{"pre_text": ["wrote-off debt issuance costs of $ 4 million , which resulted in an extraordinary loss for the early retirement of debt .", "net income net income decreased $ 522 million to $ 273 million in 2001 from $ 795 million in 2000 .", "the overall decrease in net income is due to decreased net income from competitive supply and large utility businesses offset slightly by increases in the contract generation and growth distribution businesses .", "the decreases are primarily due to lower market prices in the united kingdom and the decline in the brazilian real during 2001 resulting in foreign currency transaction losses of approximately $ 210 million .", "additionally the company recorded severance and transaction costs related to the ipalco pooling-of-interest transaction and a loss from discontinued operations of $ 194 million .", "our 10 largest contributors to net income in 2001 were as follows : lal pir/pak gen , shady point and thames from contract generation ; somerset from competitive supply ; edc , eletropaulo , ipalco , cilcorp and cemig from large utilities ; and sul from growth distribution .", "2000 compared to 1999 revenues revenues increased $ 3.4 billion , or 83% ( 83 % ) , to $ 7.5 billion in 2000 from $ 4.1 billion in 1999 .", "the increase in revenues is due primarily to the acquisition of new businesses .", "excluding businesses acquired or that commenced commercial operations during 2000 or 1999 , revenues increased 6% ( 6 % ) to $ 3.6 billion. ."], "post_text": ["contract generation revenues increased $ 400 million , or 31% ( 31 % ) , to $ 1.7 billion in 2000 from $ 1.3 billion in 1999 .", "excluding businesses acquired or that commenced commercial operations in 2000 or 1999 , contract generation revenues increased 4% ( 4 % ) to $ 1.3 billion in 2000 .", "the increase in contract generation segment revenues was due primarily to increases in south america , north america , caribbean and asia , offset by a slight decline in europe/africa .", "in south america , contract generation segment revenue increased $ 245 million , and this is due mainly to the acquisition of tiete .", "in north america , contract generation segment revenues increased $ 76 million due primarily to the start of commercial operations at warrior run in january 2000 .", "in the caribbean , contract generation segment revenues increased $ 92 million due primarily to the start of commercial operations at merida iii in june 2000 and increased revenues from los mina .", "in asia , contract generation segment revenue increased $ 41 million due primarily to increased operations at the ecogen peaking plant and lal pir and pak gen in pakistan .", "in europe/africa , contract generation segment revenues remained fairly constant with decreases at tisza ii in hungary being offset by the acquisition of a controlling interest at kilroot .", "competitive supply revenues increased $ 1.5 billion , or 175% ( 175 % ) , to $ 2.4 billion in 2000 from $ 873 million in 1999 .", "excluding businesses acquired or that commenced commercial operations in 2000 or 1999 , competitive supply revenues increased 25% ( 25 % ) to $ 477 million in 2000 .", "the most significant increases occurred within north america and europe/africa .", "slight increases occurred in south america and the caribbean .", "asia reported a slight decrease .", "in north america , competitive supply segment revenues increased $ 610 million due primarily to the new york plants and new energy ."], "table": [["", "2000", "1999", "% (  % ) change"], ["contract generation", "$ 1.7 billion", "$ 1.3 billion", "31% ( 31 % )"], ["competitive supply", "$ 2.4 billion", "$ 873 million", "175% ( 175 % )"], ["large utilities", "$ 2.1 billion", "$ 992 million", "112% ( 112 % )"], ["growth distribution", "$ 1.3 billion", "$ 948 million", "37% ( 37 % )"]], "table_ori": [["", "2000", "1999", "% Change"], ["Contract generation", "$1.7 billion", "$ 1.3 billion", "31%"], ["Competitive supply", "$2.4 billion", "$873 million", "175%"], ["Large utilities", "$2.1 billion", "$992 million", "112%"], ["Growth distribution", "$1.3 billion", "$948 million", "37%"]]}

Question: without the new york plants and new energy changes , what would 2000 competitive supply segment revenues have been in billions?
Evidence:
table_1: the contract generation of 2000 is $ 1.7 billion ; the contract generation of 1999 is $ 1.3 billion ; the contract generation of % ( % ) change is 31% ( 31 % ) ;
text_22: in north america , competitive supply segment revenues increased $ 610 million due primarily to the new york plants and new energy .
table_2: the competitive supply of 2000 is $ 2.4 billion ; the competitive supply of 1999 is $ 873 million ; the competitive supply of % ( % ) change is 175% ( 175 % ) ;
Program: divide(610, const_1000), subtract(2.4, #0)
Answer:
str_answer: 3.01
exe_answer: 1.79