You’re a utility going along and doing something your system is designed to do. And you’re addressing system efficiency on a 50-year old infrastructure, or else face reliability penalties. Oh, and you’re addressing demand-side efficiency too—so revenues are down. Did I mention no rate increase? Sound familiar?

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