Sentences with phrase «local energy rules»

In anticipation of our new community - owned renewable energy report, Beyond Sharing: How Communities Can Take Ownership of Renewable Power, we are releasing the first in a series of Local Energy Rules podcasts that informed the writing of this report.

Not exact matches

If the energy department rules out these options, and sticks with long - term storage, there is still another issue that it can not overlook — local opposition.

Island Pacific Energy ran a full - page advertisement in the local paper promoting the idea of buying batteries for solar storage and sidestepping HECO's rule.

«Unfortunately, the existing feed - in tariff rules are too simple,» with pricing based only on the energy technology developed rather than accounting for local and regional electricity needs, he said.

From Ohio through Pennsylvania and New York, there's been a building push to fight gas drilling by taking control of energy extraction at the local level through home rule.

That point varies dramatically by market, depending on climate, local energy costs, incentives and net metering rules.

The landmark ruling of the state's Energy Commission is expected to lower the monthly cost of home ownership by $ 40, but it will also have significant benefits for the local economy and the electric grid.

Experience with obtaining land permits and an understanding of tax and accounting rules are necessary, as well as familiarity with local environmental and energy regulations.

Utility regulators must adopt new rules that allow the utilities to recover costs and earn comparable returns on local energy solutions.

-- The Secretary of Energy and the Administrator shall establish by rule a program to provide allowances to State and local governments to support the deployment of renewable energy infrastruEnergy and the Administrator shall establish by rule a program to provide allowances to State and local governments to support the deployment of renewable energy infrastruenergy infrastructure.

While many of our customers take advantage of their local net - metering rules within the United States and Feed In Tariffs that are often available in Europe and Internationally (to sell power back to the grid), our wind power systems are not dependent on transmission needs to carry the energy produced to another location.

The rule is expected to have real and harmful impacts on onshore energy development and could impact state and local jobs and revenue.

In Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd., («Irving Pulp & Paper») the Supreme Court ruled that a dangerous workplace was not sufficient grounds to justify a random drug and alcohol testing policy.

There is also ongoing litigation on a similar issue in Alberta (see: Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707 v Suncor Energy Inc, 2012 ABCA 307 (Suncor)-RRB- and interest in the issue of random testing in British Columbia (see: CBC News «Random drug testing continues at Teck mines despite ruling»).

The Federal Court of Appeal's decision Friday not to hear an appeal by the government of British Columbia and several B.C. municipalities opposed to a ruling of the National Energy Board that allows Kinder Morgan Canada to ignore local permits and bylaws undoubtedly illustrates the strength of Alberta's legal arguments.

Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd. v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 2013 SCC 34 Labour Law — Industrial relations — Collective agreement — Interpretation — Work rules — Drug and alcohol policies (incl.