Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas Electric were given marching orders last week to sign long-term contracts for power with merchant generators by the California Public Utilities Commission in a decision that will allow the utilities to spread some of the costs of the contracts to customers served by other suppliers. The order was adopted with lightning speed by PUC standards, reflecting how seriously the commission is taking the need for new generation. While many orders are "held" for several meetings, this one was issued a month ago and was adopted the first time it was slated for a vote by the regulators.
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机译：上周，南加州爱迪生公司（Southern California Edison）和太平洋天然气电力公司（Pacific Gas & Electric）接到加州公用事业委员会（California Public Utilities Commission）的命令，要求他们与商业发电机签订长期电力合同，该决定将允许公用事业公司将合同的部分成本分摊给其他供应商服务的客户。该订单以闪电般的速度通过了PUC标准，反映了委员会对新一代需求的重视程度。虽然许多命令被“举行”了几次会议，但这个命令是在一个月前发布的，并且在监管机构首次进行投票时获得通过。
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