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Old 04-29-10, 08:56 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by wyatt View Post
As was mentioned before, power grids are aging and expensive to replace/upgrade. Also, many power plants are near capacity, and building new ones is expensive. If the masses save some energy, it may save the power company some big money.
Is the demand for power really going up?
It seems like I've read somewhere that demand is down, because of the depression, and conservation.
I think I just read somewhere that some power companies want to
increase their rates, because demand is so low they aren't making enough money.

Just guessing, but once unemployment hits about 40%, demand should get really low..
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