The Erie County Legislature's Finance and Management Committee, Chaired by Majority Leader Joseph C. Lorigo, discussed the County Government
Efficiency Plan at today's meeting to implement improvements that could provide additional relief to taxpayers.
Not exact matches
The program, still in early stages of
planning, is aimed
at both helping janitors maximize
efficiency and establishing standards and best practices for the use of robots in janitorial work, according to Brain Corporation.
Brodie Wood, SVP of healthcare, education and not - for - profit markets
at Transamerica Retirement Solutions, discussed the
efficiencies and benefits a closed MEP can offer not - for - profit 403 (b)
plans.
A
plan was also in place to automate a number of processes
at the plant to improve
efficiency.
Outsourcing and increasing the role of the private sector in public service provision is
at the heart of both Labour and Conservative
plans for reducing costs and increasing
efficiency.
Also
at 1 p.m., Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will be joined by Deputy County Executive Jon Kaiman to reveal SuffolkSHARE — a ten - point
plan that would deliver taxpayer savings and produce greater
efficiencies among local governments through new inter-municipal coordination, H. Lee Dennison Building, Plaza Level, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, Long Island.
«What the prime minister has done is ask the Cabinet secretary to preside over a joint review by MoD, the Treasury and the Cabinet Office looking
at what further
efficiency savings can be made within the MoD on top of the very aggressive
efficiency plan we've already got in place without affecting frontline military capability,» he added.
Cuomo
plans to appoint a
efficiency expert to consider cost savings
at both CUNY and the State University of New York.
In July of 2017, as part of the state's Municipal Consolidation and
Efficiency Competition (MCEC), County Legislator and Regional Solutions Commission Chair George Borrello (pictured at left) presented an efficiency plan to the New York State Department of St
Efficiency Competition (MCEC), County Legislator and Regional Solutions Commission Chair George Borrello (pictured
at left) presented an
efficiency plan to the New York State Department of St
efficiency plan to the New York State Department of State (DOS).
Deborah Grantham, Assistant Director for Environment & Natural Resources
at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, said, «Cornell Cooperative Extension regards on - farm energy
efficiency as a crucial element of energy
planning for New York State and in ensuring agricultural sustainability and profitability.
The pledge unanimously passed and signed by the Town Board
at its April 11 meeting went on to ask «the New York State Legislature to commit to these same clean energy goals, which would represent a 20 percent increase over the current New York State Energy
Plan targets» and to urge «Governor Cuomo to adopt a statewide minimum energy
efficiency target of three percent per year of annual energy savings for New York's utilities as part of his comprehensive energy
efficiency program, to be announced on Earth Day 2018, and further urges that this program be implemented through a centralized
planning process rather than in separate utility rate cases.»
A
plan to achieve # 57 million of
efficiency savings
at the Department of Transport (DfT) will instead cost the taxpayer # 81 million, the National Audit Office (NAO) says.
The
plan laid out today for revitalizing NYCHA would set a new standard of transparency and
efficiency at the agency, and provide the resources it needs to repair and properly maintain the homes of thousands of hard working New Yorkers.
«The homeowners would get the [new] credit in year two if their local governments have provided an
efficiency plan that demonstrates savings of
at least 1 percent per year for the following three years, and that
plan is approved by the division of the budget,» Cuomo explained on a conference call with reporters.
Albany County officials and 29 local government leaders gathered
at the downtown county office building this morning to announce completion of the Countywide Government
Efficiency Plan.
Contract negotiations also led to more work - rule
efficiencies, additional sick leave, more health
plan options, higher health insurance opt - out payments and increased health insurance premium sharing, with contributions capped
at $ 6,000 for active employees and $ 8,000 for retirees.
In addition to improving the
efficiency of gasoline - powered internal combustion engines through technologies such as direct injection, variable valve timing and turbocharging, the
plan rests on giving a boost to electric - powered automobiles, such as the Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Volt, according to officials
at the DoT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Andrew Warren, of the European Association for the Conservation of Energy, says member states will now not be able to meet CO2 targets pledged
at last year's Earth Summit, because these required Community - wide
efficiency standards, as originally
planned in SAVE, and a Community - wide energy tax.
«This case demonstrates the novel application of wearable devices for display of CTA data sets in the catheterization laboratory that can be used for better
planning and guidance of interventional procedures, and provides proof of concept that wearable devices can improve operator comfort and procedure
efficiency in interventional cardiology,» explained lead investigator Maksymilian P. Opolski, MD, PhD, of the Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology
at the Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
Dan Reicher, who served as assistant secretary of Energy for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy
at the Department of Energy during the Clinton administration, said that the more consistently the Obama administration can write its Clean Power
Plan, the more likely it will survive challenges in the Supreme Court.
At the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Pediatric Radiology Department, the extensive MRI experience of our board - certified, fellowship - trained experts in pediatric radiology and pediatric neuroradiology helps to ensure that MRI is properly utilized,
planned and protocolled for greatest
efficiency in diagnosis and the resulting images are properly interpreted for your child's physician.
b by 2020, increase by x % the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and
plans towards inclusion, resource
efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, develop and implement in line with the forthcoming Hyogo Framework holistic disaster risk management
at all levels
A supplier source told Reuters that GM is
planning a special high -
efficiency model that will use aluminum extensively for a weight savings of
at least 250 lb, and an improvement of as much as 20 percent in fuel economy.
Secretary LaHood also announced federal legislation aimed
at strengthening oversight on pipeline safety, as well as
plans to convene a Pipeline Safety Forum on April 18th in Washington, DC, to gather state officials, industry leaders, and other pipeline safety stakeholders in order to discuss steps for improving the safety and
efficiency of the nation's pipeline infrastructure.
