This is a long-term problem, it's a long-term energy crisis, which has not been addressed by either political party.
WHAT WE'RE DEALING with here is a request by the electric company to pass on to its customers costs they have incurred in purchasing power.
I don't think it's our role to sit down with various parties, and come to an agreement, a consensus. We're a regulatory agency, deciding on matters which are brought before us.
If we drop the rates today, and the price increase continues, then in a very short period of time we'd have to raise rates.
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