Susan Gallagher
Susan Gallagher
numbers predict trying
These numbers are like trying to predict an earthquake.
companies contract current gas happening happens natural operate power result utility
What's happening is we own very little generation; the utility companies own very little generation. As a result we have to go out for power when the current contract expires, which happens at the end of 2006. If you think of natural gas and the way it operates now, that will be the way we will operate after 2006.
believe near term
I don't believe we can say we are considering it in the near term at all.
continue current delivery difficult held invest maintain reliable systems
We've held off (increases) a long, long time. We need to invest to maintain and continue reliable delivery systems and it's very difficult to continue with the current rates.
coming forward girls
It makes sense because more girls are coming forward now.
punish
This is our system. It's the only way we can punish them.