Paul Patterson Quotations

We have got a basket of what we call 'new economy electrics,'

Reducing costs without negatively impacting revenue is a challenge. It's easy to cut costs if you don't grow a crop, but not growing a crop has a pretty adverse affect on revenue.

Regulators often want to see some of the synergies and cost savings from these deals come back to the consumers in terms of lower rates or limited rate increases. Usually there are some givebacks in terms of rates.

It looks like a significant management change, but not anything that is all that extraordinary, given the changes that have been happening in the company over the last few years.

We think those companies have both a strong regulated base with which to grow from, but also will do well in the deregulation area, making a lot of money there as well. We're looking at some great strong power price fundamentals for the next couple of years; they just look excellent.

There's no new news fundamentally, but the futures are doing interesting things.

There was pretty heavy damage throughout the house, ... It was extensive, especially in the kitchen area.

Your costs may be different, but the trend is certainly the same.

You may not be able to influence the cost of diesel or fertilizer, but you may be able to influence your lease.

With higher oil and natural gas prices, nuclear and coal plants have a distinct competitive advantage. Policy-makers should look for ways to enable and encourage development of such capacity.