In the swap, Enron agreed to pay the billing service for heating degree days above a certain amount, and get paid for every heating degree day below a certain amount.

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In total, the European lifestyle uses 125 kWh per day per person for transport, heating, manufacturing, and electricity.

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Washington also released 2 million barrels a day of diesel from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, bound for New York and New Jersey.

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