Reducing demand can lower electric bills, lessen chance of blackouts
Monday, June 9, 2008 - 16:56
in Physics & Chemistry
A 5-percent reduction in electricity use will lower the market price of electricity, cut consumers' bills and lessen strain on the grid when demand shoots up this summer, say energy experts in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
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