Topic – Electricity

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  Texas Senate wary of drought

  May limit electricity, growth

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 12, 12.

  State senators voiced concerns that a lack of adequate water could harm Texas' long-term growth.

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  Renewable energy capacity increasing

  Faster than fossil fuels

  Jon Boyd, Jul 20, 10.

  For the second straight year, new capacity for renewable energy has grown faster than new capacity for energy from conventional sources.

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  US electricity demand drops in 2009

  Second straight year

  Steve Hawley, Apr 28, 10.

  Triggered by the recession, US power consumption dropped 4.2% in 2009, making it the first time since 1949 that electricity use dropped in two straight years.

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  August electricity sales up from last year

  For first time since November

  Wendy Natt, Sep 09, 09.

  A year-over-year increase in the amount of nonresidential energy usage in the CenterPoint service area in August is good news for the Houston economy, says GHP.

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  Task force recommends protecting electrical grid from storms

  Plan focuses on technology

  Steve Hawley, Apr 22, 09.

  The plan emphasizes the use of technology to re-route electricity and improve reliability, rather than burying the grid underground.

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  Open session for public input concerning electric service reliability

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Feb 02, 09.

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