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Thursday, December 22, 2011

'Power Prices Could Soar On Four Trillion Dollar 'Perfect Storm'

read more from aol energy.........

"Utility customers face a "perfect storm" of sharply higher bills for electricity and natural gas because trillions of dollars in capital expenditure will be needed to upgrade aging US infrastructure and comply with environmental rules, according to the new head of America's utility regulators' association.

David Wright, incoming president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, predicted ratepayers will bear the brunt of huge expenditure needs for such improvements as installing smart grid technology, controlling power station emissions, and replacing old pipelinesover coming decades." 

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