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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 02:53 PM Original message |
U.S. electricity demand fell 4.2 percent last year, the largest drop in 60 years |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Could part of it have been the cool summer? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Mostly industrial demand drop due to the recession. |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I know many people and businesses that began aggressively dealing with all costs |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. i'm in phoenix. our july electric bill was the |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Here in TN our last month daily average was $4.56 / day |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Whereas we had to run the air conditioner from the first of May all the way into October |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Sometimes I say the dumbest things. My sinus filled head |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I think that its that the weather is different with different locations |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Maybe it wasn't due to demand, but due to a lack of money to pay for it. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. You know what THAT means, don't you? Utility co.s will now be raising rates to stay in the black. |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Oh, crumbs. You beat me to it. n/t |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. ... |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Or we don't need to spend that trillion or so on new nukes |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I unplug EVERYTHING when I don't use it. The only exceptions are my refrigerator and |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That would only be true if you have no problem burning tons of fossil fuels forever. n/t |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Not true, renewables are better than coal or nukes. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. ...and every renewable "solution" works better with lower consumption |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. That's a good point. |
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