The U.S. star then recorded a more conservative second run to come home in an aggregate time of 2 minutes 28.92 seconds, 0.81 seconds ahead of Austrian Marcel Hirscher, with Italian Manfred Moelgg claiming bronze at 1.75 seconds.
The central government has tried to aggregate distribution into six regional bodies, but the plan has run into opposition from municipalities, which are reluctant to lose their electricity revenues unless properly compensated.