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Why do electric companies promote energy conservation?

BB asked: My electric company runs advertisements promoting energy conservation, as well as ubiquitous inserts on energy saving in every monthly bill. For example, they urge consumers to use compact fluorescent light bulbs, turn down the thermostat, etc. This is NOT an energy co-op, it’s a for-profit corporation. And my former electric company in a different state behaved similarly, so …

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