The situation
Your starting point
Your fifth Legacy term runs through the oil-price shocks of the 1970s. How exposed the company is depends on the fleet handed down by earlier generations.
The featured goal asks for electricity savings from efficiency in homes and businesses. Meeting demand can mean building more supply, but it can also mean reducing the amount customers need to use. Both choices have costs and timing to consider.
The choices
What will you do?
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Compare savings with new supply
Look at efficiency alongside generation projects. Electricity saved can reduce the fuel and capacity needed to serve the same customers.
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Prepare for expensive oil
Review the inherited fleet's fuel exposure before the shocks arrive. Decisions made in the quieter years shape the bills that follow.
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Meet the term's goals together
Track efficiency savings alongside customer retention, affordability and debt. A successful policy still has to fit the utility's finances.
Put your plan to the test
Try meeting more of your customers' needs with less electricity to generate.
Open the campaign setup to begin, or continue your existing company. Later generations inherit the choices you made before them.
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Everybody Plugs In (1942–1961)
More homes and businesses need electricity. Build enough room for growth before a busy grid becomes a fragile one.
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The Price of Power (1982–2001)
Imported power is part of the plan. When regional supply tightens, your company needs both electricity and cash to fall back on.
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Paradise
There is plenty of sun and wind. There is also an imported-oil bill, and no neighboring grid to call when local supply falls short.
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