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Monday, March 11, 2013

U.S. Power Grid Is Getting Pricier and Less Reliable

U.S. Power Grid Is Getting Pricier and Less Reliable

Brad Plumer, WasPo
U.S. electric customers are now paying 43 percent more to build and maintain local power grids than they did back in 2002. At the same time, the grid is also becoming less reliable, with blackouts now taking 20 percent longer to fix. . .http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/08/surprise-the-u-s-power-grid-is-getting-pricier-less-reliable/

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