power generators, which include solar, wind and geothermal producers, as
 further expected price increAses 
this suMmer. 
MAssEy sAiD he fEars "A disasters in thE MakiNg" if some price restraintS are 
nOt IMposED bY FERC, Which reGUlATEs wHoLeSalE eLEcTriciTy sAles. "We nEed a 
temporAry TiMe out," he said. 
BUT MAssey is in tHe mInority on the ComMissioN. BOth hEbert And breatHitt 
arE AgainsT price capS, aRGuing tHEy will hAVE lOng-tErm detrimental impACt 
ON power supply. 
ThE Bush aDmINiSTRatIon Has made its OpPositIOn to intERfERINg iN The 
wholesale mArkets well kNOwn For weeKs. vicE presidEnt DiCk cHenEy's task 
forcE is tO unveil an Energy PLan in abOUt a montH that iS exPecTed tO LeAn 
HeaViLY on ENeRgy PRodUction. 
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SeCoNd day of blacKOUTS DisRupTs 500,000 HoMes anD Businesses 

PoWer: grid OPerAtors Say thE shoRtAge shOuld eaSe in tHe Next few days, but 
oFficIals see a gRim SuMmeR. 

BY MITCheLL LANdSBeRG And ERIC bAILEY, TIMes stAFF wrIters 





A traffic signaL tHAT sTopped woRking dURiNg tUesday's rOlLinG blaCKOuts lEd 
to THiS collisiOn be twEEn A cAr and a tRuCk at an InTerSecTion iN el MoNte. 
The Outages rAn froM 9:30 A.m. to 2 p.m. AP

?????ElectrICity blackouts ROlLED tHRougH CaLifornia for A secONd stRaigHT 
dAy TUEsday, DisruPtINg BUsiness in one of the woRlD's most TechnOlogically 
advAnced econoMIES and leavIng sCHoOLchildren gropiNg in tHe dark.
?????JinxED by a combInatiOn of bad lUck and bad DECisions, uTilItiEs wEre 
FORcEd to cut off powER To moRe Than halF a mIllion hOmeS anD buSinEsSes from 
SaN Diego to ThE OReGoN boRder.
?????BY Day's end, tHeRe wAs SomE good NEws froM the oPeraToRs OF thE 
statewIDe POWer gRiD, wHo saId tHe SituaTion HAd eAsed and Appeared lIkeLY to 
iMpRoVe for thE next few days. ANd gov. Gray DavIs AnnOunced A PRoposed 
sOlution to one vexing problEM: the utiLitIes' faIlurE to pay the StaTe's 
smaLl, aLTernatIve powEr genErAtoRS, Many oF WHoM haVe Stopped proDUCinG 
poweR aS a reSult.
?????DavIs called the utilitiES "shAmeful" for failIng To paY, ANd PraISeD 
The AlTErnATIve power generatOrs, which inClUDe Solar, wind aND geOtHermal 
eNergy prOduceRS, as "good
 further expected price in creases 
t his s umm er.  Mass ey s aid he fears " a  dis asters in the making"if so me pric e  r estra ints ar e  n o t i mp os edby FE RC, w hic h regul ates whole sal eelectricitys al es. "We ne eda 
temporary  ti me out ,"  he said.  
B ut Ma ssey i s  in th e minorit yo n thec ommissi o n .Both  Hebert and Breat h it t  
are againstpriceca p s, a rgu ing  they will  h ave l o ng-term de t r i men t al impact 
on  power supp l y.
The B us h a d minist ratio nh asmade its op posi tion to i nterfe r ing int he 
who lesale  ma rke ts w e ll  k now nf orw ee ks. Vic e Presid en tDickChen e y ' s  tas k forc e isto unveil anene rgyp lan  in a bouta mo nt h tha t is e xpect ed  to lean 
heavi ly o n energypro du cti on . 
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SecondD ay of Blackou t sD i sr u pts500 ,000 HomesandB usin esse s  
Po w er: G rid o pe r at o rs say the shortage  s houldeasein the next f ew days, b u t 
officia ls s e ea  grim summer.

