And because the public is largely uneducated on smart metering and energy price fluctuations, there hasn't been much of a demand, says Robert Lieberman of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

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The other lines have tended to cancel out except at times of very marked fluctuations in energy prices.

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The port said it was diversifying into renewable energy sources to limit the risk from market fluctuations.

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First, due to its strong reliance on energy exports, Russia is more affected than other countries by fluctuations in the global economy.

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Researchers in fusion energy have made significant advances, but progress has stalled because of budget cuts and annual funding fluctuations.

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So all of these things will have a cumulative effect to reduce the portion of our energy consumption that comes from foreign sources, and by doing that, reduce the impact of fluctuations in the global oil market on average Americans.

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