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Spokesma oul leday Sc till assess!r UtJ in^ iborhoc. •> Irac li c guy Rogers Several la< Courtney William, a junior food science major, pulls weeds from the flower beds in fronto JjMood we Floriculture Building and Greenhouse. caved i tcben ute nong the ri Kvilians Legislature considers pi to deregulate utilities • Local utility company, BTU, and other private companies hope to educate public, lawmakers. BY AMANDA SMITH The Battalion To compete or not to compete — that is the ques tion legislators will be asking in regard to electrical utilities in Texas, as the 76th session of the Texas Legislature considers a bill filed last week by mem bers of the Texas House. Rep. Steve Wolens (D-Dallas) and Rep. Warren Chisurn (R-Pampa) have proposed to restructure the electric industry in Texas to allow for retail compe tition. If the bill passes, Texas residents could begin choosing their electricity provider by 2002. While independently-owned power sources, like Southwestern Electric of Marlin and BTU of Bryan already operate privately, the doors have not been opened completely to competition, a press release from the Association of Electric Companies of Texas said. The Association of Electric Companies of Texas currently represents investor-owned utilities, in cluding Central and South West Corporation, El Paso Electric Co., Energy Texas, Houston Industries Inc., Southwestern Public Service Co., Texas-New Mexi co Power Co. and Texas Utilities. BTU, previously called Bryan Utilities, generates ■t to clea i orning stri ] } Ahmed 11 bvtrnor of ‘aft fired fiv . people an Bhe missi IS in or ne«= te near the ear the Ru r An engine and provides po\ 10 sported ini i Wilkei "ii s.nd the deregulation would 0 ffie duco the current utility rates Texas rewPMa).jumTi« Dan Wilkerson, director ot HI Li, city's tw working to inform legislators of the need ®M evera j ^ late the utilities industry in Texas. ’o|nen were “We have worked with tlie legislato^-^j C j a j s sa about how we are different from an im ( e yj§inded in company,” Wilkerson said. "We haveoeJM a )_ Jurr educating legislators and others. We« , ere corn pi (he same with ouc customers." xdamaged Wi/kerson said he is comvi imd be overwhelmed by the decision of choosing trical provider. ■ Ray Beavers, CEO of Southwest Rural I _ soeiation. said there is no doubt derefpj electric utilities industry could cut costs. But Beavers said deregulation couldItf] ative impact on rural electric providersatM ity consumers. . “The legislature has to be real careful, || said. “My basic feeling is the electric utilidf try is a natural monopoly because it isahf j tensive industry. Major utilities have pro'"* service for a time and gotten bigger.” Southwest Rural Electric Association,ajj utilities company founded in Oklahoma in vides electricity to rural areas in Texasar..p homa. Beavers said he prefers the current: does not believe the changes are necessan The present way of providing electricut vice is the best way as I see it,” Beavers said is what the private sector is requesting, w make sure that everything is protected, ^ companies are not left picking up the- costs.” ^ Oust and ATTENTION ALL DEAD ELEPHANTS servi exist Musi be a CLASS OF 1999! FEBRUARY 19 by 5:00 RM. IS THE LAST DAY TO HAVE YOUR SENIOR PICTURE FORTHE 1999 AGGIELAND YEAR BOOK TAKEN. AR PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOWTAKING SENIOR PICTURES FORTHE YEARBOOK. THEY ARE LOCATEC INTHE REDMOND TERRACE CENTER IN BETWEEN JASON'S DELI AND ACADEMY. REGULAR AND EXTENDED SITTINGS ARE AVAILABLE. & CO able Rus; HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:00-12:00 AND 1:30-5:00. PLEASE CALL 693-8183 FOR MORE INFORMATION. denta