In the hands of the right management, properties like these can sustain income growth several points above inflation over a generation or longer.

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The FERC quote mentioned above is from a 2007 study called The Potential Benefits Of Distributed Generation And Rate-Related Issues That May Impede Their Expansion.

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It loses money most of the time, making up for that only during the few times a day or few days of the year when prices spike well above generation cost.

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The extra voltage delivered to speakers by this generation of component hasn't been especially wild -- just a couple of volts above the industry norm of around 3V.

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