Major investments have been made in production
efficiency, with a claimed productivity improvement
at launch of nearly 20 % in comparison with the previous model, and further gains
planned for the next twelve months.
Ford's targeting the new vehicle to achieve
AT - PZEV (Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) status in the U.S., though it's hushed right now on the exact powertrain
plans (except to say it will use in - house developed lithium - ion batteries and a high -
efficiency Atkinson - cycle gasoline engine).
At Kia Motors, the vice president of product
planning said that this car retains the fun, funky style,
efficiency and utility that has made this car a huge hit with consumers.
At this point in time horsepower and
efficiency ratings haven't yet been released but we do know that the engine Mitsubishi has
planned will be more powerful than its current 2.4 L four - cylinder that is capable of 166 horsepower.
Until then, the misguided
plans of the Fed will continue to do little, as businesses look
at the low marginal
efficiency of capital, and shrink their operations.
Recordkeeping fees for jumbo
plans have declined significantly in recent years due to increased technological
efficiency, competition, and increased attention to fees by sponsors of other
plans such that fees that may have been reasonable
at one time may have become excessive based on current market conditions.
The summit, which took place October 19 - 21
at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, offered nearly 500 attendees a range of information sessions focused on strategies to better utilize technology in their work, including how to go paperless, implement wellness
plans, manage inventory, use electronic medical records, and other topics designed to enhance practice profitability and
efficiency.
Seminole County commissioners agreed informally Tuesday to start work on a new animal shelter and hire a part - time veterinarian to help boost the
efficiency of the county's animal control department.Higher license fees would help fund the construction of the shelter, which is expected to cost
at least $ 1 million.Also Tuesday, commissioners heard a plea from the Rev. George Crossley of Deltona for stronger anti-pornography legislation and approved a revised
plan for the proposed Lake Forest project.
It is a legacy policy handed down to us historically by default, and operates
at a level of
efficiency undreamed of in modern
planning.
HP
plans on looking
at this and more detailed numbers to improve
efficiency of their chain, which is the world's largest supply chain in the technology industry.
Instead, studying a range of factors, the
plan takes a deeper look
at agriculture and finds opportunities to deliver more nutrition to the world while reducing waste, improving
efficiency and sustaining the world's ecosystems and freshwater resources.
While a framework for energy and climate sanity is needed (sound R&D
planning, energy
efficiency, development of viable, eventually un-subsidized, clean - energy markets, true cost accounting for energy externalities, etc...), it is not necessarily needed all
at once.
Dr. Schipper sent me a graph (click
at right to see the full - size version) that shows how the Obama administration
plan, in his view, simply allows the United States to match today's European fleet
efficiency (vehicles on the road now) some time after 2030.
The Clean Power
Plan increases natural gas use significantly relative to baseline
at the start of Clean Power
Plan implementation, but this effect fades over time as renewables and
efficiency programs increasingly become the dominant compliance strategies.
After years of amazing community activism from local parents, business owners, residents, citizen groups, and community leaders, last week the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve
plans to not only phase out the use of coal
at its North Omaha coal - fired power plant, but also to ramp up energy
efficiency.
Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy
efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20 % of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic
plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by
at least 2.5 % per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap - and - trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83 % of 2005 levels by 2050.
Cost - conscious, the government has instead opted for high -
efficiency low - emissions (HELE) coal plants and
plans to market its clean coal technologies abroad in addition to implementing them
at home.
-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid
planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy
efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with
at least 25 percent greater
efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.
A panel discussion will look
at how joint
planning can increase the uptake of clean energy and ensure
efficiency in the urban transportation system.
By January 1, 2017, updating the AB 758: Existing Building Energy
Efficiency Action Plan, in furtherance of achieving a cumulative doubling of statewide energy efficiency savings by 2030, and updated at least every three years t
Efficiency Action
Plan, in furtherance of achieving a cumulative doubling of statewide energy
efficiency savings by 2030, and updated at least every three years t
efficiency savings by 2030, and updated
at least every three years thereafter.
Carbon Development Strategy is a ten year action
plan that includes the energy sector: National Energy
Efficiency Program Geothermal & Renewable Energy Program Offshore Hydrocarbon Program The Government launched a public sector energy conservation program in early 2010 and has accumulated baseline data on energy consumption
at the Ministry level.
In the proposed Clean Power
Plan, savings from energy
efficiency and
at - risk and under construction nuclear generation are included in EPA's calculation of state rate and mass targets.
The version of House Bill 760 that passed the House and is now in the Senate freezes North Carolina's Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) at 6 % by eliminating future planned increases to 10 % and 12.5 %, allows energy efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12
Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS)
at 6 % by eliminating future
planned increases to 10 % and 12.5 %, allows energy
efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12
efficiency to meet 50 % of a utility's REPS requirement instead of 25 %, and decreases the residential cost cap from $ 34 to $ 12 per year.
Rather than taking advantage of the many resources already supported by North Carolina's thriving clean energy economy (namely, renewable energy and energy
efficiency), DEQ's proposed response to the Clean Power
Plan includes only one compliance method: performance improvements
at existing fossil fuel plants.
What's more, DEQ's proposed rules would inexplicably bypass an economic opportunity for North Carolina, particularly for those areas that need it most: Participation in the Clean Energy Investment Program, which rewards renewable energy and energy
efficiency investments in low - income areas during the early years of the Clean Power
Plan at no additional cost to the state.
The Hawaii house has also advanced
at least two bills meant to improve energy
efficiency — one to develop strategies for increasing the
efficiency of homes, the other calling for a comprehensive
plan that integrates
efficiency standards into the state's building code.