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When demand for electric power is high, power company sometimes reduced the voltage, thereby producing a "brown-out." What is being saved?
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When demand for electric power is high, power company sometimes reduced the voltage, thereby producing a "brown-out." What is being saved?

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they sometimes reduce the voltage to prevent a potential blackout caused by the system being overworked, this saves them money that they would have to spend to make repairs
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