They built an impressive array of redundant pumps and power generating equipment to preclude against this problem.

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Despite continuing efforts by utility engineers, no longer would new generating equipment be more efficient than the machinery it replaced.

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Big winners will include companies like General Electric and Siemens, that make advanced generating equipment, and companies that can reduce emissions and sell the excess on markets like the Chicago Climate Exchange.

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And that number will go down even further as we continue to install new equipment on our existing fleet of coal-fired generating plants.

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So far, Whelan has received positive feedback from gym members who have used the equipment, and with the help of an interactive carbon calculator people can measure how much energy they are generating from their workout.

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