I may be able to help with the California crisis also. ? 

The Joseph L Richards Limited Company provides managementand consulting  
services exclusively to the power industry. ?We assist EPC Contractors,  
Equity Owners, Insurers and OEM clients in managing the complex issues  
related with Co-Generation,Independent Power, Merchant and Utility types of  
power projects. ?? 

Our U.S.A. and International experience includes pulverized coal; gas and 
oil  
fired utility grade plants, combined cycle, co-generation,diesel, and wood  
fuel, waste to energy, dismantling and relocation of powerplants.  

We utilize our power industry experience and resources inthe areas of: 

Intervention and Mitigation of &troubled8 power projects that suffer from: 
o ?????Project delays  
o ?????Bad designs  
o ?????OEM technology related failures 
o ?????Overloaded project management  
o ?????Stalled startup  
o ?????Inappropriate project schedule 

Power Project Insurance Loss Recovery  
o ?????Claims preparation and evaluation  
o ?????Delayed Opening, DSU, AOLP and BII  

Dispute Resolution Support for Equity Owner, EPCContractor and Vendor 
related  
arbitration, claims, litigation and mediationactions.  
o ?????Plant Operations evaluation and profiling 
o ?????Schedules and documentation forensic research 
o ?????As-Occurred schedule preparation 
o ?????Project Delay assignment 
o ?????Identification of concurrent project delays 

Power Project Evaluation and Due Diligence  
o ?????Audit services of power project designs andspecifications to identify  
over- ???????design, excessive equipment and impropermaterials to assure a  
cost-effective design product and lower the installedcosts of the new  
project. ? 
o ?????Project schedule evaluation 
o ?????Monitoring of EPC Contractor,s performance 
o ?????Identification and certification of mechanical andsubstantial  
completion events ? 
o ?????Close out of Final Acceptance issues 
? ??????Special Assignments