California electricity crisis
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California electricity crisis has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark says three traders pleaded guilty and that the manipulation cost California $40 to $45 billion.
“costing the state between $40 and $45 billion in retrospect of unnecessary electrical prices and costs”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How Enron Fooled the World (Jun 27, 2026) · Listen from 22:28
Clark says California's electricity shortage was an entirely fabricated scarcity created by Enron.
“this was an entirely fabricated scarcity of electricity. There was plenty of it”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How Enron Fooled the World (Jun 27, 2026) · Listen from 17:28
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: How Enron Fooled the WorldStuff You Should Know · Jun 27, 2026 · 1 h
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant recount the rise and collapse of Enron, from deregulation and the California energy crisis to accounting fraud, bankruptcy and its aftermath.