In Texas, Reliant energy reports an 8% drop in per-customer energy use since 2005.

能源企业Reliant Energy表示，德克萨斯州的人均用电量自2005年以来减少了8%。

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Another advantage of switching to corn ethanol is that it helps the American economy become less reliant on energy sources from other countries.

改用玉米乙醇的另一个好处是，它有助于减少美国经济对其他国家能源的依赖。

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There are all kinds of research projects, coalitions and advocacy groups touting renewable energy, but the country is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

有各种各样的计划,联盟和团体在吹捧可再生能源， 但是这个国家仍然严重依赖化石能源。

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But then came July, when Mirant, Reliant Energy, Duke Energy, Dynegy and others took heat for their possible role in creating an artificial shortage during the 2001 electric power crisis.

FORBES: Where's The Juice?

So will Wal-Mart someday morph into a discount residential energy provider, undercutting the likes of Reliant Energy (nyse: RRI - news - people ) in Texas?

FORBES: Discount Juice

Consumers are being warned they face higher energy bills as the UK becomes more reliant on energy imports.

BBC: Energy rebuild 'could cost consumers'