I'm looking for a full copy of the GAO report, especially after reading some results from this site:

http://cnnfn.com/digitaljam/9904/16/y2k_electricity/

Rather disturbing to hear that 16% of power utilities won't be finished testing until the fourth quarter.

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

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Link to GAO report (you must have Adobe reader):

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ai99114.pdf

I'm going to take a look at it - but based on the CNN FN report, it looks like more of the same. Just the raw figures quoted by GAO on the CNN FN site lead me to believe that it's based on some old news.

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

Whoo. I was wrong - this is *not* "more of the same". While some of the information is based on aged data that denizens of this forum are already familiar with, there's definately some new information. Let me say this up front: Joel Willamsen of GAO has been one of the few governmental pit bulls on Y2k. I honestly expected him to get the czar position last year, not John Koskenin.

I'm slogging through the entire GAO report as I type. I already have some problems with the report (it isn't deep enough, and totally neglects the impact of IPP's, Independent Power Producers). But please consider putting this immediately in your "required reading" file, whether you are an industry insider or lay person. I'll be commenting shortly; this will also be synopsized in the newsroom as soon as I wade through it.

Looks like I have a busy weekend ahead. Darn, and I have to mow the grass, till the garden (before anyone jumps on me, I grow tomatoes, beans and peppers every year), and walk the dog, too...

Again, the link to the GAO report is at:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ai99114.pdf

You must have Adobe reader installed to read this document.

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

Sorry to ruin your weekend. :-)

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

Link: http://www.gao.gov/new .items/ai99114.pdf

-- Anonymous, April 16, 1999

After reading the report (which is a very well done report), I do think it is more of the same, with one exception.

The government is considering "helping" the utilities that aren't as far along as others in the area of Y2K. Other than that, the data is old and no big news.

bob

-- Anonymous, April 20, 1999