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Bill: Energy Provision Reform & Privatisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Liberal Alliance
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2126
Description[?]:
| This bill will privatise energy provision and services. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:39:57, October 14, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Energy Provision Reform & Privatisation Act |
| Message | You would create a monopoly with no oversight of it? |
| Date | 11:16:26, October 15, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Energy Provision Reform & Privatisation Act |
| Message | Who says that there would be no oversight of it - of course it would be overseen and regulated, it is simply the case that whilst the private sector can do a more efficient job than the government, the actual national grid should be maintained as a whole and not split up. Power stations and energy companies will still be multiple |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 128 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 127 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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