If confirmed, the process could herald a revolution in cheap power.

And others, who never benefited from the cheaper power, will inevitably share the burden.

The motivation of building the dam was to provide cheap power and attract business to the area.

All are fueled by the cheap electric power that is becoming available.

But they're also the people who are kind of taking cheap power for granted.

There is still an enormous amount to be done to find new sources of clean, cheap power to heat homes and create electricity.

The reason, of course, is that they prefer to buy cheap imported power from their neighbors.

But the cheap power and the company that delivered it are gone.

As markets are opened wider, however, smaller customers will be able to buy cheaper power.

Electric companies across the country are making plans to sell cheaper power as states like California open their markets to competition.