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Administration officials plan to point out that the demand for oil and electricity has soared now that more Iraqis have cars, air conditioners and satellite dishes. Administration officials have said they overestimated Iraq's modernity before the attack and now want to dampen expectations about the progress of the reconstruction, which will come under increased scrutiny before June 30.
That's a nice story, but the CPA is kind enough to provide daily graphs of power production and consumption in Baghdad and Iraq. And, while there was improvement from the aftermath of the war until about November or so, it's been pretty flat since.