That is partly because of the country's federal structure, which has left the states to take the initiative in electricity deregulation.

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Mr Roberts said the official opening of the granite structure was a "celebration" of the success of the initiative to replace the old Snowdon cafe, which was built in 1935 and designed by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.

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So the Army has managed to combine in one program a politically controversial price-tag and risky development plan with an unattractive structure of incentives that gives contractors little reason to support its most important new vehicle initiative.

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