1.   And at least one electricity provider has actually gone the distance and agreed to do what California wants its utilities to do.

2.   Both the Legislature and the Arizona Corporation Commission are working to restructure the electric industry and allow customers ultimately to choose their own electricity provider.

3.   A class of nonutility electricity providers sprung up practically overnight.

4.   But he said the grid has had much better success with other sorts of transactions, such as when customers simply change electricity providers.

5.   But sharply increased demand for electricity, coupled with more attractive prices for power outside the state, eventually spurred electricity providers to begin raising prices and cutting supplies.

6.   Commonwealth Edison, a unit of Unicom Corp., is the primary electricity provider for the Chicago area.

7.   Efficient fuel cells also could lessen dependence on electricity providers.

8.   Five other electricity providers, in a joint filing with the commission, also expressed unease about further delays.

9.   In the long run, some say, open competition will mean lower rates for all, by allowing everyone to choose their electricity provider.

10.   In Texas, if an electricity provider were to go out of business, its former customers would not lose their power.