WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Fifty million people across the US and
Canada suffered through the "Great Blackout" of 2003. While the cause
of the August 14 cascading power failure was not a peak overload issue on that
hot summer day, ways to avoid a repeat are still being discussed. The Alliance to Save Energy urges that energy efficiency must be a prime
consideration to solutions to the electricity reliability problem. Check out
these Alliance resources: -- Electricity Reliability Problems and Solutions Fact Sheet with steps for
governments at all levels, businesses, and consumers http:/ /www.ase.org/content/article/detail/933 -- Electricity Reliability White Paper on energy efficiency and electricity
reliability written in 2000 http://www.ase.org/content/
article/detail/1127 -- Electricity Tips to reduce home energy bills and use http://
www.ase.org/content/articl
e/detail/932 (Alliance to Save Energy spokespersons with expertise on electricity
reliability and energy efficiency are available for interviews.) ------ The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of prominent business, government,
environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of
energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national
security.
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