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Bill: Power Delivery Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
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: February 2333
Description[?]:
| Whereas, the current power delivery system allows for unregulated monopolies that make huge profits to gouge electric customers, and Whereas, This is not necessary: A nationally owned power grid with both public and private generation can allow us to make sure that wholesale power is available to many competitors, while still allowing private delivery of power, We hereby make the following reform proposals on power delivery. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:38:34, December 20, 2006 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Power Delivery Reform Act |
| Message | We feel that this may have a chance of passing now that the Independent Thought Party has made moves toward the economic left. We consider this a proposal of independent thought. The knee jerk reaction to current gouging would be to make the actual delivery of power publicly owned. Instead, we envision private competition, although with public ownership of the power grid and of some powerstations to be sure that many providers in any area get wholesale power and then must compete for consumers through price and service competition. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 175 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 24 |
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