During the meeting, talk turns to the electricity crisis in Pakistan.

"The bottom line is that there isn't an energy crisis except for the electricity crisis in California."

California's electricity crisis is treated in the media as if it were some sort of natural disaster, like a hurricane.

That week, an electricity crisis was sparking riots in Pakistan.

The economy has stalled and an electricity crisis may be just over the horizon.

This is less than the level California achieved during its 2000-2001 electricity crisis, but it has never been sustained for decades.

Most California voters think the electricity crisis contributed to the state budget deficit.

So if the electricity crisis didn't cause the deficit, what did?

That about sums up the behavior of federal regulators during California's electricity crisis.

The electricity crisis is considered one of the major factors that led to Davis' recall.