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Plugging Into Electricity Information

To find out more about the restructured electricity industry and how to shop for power in the new market, consumers can turn to several sources:

The California Public Utilities Commission runs a publicly financed education campaign, answering questions and providing brochures. Call (800) 253-0500 or go online to https://www.knowledgeispower.org.

The PUC’s main Web site (https://www.cpuc.ca.gov) offers price comparisons and shopping tips as well as the names and phone numbers of the companies registered to provide electricity in California.

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The Utility Consumers’ Action Network offers guidance on its Web site (https://www.ucan.org), and another consumer advocacy group, the Utility Reform Network, has posted a general discussion of deregulation on its Web site (https://www.turn.org).

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