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dwindled to below a 20 day supply as of Wednesday. He said the company was currently purchasing 50 per cent of its power from other companies that generate with oil or nuclear energy.
Poffenberger didn’t anticipate any relaxation of mandated power reductions on the basis of progress in negotiations with striking coal miners. “It's a little difficult for us to be optimistic” in light of the tentative agreement between the coal industry and union leaders, said Poffenberger. "We have no assurance that it is going to be ratified” by union rank and file workers, he said.
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