Many factories have tried to beat the cuts by turning on backup diesel generators, leading to long queues at filling stations, as motorists rush to buy diesel before stocks run out.

许多工厂为了应对断电而使用后备的柴油发电机，这导致了加油站排起长龙，因为驾车人士都赶在储备枯竭前蜂拥到加油站购买柴油。

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That prompted millions to buy diesel generators, which in turn led to a 10% jump in oil imports in 2004.

这促使很多人购买柴油发电机，而这又反过来导致了2004年油料进口增长10%。

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Most of Europe’s big emitters, such as power generators and heavy industry, are included in the ETS, which means that they are allocated emissions permits which they can buy and sell.

多数欧洲的重点排放产业，如发电厂和重工业，都被纳入了这个体系。 这意味着他们都被分配到定额可以自由买卖的排放许可。

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To get this generation, many states now require fossil fuel powered generators to buy "green tags" from, for instance, solar generators, for every unit of power sold by that fossil plant.

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It is now trying to preserve some of the remnants of Britain's uncompetitive coal industry and, though both ministers and PowerGen deny they have an agreement, the government is hoping that, in a spirit of co-operation, the big generators will buy more coal.

ECONOMIST: A REC or a wreck?

Philip Morris Companies Inc. says it may buy back-up electrical generators for key plants, and rent additional warehouse space to stockpile inventory.

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