Let's see what we can change to improve the dialog.
"Hey
man! How's it goin'?!"
Your greeting is
important. This is too casual. You should try to show an appropriate amount
of respect to your colleagues.
Revised: Good afternoon.
"Did
you hear what's happened to the price of electricity in California? It's
gone absolutely crazy. We don't know what we're going to do here."
The
opening is fine. It's not too far out and it shouldn't scare off
your colleagues.
"We have to bring some in from Canada, but we
don't know how much to give them for it. Those crazy Canadians think
they can scam us, but we're smarter than that. They can't scam us."
The
comment about Canadians is unnecessary. It doesn't add anything to what
you're trying to say. You should take it out.
"We're
going to do our best to get a good deal, but really, they've got all
the cards in this situation. Hopefully they don't try to gouge us. What
do you think is a fair price to pay?"
This is good as it stands.
It leads nicely to the question you most want answered.
"See you
later, man."
You want to avoid coming off as if you don't
really care what people think of you. A more appropriate ending would be "Have
a good afternoon."