It's updated every 6 to 12 months, which is amazingly fast for the energy and utilities industry.

它每6到12个月更新一次，这样的速度对于能源和公共事业行业来说非常令人吃惊。

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Whether the type of industry the consumer represents is broad, such as retail, energy and utilities, financial markets, health care, or chemical or petroleum.

使用者代表的行业类型是否非常广泛，比如零售、能源和公共事业、金融市场、医疗保健、化学或石油。

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And whether the type of industry the consumer represents is broad, such as retail, energy and utilities, financial markets, health care, or chemical and petroleum.

用户所代表的行业类型是否广泛，如零售、能源和公用事业、金融市场、医疗保健、或者石油化工。

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In the process, customers are hoping to eliminate wasted energy and utilities are aiming to get better information on fluctuating electricity demand.

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The Institute is also an extension of IBM's long-term alliance with the energy and utilities industry as it moves forward through its most challenging transformation.

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For example, revenue from railroads (BNSF), energy and utilities (MidAmerican Energy) are up 5.4% in the first half of the year, compared to the same period a year ago.

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