Sentences with phrase «utilities in states like»

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Though Democrats have historically been viewed as the strongest supporters of renewable energy, utility - scale wind farms and solar installations are found throughout the nation — including in Republican - leaning states like Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma and North Dakota — and enjoy bipartisan support among Americans.

In addition, in certain states like California, there are government requirements that utilities deploy energy storage projects as a way to complement a transition to clean energy, which is also mandated in many stateIn addition, in certain states like California, there are government requirements that utilities deploy energy storage projects as a way to complement a transition to clean energy, which is also mandated in many statein certain states like California, there are government requirements that utilities deploy energy storage projects as a way to complement a transition to clean energy, which is also mandated in many statein many states.

Earlier this month in Colorado, meanwhile, the state became the first to officially regulate companies like Uber and Lyft, also requiring more in the way of insurance and for drivers to register with the state's Public Utilities Commission.

And electricity may not be restored fully in Puerto Rico and the USVI until May, since emergency managers are still reeling from the devastation across the United States in 2017, spreading thin reconstruction supplies like utility poles and power lines across all disaster areas spanning from California to Florida.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Development is restricted and, as a result, projects like building new municipal water wells or installing utility lines have required amendments to the Forever Wild laws enshrined in the state Constitution.

If you'd like to lower your utility bill costs, using less energy isn't the only way — you can also explore the state and local energy assistance programs available in your area.

In China the state owns utilities like hospitals and about half of all businesses are state owned or partly state owned with government boards of directors.

This is especially true for solar PV, where in Germany and Spain FIT payments have caused serious energy policy turmoil, and in the US, where net metering policies have caused public utility backlash against PV deployment in states like Arizona and California (a result of utilities being forced to pay 15 - 30ckWh for PV electricity instead of purchasing on the wholesale markets for 4 - 6c / kWh).

In addition to making these tools publicly available, EnergySage also provides solar solutions for utilities — such as National Grid and NYSEG, as well as state agencies like The Connecticut Green Bank and other organizations — looking to aid their audience in getting started with solaIn addition to making these tools publicly available, EnergySage also provides solar solutions for utilities — such as National Grid and NYSEG, as well as state agencies like The Connecticut Green Bank and other organizations — looking to aid their audience in getting started with solain getting started with solar.

This is why oil giants like ExxonMobil are investing more these days in natural gas, demand for which is expected to grow as electric utilities in Canada, the United States and Europe switch from coal to gas - fired power generation.

Also, he said, the state will work with them on other job opportunities and retraining in the power and utility sectors including renewable technologies like solar and wind.

Also, in certain states — like California — and local markets as utilities change how they charge customers for energy use, the energy storage systems can provide additional opportunities to save money.

Those include not only the EPA's greenhouse gas regulations but also the Renewable Fuel Standard, sub-rosa carbon regulations like the Utility MACT Rule (which effectively bans the construction of new coal power plants), California's EPA - awarded power to meddle in fuel - economy regulation, California's cap - and - trade program and low - carbon fuel standard, the Northeast States» regional greenhouse gas regulatory compact (RGGI), and State renewable portfolio standards (RPS).

Such a statement is in contrast to the many studies have shown that in states with low penetrations of solar like Connecticut — where the resource meets around 1 % of electricity demand — rooftop solar is a net benefit to all utility customers.

And the proof of that is the fact that 140 — I heard they're up to 140 now — publicly - owned electric utilities around the country in 33 states, and these are not just general managers who sign off on a little «I want to be part of the Plug - In Hybrid program» — these managers take their participation to their own city councils or their own boards of directors and educate them and then sign on to a campaign like thiin 33 states, and these are not just general managers who sign off on a little «I want to be part of the Plug - In Hybrid program» — these managers take their participation to their own city councils or their own boards of directors and educate them and then sign on to a campaign like thiIn Hybrid program» — these managers take their participation to their own city councils or their own boards of directors and educate them and then sign on to a campaign like this.

Indian utilities may also want to consider a coal retirement policy previously used to help utilities retire nuclear assets through private - sector bonds, now being considered by utilities in Western U.S. states like Colorado and New Mexico to transition from coal to clean.

Students will come away from this class with an understanding of how public utility regulation interacts with environmental law to facilitate the efforts of states (like California) to decarbonize the electric grid, and to inhibit those efforts in other ways.

Echoing similar debates in states like Arizona and Hawaii, the Nevada solar sector and utilities have been engaged in an intense debate over how to compensate rooftop solar owners.

Growing numbers of utility - scale installations could mean that «the duck» could migrate to states like Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, and Texas in the not - too - distant future.»

ALEC and SPN members like the Heartland Institute and Beacon Hill Institute failed in almost all of their coordinated attempts to roll back renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in over a dozen states — laws that require utilities to use more clean energy over time.

It is a direct result of collaboration between large energy users in the state like Starbucks and local utility Puget Sound Energy, through the Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers» Principles, and sets an example to companies nationwide relying on a local utility to move forward on renewable energy.

ALEC's Updating Net Metering Policies Resolution, discussed last week at its States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington, DC, would complement dirty utilities like Duke Energy that are working to make it more costly for people to feed their own solar power into the electrical grid.

Among domestic climate initiatives he described in Milan were programs in 13 states requiring utilities to produce increasing amounts of power using nonpolluting sources like the wind and the sun.

The bills pay feature includes major utilities like Reliance Energy, BSES and DishTV, and covers all states and major metros in India.

It states than non - depreciable / non-inprovement items like utilities and travel should be filed in this year as special «Section 195» expense which is not to exceed 5000 (or it can be spread out between 5000 - 50000)