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Re: [cdn-nucl-l] A POWER PLAY FOR BUSINESSES
I like the earlier idea of moving the businesses from California and into
Tennessee ;-)
(Also, just where do the Californians intend to plug in their electric cars
for recharging??)
Ron Ellis
ORNL, Tennessee
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Cuttler <jerrycuttler@home.com>
To: cdn-nucl-l <cdn-nucl-l@informer2.cis.McMaster.CA>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:45 PM
Subject: [cdn-nucl-l] A POWER PLAY FOR BUSINESSES
> Better to move the businesses to Ontario in Canada.
> Cheap labour also!
> J
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Denis Beller <beller@lanl.gov>
> To: Multiple recipients of list ans-pie <ans-pie@nuke-ans.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Energy LookGlass 2001jan27 !!! A POWER PLAY FOR BUSINESSES
>
>
> > This could be the short-term solution to the California electricity
crisis
> > as well as a boon for the nuclear industry. Let's move all those
> > businesses to Tennessee, which will reduce demand in CA and increase it
in
> > Tennessee. TVA is already facing a decision on whether to restart Watts
> > Bar 1 or old coal-fired plants, and also whether to finish Belefonte and
> > others. The coal option looks really bad because they're already
fighting
> > $1 M a day EPA fines!
> >
> > Denis
> >
> > At 10:54 AM 1/27/01 -0800, you wrote:
> > >A POWER PLAY FOR BUSINESSES
> > >Other states use California's electricity crisis as a selling point for
> > >relocation.
> > > Orange County REGISTER January 27, 2001
> > > By GARY GENTILE The Associated Press
> > >
> > > Bob Shriver, whose job is to attract businesses to Nevada, held
> back
> > >when California was rocked by earthquakes. He bit his tongue through
> fires
> > >and floods. But California's power crisis is too good
> > >an opportunity to resist. "This is a much different issue," Shriver
said.
> > >"It's man-caused."
> > >
> > > Shriver's office in Carson City is gearing up an advertising
> campaign
> > >to target businesses in the San Francisco Bay area and Southern
> California.
> > >
> > > Other states, including Utah, Washington and Texas, are planning
> > >similar efforts to tout the economic benefits of relocating - chief
among
> > >them access to reliable supplies of electricity.
> > >
> > > Even far-off Tennessee will launch a campaign promising abundant
> > >power from the Tennessee Valley Authority. Over the next couple of
weeks,
> > >1,000 California companies will receive a rectangular box with the
> message
> > >"The lights are always on in Tennessee .." emblazoned on the outside.
> > >Inside will be something handy to have during a blackout: a flashlight.
> > >
> > > The business poaching comes as the state's economy, already
reeling
> > >from the dot-com downturn, is wrangling with a power crisis that has
> driven
> > >two major utilities to the brink of bankruptcy, caused many businesses
to
> > >interrupt production and inconvenienced millions with rolling
blackouts.
> > >
> > > The overtures are sure to appeal to many California businesses,
> > >especially those already struggling with a shrinking labor pool,
> > >skyrocketing real estate prices and a strict regulatory regime.
> > >
> > > To be sure, it's not easy to just pick up a business and go.
> > >Companies with large or multiple operations in California may be more
> > >inclined to ride out the energy crisis, especially if relief is
> > >anticipated. But for many small businesses already contemplating a
move,
> > >blackouts and the specter of rising energy bills may be enough to push
> them
> > >across state lines.
> > >
> > > "If this turmoil persists, we do believe we're going to have
> > >substantial problems holding onto companies," said Barry Sedlik,
manager
> of
> > >economic and business development at Southern California Edison, one of
> the
> > >two teetering utilities. "Our customers on our interruptible program
are
> > >finding it very difficult to operate, and they are looking for options
> > >elsewhere."
> > >
> > > State economists say the longer the power crisis lasts, the more
> > >likely businesses will relocate. "This is a period where we're
> > >vulnerable," said Tom Lieser, senior economist at the Anderson School
of
> > >the University of California, Los Angeles. "This, in combination with
> other
> > >situations - such as problems with recruiting - might put a company
over
> > >the edge. If you're already thinking about expansion somewhere else,
now
> > >you will have added to your list in big, bold letters, 'POWER' "
> > >
> > > In addition to cheap land and low wages, recruiters in Washington
> > >state now tout the region's low-cost and reliable electricity in an
> effort
> > >to lure California jobs. The Spokane Area Economic Development Council
> is
> > >sending a letter to about 8,000 California companies with which it
> > >maintains regular contact. "Given the energy challenges they have in
> > >California, we think it's time to stress it," council President Mark
> Turner
> > >said this week.
> > >
> > > Similar tactics are shaping up in northern Idaho. "You can always
> > >count on California to have some crisis going on at some point," said
Bob
> > >Potter of Jobs Plus, which recruits businesses to the Coeur d'Alene
area.
> > >"The power situation is another crisis." Like economic development
> > >officials elsewhere, Potter does not see his efforts as kicking
> California
> > >when it's down.
> > >
> > > Power is the key to Nevada's new recruitment efforts. The state
put
> > >its own utilities deregulation plan on hold until 2003, and the state's
> > >utilities generate more than half of their electricity, which makes
them
> > >less reliant on expensive power generated elsewhere.
> > >
> > > Las Vegas is waging its own campaign for California
> > >businesses. "We're always looking to bring non-gaming business into
> > >Vegas," said Somer Hollingsworth, president of the Nevada Development
> > >Authority. "California has always been a happy hunting ground for us.
> This
> > >is making it a little easier sell."
> >
> > =========================================
> > Dr. Denis E. Beller
> > Systems Engineering and Integration Group
> > Decision Applications Division
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> > phone: (505) 667-1357
> > fax: (505) 665-5283
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