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John W. Peterson: “The other issue is, I remember rolling brownouts during a winter a few years ago when energy was short in Pennsylvania…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2001
The other issue is, I remember rolling brownouts during a winter a few years ago when energy was short in Pennsylvania and it was zero degree weather and the problems that were caused when electric was off just for a few hours. Maybe the gentleman could share with us a little bit about what happened. I heard there were industries that were actually deprived power.
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John W. Peterson
Pennsylvania

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Discussing past energy shortages and their impact during a floor debate.

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