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Electricity 101Elizabeth Souder, Staff Writer

The Dallas Morning News

214-977-8163 [email protected]

Electricity 101

The olden days of regulation

Dallas Power & Light, 1907; DMN file photo

Regulated utilities may charge rates to cover their costs and their capital investment plus a return.

Dallas Power & Light,

1952

DMN file photo

How a lump of coal becomes light

Source: Department of Energy website

Source: DMN file photos, AP

DMN file photo

As power companies migrate to digital meters, they face consumer fears about security, health issues and cost.

DMN file photo

Questions?

Elizabeth Souder, Staff Writer

The Dallas Morning News

214-977-8163 [email protected]