From the copper mines of Butte to aluminum plants near Portland, Ore., companies across the West are laying off workers because of skyrocketing electricity costs. Rising gasoline prices are tame compared to electricity rates, which have climbed to more than 40 times normal levels in the past two weeks. By August the company plans to be in 10 cities, and in 30 cities by year's end. From the copper mines of Butte, Mont., to aluminum plants near Portland, Ore., companies across the West are laying off workers because of skyrocketing electricity costs. There's never a dull day in the cyberworld.
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