Conventional office PC's have an annual electric cost of $125 to $150.

Laurel Homes decided on its system as part of a modernization program for the more than 50-year-old complex, where electric costs were approaching $200,000 annually.

So then the utility complained that it would cost $260 million a power plant to install enough scrubbers, leading to skyrocketing electric costs.

We think that for every $3 invested, we'll probably see about an $8 reduction in electric costs," said Tom Smith, the state director.

A 100% increase in uranium costs would only result in a 5% increase in electric cost.

State officials have stressed in recent weeks that electric costs under public power would not go down.

And commercial landlords, who now see electric costs as the largest single expense of operating a building, are increasingly receptive.

Because the cleanup costs are concentrated where the coal is, much of the increase would come in areas that now have below-average electric costs.

It will be the largest single reduction in electric costs in the region's history.

We could not justify both the rents and high electric cost in Manhattan.