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question by this increased demand where at the same time, reducing our supply. the combination was flagged in a power utility watchdog s summer reliability assessment. this recent report highlights the need to stop shutting down existing capacity. big and small stakeholders are working on short-term solutions to raise capacity and reduce risk. some of the short-term steps, there are limits in terms of number hours per year they can operate for environmental purposes. e.p.a. could waive some restrictions to allow for greater use of existing assets to meet the periods of shortfall. western suppliers are pooling data and entering a new binding agreement in hopes of mitigating risk. all of these member companies have agreed together to use the same data, use the same assumptions.