21.   Along with providing electricity and natural gas, Enron pledged to help Owens-Illinois cut energy consumption.

22.   But energy consumption beyond the baseline is billed at higher rates.

23.   But if the promise of a vast market is fulfilled, it would mean a large increase in global energy consumption.

24.   But it is not the proliferation of computers and other electronic equipment that has caused energy consumption to rise in recent decades.

25.   But judging from sales and energy consumption figures, most Americans have become addicted to cold air.

26.   But might it reduce energy consumption and pollution?

27.   But those efficiency gains have been more than offset by huge population increases and rising worldwide energy consumption.

28.   Cachoeira Dourada has excellent growth prospects in a state where energy consumption is expected to grow even faster than in the rest of the country.

29.   Davis is expected to issue an executive order Wednesday outlining steps Californians can take to reduce energy consumption.

30.   Decreasing the price of electricity would likely lead to increased energy consumption, which in turn would lead to more environmentally hazardous waste, he said.