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Virginia Public Utility Regulation
Michael J. Quinan of Woods Rogers PLC

Restructuring of the electric utility industry continues to be a topic given to much discussion but little action. The joint legislative study established in 1996 for the purpose of examining state and federal developments relating to retail competition in the electricity market (1996 SJR 118) has been extended through 1997.
California Supreme Court Hears Argument on SCE/CPUC Settlement
Steven F. Greenwald of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On May 27, 2003, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument from Southern California Edison Company (SCE), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and The Utility Reform Network (TURN) on three issues that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has certified for its review.
The Northwest Perspective on the Electricity Crisis: Where Are We, How Did We Get Here, And How Can We Get Out?
Craig Gannett of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

From the perspective of the Northwest, this paper addresses the electricity crisis currently besetting the entire West. The first section describes where we are, and where we are headed if effective action is not taken. The second section describes how we got here, so that we understand the sources of the problem we are trying to solve. The third section describes potential solutions.