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Bill: Private Industry Energy, Is Happy Energy.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal-Progressive Union
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: December 2169
Description[?]:
| This returns power generation and the power grid to private industry. With this, the power needs of Hobrazia can only improve. This will lower cost due to the absence of the government monopoly which is currently the case, and the competition among private industry will help lower cost and increase overall performence. |
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 Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:30:00, January 10, 2006 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Private Industry Energy, Is Happy Energy. |
| Message | Let us try the current legislation for a while. We have just changed that! |
| Date | 16:59:13, January 10, 2006 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Private Industry Energy, Is Happy Energy. |
| Message | We'll see.. |
| Date | 19:02:10, January 10, 2006 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Private Industry Energy, Is Happy Energy. |
| Message | Must have been during my abscence that the law changed. Lets put it back to its proper state. |
| Date | 00:19:27, January 11, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Private Industry Energy, Is Happy Energy. |
| Message | Whilst we could've accepted article 2, we cannot accept article 1 as it forces the grid to be reliant on private suppliers which is to greater risk. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 209 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 191 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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