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BPA: Conservation in the Northwest saved enough to power small city
January 20, 2008 /
Imagine, for a moment, pulling the plug on 50,000 well-lit homes. Imagine the power plants slowing a bit, the air clearing a bit, the gas fields lasting a bit longer.
That’s exactly what happened throughout the Northwest during the past 12 months, a year in which energy conservation saved enough power to drive a small city.
The achievement was a surprise to all involved, a savings of nearly 60 average megawatts, coming in large part from new energy-efficient household appliances and light bulbs.
By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian
Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/01/20/news/mtregional/news09.txt
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