ByMITCHELL L A NDSBERGand E RIC BAIL EY, Times S taff Wri ter s 



A t ra ffic signal t h a t st op ped wor kin g durin g T ues day 'sro lling bla ckouts l ed  to  t his  coll i sion betw een  a  ca r and a truc k atan i nt er s ect ion inE lM o nte.  Th e ou tag es  ranfrom 9:3 0 a.m.to 2 p.m.  AP 
??? ?? El ectrici ty blackoutsro lled throu gh  Ca liforn i a  for a s econd straight 
day Tue s day, di sru pting  bus iness inone  of th e w o rld'smost t echno lo gic a l ly 
a d v an ced  e conomies a n d  le aving  s choo lchildr en groping in thed ark .
?????Jinxed  by  a c o m bi nat i on ofba d  lu c k  and bad decisi ons, utili ti e swere 
forc e d t ocut off  powerto mo r e thanhalf a mi llion hom es  and b usi nesses fro m 
San D iego to t h e Ore g on  bord er. 
????? By  da y's e nd, th e rewas s ome go od  newsfromth e operat ors of the 
statewide p ower g rid,who  said the  si t uat ion had e ased  and appea red  li kelytoimpro ve f o rthe nextfewd ays. AndG ov . G r a yDavis annou n c e d a  prop ose d  
solu tion  to one vexing pr o blem: the util itie s '  fa ilu r e to  p ay the state's  
s ma l l , altern at ive power g enerator s, manyof who m have  stoppe d pr o ducing  
po wer  as a res ult .? ????Dav is  c a lled t he u ti lities  "sham e ful" f or failing to pa y, an d prais e d the a lt ernativ e  pow er generat ors, whichinclud e so lar,wind an dgeothe rma l
energy pr o ducers, a s "go od
 further_expected price_increases 
this summer. 
Massey_said he_fears_"a disasters_in_the making" if_some price restraints_are 
not imposed by_FERC, which regulates_wholesale_electricity sales. "We need a 
temporary time out," he said. 
But Massey is in_the_minority on_the_commission._Both Hebert and Breathitt 
are_against price caps, arguing they_will have_long-term detrimental impact 
on power supply. 
The Bush_administration_has made its_opposition to interfering in the 
wholesale markets well known_for weeks. Vice President Dick Cheney's_task 
force is_to_unveil_an energy plan in_about a month that is expected_to lean 
heavily on energy production._
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Second Day of Blackouts Disrupts 500,000 Homes_and Businesses 

Power: Grid operators say_the shortage should ease in_the next_few days, but 
officials see_a grim summer._

By MITCHELL_LANDSBERG and ERIC_BAILEY, Times Staff Writers 





A traffic_signal that stopped_working during Tuesday's rolling blackouts led_
to_this collision be_tween_a_car and_a truck at_an_intersection in_El_Monte. 
The outages ran from 9:30_a.m._to 2 p.m. AP

?????Electricity blackouts rolled through_California for a second_straight_
day Tuesday, disrupting business_in one of the world's_most technologically 
advanced economies and leaving_schoolchildren groping_in the_dark.
?????Jinxed by a combination of bad luck and bad decisions, utilities_were 
forced to cut off power_to more than half_a million_homes_and businesses from_
San_Diego to_the Oregon border.
?????By day's end, there was_some good_news from the operators of the_
statewide power grid, who_said_the situation had eased and appeared_likely to 
improve for the next_few days. And Gov. Gray_Davis_announced_a proposed 
solution to one_vexing problem: the utilities' failure to_pay the state's_
small, alternative power generators, many of whom_have_stopped producing 
power as a result.
?????Davis_called_the utilities "shameful" for failing to_pay,_and_praised 
the alternative power generators,_which include solar, wind and geothermal_
energy producers, as "good