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"(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

Per Frank:
It is my opinion that the power
infrastructure has been deteriorating over the years.

Deregulation.

The primary purpose of electric utility companies is now maximizing profit....
period.

Yep. Now repairs, etc., are underfunded because of profits, whereas
before it was underfunded because politicians did not want to tick off
their constituents so the Utility Commissions never raised rates.