Texas in particular is a draw, because it already has its own independent electricity market and a strong regulatory environment.

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Thus when it moves on to highlight the costs of extending the grid to these sparsely inhabited rural backwaters, it fails to realize that the same economic forces driving up demand for electricity are also inducing strong urbanization.

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Core orders for machinery (excluding those from shipping and electricity companies) were also strong, jumping by 10.8% in April, after falling by 5.2% in March.

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"We now have very strong evidence that Brazil's ability to generate electricity depends on forest conservation, " said co-author Dr Daniel Nepstad, executive director of IPAM-IP.

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There have been problems with the electricity network across Northern Ireland due to heavy snow and strong winds.

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Think of it as a sheet of chicken-wire that is just a single atom thick, but also lightweight, strong, airtight, stretchable, transparent and an excellent conductor of both electricity and light.

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The strong winds associated with Typhoon Melor have already left over ten thousand homes without electricity in Okinawa, Amami-Oshima and other southern islands.

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This is why a strong Federal-state relationship is essential as we move forward and make the electricity system work best for the consumers we all serve.

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