The rest of the country continues to holds its breath while the West coast battles with energy concerns.
As California homeowners face skyrocketing electricity bills and rolling blackouts, state utility companies encounter bankruptcy and investigations by state and federal committees.
In a recent poll by the Los Angeles Times newspaper, more than five out of six Californians believe power companies have manipulated the electricity market to boost their profits. (Wholesale prices of electricity have jumped from an average of $30 per megawatt hour last year to $330 in January.) Most Californians, however, remain unconvinced that the state suffers from a shortage of energy, according to the poll.