41.   Next year, Congress may consider passing a law that would let consumers choose power suppliers as they now do long-distance telephone companies.

42.   Next year, the U.K. will let consumers choose their own power suppliers, triggering intense competition between the electric companies.

43.   Next year, the U.K. will let consumers choose their own power suppliers, triggering more competition.

44.   Not all businesses have been able to find power suppliers willing to offer competitive deals.

45.   One of the cornerstones of deregulation was allowing consumers to shop for the cheapest power supplier, much as in the long distance telephone business.

46.   Oregon Senator Gordon Smith asked of the power suppliers, who have been accused of price-gouging by California officials and consumer groups.

47.   Power suppliers are still demanding a higher price even under three-year contracts, intensifying the financial pressure on the utilities.

48.   Power suppliers whose prices exceed those levels must explain why to FERC.

49.   Rather, the main thrust of the plan is to give consumers the feeling that they are not locked into a single power supplier.

50.   Some businesses and residential customers will be able to chose their own power suppliers as they do long-distance telephone services.