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The buzz: Power to the people! Mobile devices outnumber people on the planet, as 5.8 billion mobile users–80 % of the world–connect via 8.6 billion devices (Radicati). Predictions: By 2050, electricity, natural gas and water demand will double or triple. Energy and water usage will soar as vehicles and mass transit go electric to transport 10 billion. Implications: The global networked economy needs clean, dependable, affordable electricity. Utilities customers expect more. The experts speak. Robert Thiele, OpenText: “Men have become the tools of their tools” (Henry David Thoreau). Jacqueline
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