1.   Bush did sign this bill, but his emphasis during that session was another bill that created a voluntary program to bring outdated petrochemical plants into state compliance.

2.   Minutes of those meetings indicate that state officials were considering a plan to force the outdated plants to upgrade pollution equipment and reduce emissions.

3.   Short blackouts are already common across the country due to outdated plants.

4.   While the DWP has sold peak power to the state using outdated plants fueled by expensive natural gas, private generators pay far less for the same power.

5.   Many require infusions of capital to revamp outdated plant and equipment, but lack the funds needed even to pay wages and pensions.

6.   The Brisbane plant has been designed primarily to produce sand from hard rock and will replace an outdated plant.