Energy Update Study
| Energy Study 2003-2005 |
At the 2003 Convention, the League of Women Voters of California approved a study to update the LWVC energy position in light of recent developments in the electric energy industry. The Energy Study Committee has produced this Study Guide for use by Leagues as they examine the major changes in California's electric system.
| Study Materials |
- Study Guide (in one PDF file -- 4.8Mb)
To download, right-click (MAC: click and hold) on link and save - Study Guide (in parts. All PDF files)
- Cover, Introduction, Table of Contents
Section 1: What we pay for; the anatomy of an electric bill (220kb) - Section 2: How has the electric industry changed since 1996? (1260kb)
- Section 3: Resource Adequacy (490kb)
- Section 4: Transmission constraints
- Deliverability
Section 5: Who's in charge? Our state energy agencies (550kb) - Section 6: Customer choice and
direct access
Section 7: Interrelationships of Energy and Water (350kb) - Section 8: Global climate change
Section 9: The role of the legislature
Section 10: Where does FERC fit in? Regulation and Markets (169kb) - Section 11: Natural Gas and LNG (610kb)
- Glossary, Bibliography (138kb)
- Appendix (4080kb)
- Cover, Introduction, Table of Contents
A Leader's Guide for League study committees is available on the LWVC members Web site. League members may contact their local League president or lwvc@lwvc.org for directions for accessing that site.
These four papers are intended to help members of the League and others to become informed about issues in the electric power industry.
- Keeping California's Lights On
- Flipping the Switch
- A World of Its Own: Electric Utility Regulation in California
- Designing an Energy Portfolio
See also "Focusing our Thoughts" from the Leader's Guide of the study.
| Energy Issue for Emphasis 2001-2003 |
In 2001, the subject of Energy was designated as an Issue for Emphasis by the members of the League of Women Voters of California at its convention.
Read ENERGY - Issue for Emphasis 2001-2003 which includes summaries of LWV California interviews of leaders in California’s energy policy and background information on electrical energy concerns in California.
| For More Information... |
Contact Jane Turnbull (jaturnbu@ix.netcom.com), Jane Bergen (bergen@uclink.berkeley.edu), or Charolette Fox (natural_resources@lwvc.org).