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The conservation penalty
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So, our ever-innovative Long Island Power Authority has thought of yet one more reason to raise our residential bills: We conserved too much power. Apparently its revenues are down due to over-conservation, so we have to pay extra for the over capacity it planned for. Anyone out there appreciate irony?

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