Included are electrical generation facilities, iron and steel mills, pulp and paper mills and cement production.

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The CPUC also took a slap at the federal government by voting to pass on the full cost of rising wholesale electrical prices for power used by federal facilities.

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He added that it was the first time so many facilities had been affected by electrical failure at the same time since the plant was brought under control in December 2011.

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The plant was brought under control in December 2011 and Monday's crisis was the first time since then that so many facilities had been affected by electrical failure at the same time, Tepco admits.

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The recession also has damped demand for electrical power, further diminishing the appeal of investment in nuclear facilities.

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Effective July 1, 2011, this would essentially put EPA in the corporate boardrooms and boiler houses of electrical power plants, refineries, iron and steel mills, pulp and paper mills and cement production facilities.

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