Meanwhile, growing environmental awareness and strong feelings among the public about "not wanting a power plant built in my back yard" have caused the company to talk more and more about ordering cutbacks.
不僅如此，如今民眾對家庭生活必需的電力設備都提心吊膽。像敦化社區的居民就「誓死」阻止興建好的敦化變電所啟用，以致影響到台北市東區的正常供電。層出不窮的電力災變，和民眾愈來愈強烈的「電廠不要蓋在我家後院」心態，使台電頻頻放出「限電」風聲。