11.   The price limits will be based on estimates of the highest operating costs of the least efficient generating plant in the state.

12.   The union members predict that the highly efficient Trico plant will encourage LTV to shut down aging operations in Ohio and Indiana.

13.   White thinks the savings from competition will grow even larger over time, as utilities build more efficient plants and inefficient ones close.

14.   Cole said many parts suppliers have made moves similar to the automakers, cutting jobs and opening more efficient plants.

15.   Electricity suppliers say such a cap would discourage construction of new power plants because companies look to increase their profits by building more efficient plants.

16.   The companies expect to gradually shift production to their most efficient plants.