21.   The attraction of Britain reflected its political stability and speed in deregulating utilities.

22.   The dispute provides a taste of battles to come as the drive to deregulate utilities and bring down rates picks up speed.

23.   The environmentalists said that nuclear utilities were trying to deceive consumers, who can choose their power suppliers in states that have deregulated utilities.

24.   The idea of deregulating electric utilities became popular about a decade ago.

25.   The merger will bring together two major utilities in the Northeast, a region in which most states are deregulating utilities to give customers a choice of suppliers.

26.   The Office of the Public Counsel has been among the biggest opponents of proposals to deregulate electric utilities.

27.   Three other nuclear reactors in Connecticut also closed for safety reasons, and pending proposals to deregulate electric utilities have made forecasting supply needs more complex in recent months.

28.   Another opening for greenhouse savings could come as early as next year, with a bill to deregulate electric utilities.

29.   Director Rick Heap said the company saw similar opportunities in eastern Australia as utilities were deregulated.

30.   Deregulating utilities and creating competition in the power market was supposed to be a boon for California consumers.