Like many states, Oregon and Washington require local utilities to boost the portion of the power they produce from renewables.

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The researchers have found that this kind of energy-taxing "idle listening" is occurring during a large portion of the time phones spend in power-saving mode---as much as 80 percent on busy networks.

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The wind power's cost is as much as twice that of conventional power, but because it would be a small portion of the overall energy pool, consumers would see at most a 2.2% increase to their monthly bills, according to estimates in a 2010 report by Massachusetts regulators.

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The biggest broadcast event of the year was suddenly jolted by silence and darkness when a portion of the Super Dome in New Orleans lost power early in the game's second half.

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And let me tell you, every semester my father did everything in his power to make sure that his portion of that bill was paid on time.

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If, during the EV-only portion of the program, you think you might need full engine power, there's a button for that on the console.

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