1.   Among gainers, federal utility Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras, rose on speculation the government could boost electricity rates in September, Saltoun said.

2.   Among other gainers, state utilities rose on speculation the government will boost electricity rate.

3.   Among other gainers, state utilities rose on speculation the government will boost electricity rates.

4.   An unresolved dispute with the government over electricity rates kept the stock from rising earlier.

5.   And for a rural town like Wall, the end of the arms race means washboard roads and higher electricity rates.

6.   As electricity rates continue to soar in Southern California, Gov. Gray Davis sought federal funds Tuesday from President Clinton to help low-income people pay their power bills.

7.   As The Chronicle reported Wednesday, the report urged the attorney general to expand his investigation of sky-high electricity rates in Southern California.

8.   At the now-defunct Lilco, Catacosinos abandoned the Shoreham nuclear project after billions of dollars were invested, and electricity rates on Long Island soared.

9.   BC Hydro also guaranteed them no increases in electricity rates, which have not gone up for seven years.

10.   A government-proposed cut in electricity rates was blocked earlier this month when three utilities appealed to the courts, claiming the new rates were illegal.