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Weren t the utilities forced to build these power plants?

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Weren t the utilities forced to build these power plants?

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A. No. The only involuntary purchases made by the utilities were the “qualifying facilities” contracts entered into according to state and federal policies at the time. Prop. 9 allows cost recovery for these contracts. No other contracts or plants were forced upon the utilities.