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Bill: National Energy Generation Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
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: May 2186
Description[?]:
| WHILST accepting that the allowance of competing organisations in the provision of energy production can, in a limited form, help to decrease certain costs, and, whilst accepting that private organisations cannot guarantee, at all times, the provision of energy supply, the Government will allow the production of energy to be carried out by both Publicly owned generation facilities and privately owned generation facilities in order to help guarantee supply of energy at all times. The publicly owned generators will not be directly affiliated to government, nor will they receive large amounts of capital investment from aforementioned government, however they will operate within a franchise agreement. Within this agreement will be the guarantee that power will be supplied to the grid for the duration of the agreement at a price determined by the market allowing for the investment and improvements that can be catered for by the Private Sector whilst guaranteeing the provision and service that is provided by the Public Sector. They will, however, in times of national crisis be returned to the control of the Ministry of Infrastructure. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:52:39, January 27, 2006 CET | From |  United Blobs | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | "whilst accepting that private organisations cannot guarantee, at all times, the provision of energy supply," - How is that true? |
| Date | 14:21:37, January 28, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | It's true due to the wording of the bill. Private organisations can't *guarantee* at all times the provision of energy supplies, moreover, if they are the only suppliers they can artificially force prices upwards. Now, if they are forced to compete with both the public and private sectors we can guarantee that at least minimal supplies can be guaranteed (public) and that prices do not reach such a level as to make them extortionate (public vs private). |
| Date | 14:26:14, January 28, 2006 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | I still don't see how a publically owned company free from other governmental intervention is any more likely to be able to guarentee supplies than a prvately owned company. As for the price fixing argument I agree with the possibility but would argue for it to be banned seperately as a bill to apply to all industrial and commercial activities. |
| Date | 20:35:14, January 28, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | We'd rather see full nationalization. We will support this measure as an intermediary step. |
| Date | 21:21:29, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Bolivarian Party | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | We support this bill and would vote with all our zero seats in favor. |
| Date | 21:22:55, January 28, 2006 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | "We support this bill and would vote with all our zero seats in favor." - Remember you can vote with 0 seats and _have_ to in order to gain more. |
| Date | 21:39:57, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Bolivarian Party | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | Ah, well I have been voting, I just didn't know what good it would do. Thanks for the tip :) |
| Date | 10:29:20, January 29, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the National Energy Generation Proposal |
| Message | And introduce some legislation. That way you'll get your visibility up in no time. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 192 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 94 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 114 |
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