This editorial addressed issues concerning Wayne State\'s deals for electrical power. ...Wayne State University should be set free to seek a better deal on power. State law forbids the university from seeking bids to save money on its electric power costs. That\'s unreasonable.The university is locked into a public power and lighting system operated by Detroit. The service is so bad that the university is considering the purchase of emergency generating equipment to compensate for the system\'s intermittent power outages. The equipment is needed to counter brownouts and keep power-sensitive research projects running....In 2000, frustrated Wayne State officials looked for ways to find an alternative electricity supplier. But they bumped up against a state law that effectively bars them from seeking competitive bids on power. The state law ought to be repealed. At a time when state lawmakers are asking universities to become more efficient with their money, denying one of the biggest schools in the state the ability to seek competitive bids for its electricity is simply dumb.