"California did such a good job with deregulation, they just assumed they could improve this too."
The same gent's at Enron who came up with operation "Dark-star" are in court on un-related items still, yet to be charged for that fiasco.
Likewise I doubt if anything will happen with this fiasco, as we have become complacent in having goverment beurocracies that are totaly inept.
Back on topic, I have called the schools and programs on both sides of the ticket in my area, and none have immediate openings, or viable plans to expand programs on the table as of yet. I have a guy under me right now who has go to outerspace for classes right now. Although it only 35-40 miles it is 4-6 hours of rush hour driving R/T for the classes twice a week. I don't think he's gonna stick to it for much longer.
In general, I think starting wages (And likewise Journey level wages) are going to have to go up dramaticaly soon. ...to attact and keep some of the people in the whole process with a consumate incentive for the hassle involved. Otherwise they'll all become Plumbers, (and maybe make better money at it too.) or any other trade where none of this is nessesary.
Already more and more GC's are doing thier own electrical work here, were low rates start in the $90's. So if wages, and likewise prices go up, we may all be dinosaurs soon... So something had better be done about that, and quick.
