We were talking about the fouryear anniversarile earlier in the week, kara . Yes, that is a disaster, and remember that . That seems so long ago. Yes, it feels like most people in Silicon Valley agree, it is the most powerful company, and cohesive management, and doing ip novations, and fascinating m a, and hitting on all cylinders except for the recent conservative backlash from the trending area, but from the stockholders point of view and investors they couldnt be happie happier. And kara, this is ap al year ago. Yes, it could. Absolutely. This is a little different business, because that is a hardware business really, and it depends on the latest hot topic, and people are vested into facebook, and they have their lives there, and the Facebook Live video is pop ular ashs son ta have to keep innovating like other company, and cnbc and like anybody else, you have to keep innovating to be relevant to the consumer, and so far so good for the consumer. We will see if they supplant it wit
Lot of these companies do not want to give up. There was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of wrangling that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government , but only after they have sanitized it. President obama held a youth town hall meeting at the horticultural halls of london. Many in the crowd by members of the u. S. Embassies Young Leaders u. K. Initiative discussing the relationship between the u. S. And the United Kingdom. This is an hour and 20 minute. [applause] good morning. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am a representative of big leaders u. K. Initiative spearheaded and i am so excited, honored and privileged to welcome and introduce president barack obama. An organization filled the next obamas, the next David Cameron spending the next steve jobs. This Initiative Reiterates our admiration as future entrepreneurs in the Technology Generation for leaders of the world to recognize the power of our voices. They are engendering
Guest there are little bits of overlap into canada from the eastern grid and down into mexico, i guess, from the texas grid, but by and large, youre talking about three grids. Host how are they assembled . Guest well, they are assembled, there are 3200 parts to it in the sense that there are 3200 electric companies in this country. And whereas in the old days we used to have verticallyintegrated companies that produced power or communicated it across large, vast spaces of the country and downloaded it to the customers, these days some of which produce power, some of which convey power, others of which delay power x from a Commercial Point of view, that works out very well. Power can be purchased in the country from wherever it is not needed, for example. Winter time, florida doesnt need as much electricity. The big problem is the power, the use and the consumption and the production of power. Has to remain in perfect balance. The only thing that is capable of maintaining a perfect bala
Mr. Koppel we are actually talking about three grids. Thes has its own grid in west coast has its own grid. By large, we are about three grids. How are they simple . Assembled . Partsppel there are 3200 to it. Whereas in the old days we used to have vertically emigrated companies that produced power and then downloaded it to the various customers. These days, you have 3200 countries. Some of which produce power and others which deliver power. From a Commercial Point of view, that works out very well. It means the consumer gets a better deal because power can be purchased from wherever in the country it is not needed. For sample, when her florida does not need as much electricity as it needs in the summer. Chicago needs more than it does at other times of the year so you can take power from florida and you can transfer it to chicago. Usebig problem is the power and consumption in the production of power has two remain imperfect allens. The only thing that is capable of maintaining a per
Disruptions of any kind. Proceedings. And when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. Id like to call roll at this time commissioner president fong commissioner wu commissioner antonini commissioner moore and we commissioner richards is present and we expect commissioner johnson to be absent. Did i call you commissioner hillis. Thank you commissioners, the first item on your agenda is consideration of items proposed for continuance at the time of issuance we have no items proposed for continuance, however, just minutes before the hearing he received a request from the dr and to continue item 15 for case a discretionary review they just asked it be continued to the next available hearing he discussed february 11th theyre in agreement to that dates the one item proposed for continuance. Okay any Public Comment on item the one item proposed for continuance . I dont see any Public Comment is closed. Commissioner antonini and move to continue item