91.   That means Con Ed must now turn around and buy power to distribute, a cost that it then passes along to its customers.

92.   That means utilities have been forced to buy power at high prices from generators, but sell it at relatively low prices to customers to comply with price caps.

93.   That might allow utilities to cut costs by reducing their need to buy power on the expensive spot market.

94.   The Bonneville Power Administration said nine large industrial customers have signed five-year contracts to buy power from the beleaguered utility.

95.   The company argued that it was entitled, under federal law, to buy power at federally approved rates and recover the costs from customers.

96.   The cleverdeal allows him to lighten up on stocks while enhancing a business juggernaut that will have even more buying power when the climate for stocks improves.

97.   The company signed an agreement with the BPU to pay the money back next year or to buy power from the utility.

98.   The company had also begun to pass along to consumers the cost of buying power from competing producers.

99.   The contracts forced Niagara to buy power at double current market rates.

100.   The extra costs come from having to buy power on the spot market.