HEADS UP LOS ANGELES! AZ threatens to cut off our power!!!

Papers Please State VS City of Angels

"In a battle closely mimicking the larger battle between Republicans and Democrats, Arizona swung wildly at Los Angeles after the City of Angels signed a resolution to boycott Arizona over the Papers Please law. Wounded by the perceived threat to their dwindling tourism business (due to similar boycotts around the country), Arizona punched back yesterday with a threat befitting an impotent schoolyard bully. Because, you know, instead of taking another look at the law, the thing to do is escalate the authoritarian power grab at the very root of the trouble."

Full article HERE:

http://www.politicususa.com/en/arizona-threat-los-angeles-power-off

to get what's rightfully theirs. :D

Arizona thinks they're in control... LOL.

Reportedly, L.A. utilities own a 25% percent stake in two AZ power plants--including one that's a nuclear facility.

Moreover, the head of Pierce's agency and other members disagree with his grandstanding stunt, so he's absolutely impotent when it comes to carrying out ANY action against L.A. in retaliation for the boycott.

I guess he thought he was being clever, but in the end he only comes off as a buffoon. Sometimes karma's a . . . well, you know. :rofl:

I paid fees for years to get Palo Verde built. My city (El Paso, 80% Hispanic), still has a 15% stake in the plant. California, Los Angeles, El Paso, and New Mexico together own the majority share.

So shaddup, AZ.

I lived in LA for 23 of my 37 years. I don't much like LA which is why I moved. I do however support them on their boycott. I know that LA's energy situation is the same for almost all of the major metropolitan areas. More people and business mean more energy demand. I don't like the fact that LA draws power and water from northern California (where I live now) and other states, but it is what it is. LA needs to look at its consumption in a serious way.

That said, Arizona's response is really dumb. LA is partial owner of the plants that AZ is threatening to cut off. WTF!?!. "If you don't play nice I am taking OUR ball and going home" :rofl:

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power general manager Austin Beutner just delivered a very quick, very brutal public response to some Arizona energy commissioner’s jackass threat to cut the electricity flowing from that racist state to LA. It is terse and kickass, and you must read it, in its entirety.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

General Manager’s Statement Regarding LADWP Power Generation Assets in Arizona

“I want to make clear that we support the City position regarding the recent law enacted in Arizona and the resolution adopted by the Los Angeles City Council.

On any given day, we receive 20 – 25% of our power from two power plants located in Arizona: Navajo, a coal-fired plant, and Palo Verde, a nuclear plant.

We are part owner of both power plants, which are generating assets of the Department. As such, nothing in the City’s resolution is inconsistent with our continuing to receive power from those LADWP-owned assets.

I might add that, as the City’s Job Czar, I certainly would welcome any conventions or meetings that were going to be held in Arizona to come to Los Angeles. We have fantastic facilities and incomparable weather and we’d welcome them to the City of Angels.”

- Austin Beutner, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power


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