Sentences with phrase «utility planning takes»

Tuesday's outcome highlights a difficulty of the energy transition: Utility planning takes a long time, while new energy technologies move very fast.

Not exact matches

A poll taken at a recent conference of American utility CEOs suggested almost all plan to build natural gas plants for their next generation of capacity.

Yet rather than taking this opportunity to run these banks as public utilities and lower their charges for credit - card services — or most important of all, to stop their lending to speculators and gamblers — governments left these banks operating as part of the «casino capitalism» that has become their business plan.

Hundreds of water workers are due to take strike action later over United Utilities» plans for their staff pension scheme.

«I'm going to take that bit out of the rent, and if they want to sue me I will gladly go to court,» said 23 - year Knickerbocker Village resident Kenneth Lee, of his plan to pro-rate his rent based on the number of days spent without utilities.

The records also show that an 18 - month payment plan to pay $ 116,451 in utilities owed at the Woodlands, which the board approved in 2011, took 39 months to complete.

Although these first images are smudgy, the technique could provide advance warning that solar flares and storms will take aim at Earth — warnings that could help electrical utilities or satellite operators plan for possible disruptions and put key instruments into a safe mode, says Ernest Hildner, director of the Space Environment Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colorado.

With Ford Motor Co. fighting a potential deep tarnish on its new image of safety consciousness, rival General Motors Corp. — which earlier this month issued a stinging rebuttal to Ford's announcement of a plan to increase sport / utility vehicle fuel economy (see WEVTU — Aug. 1,» 00, p. 1)-- took advantage of Ford's woes by suggesting GM has more safety minded standards for tires.

Lincoln's plans for a sport - utility vehicle have taken wing in the form of the Navigator, a luxury - crammed version of the next - generation Ford Bronco.

(2) Go through MF Utility route and invest in one place, take Direct plans and manage myself.

There should be no secrets or surprises between the two of you if you plan to take on shared homeownership and all its attendant obligations, from mortgage payments, to home insurance, property taxes, utilities, and other monthly expenses.

Taking advantage of different rate plans utilities have to offer can help maximize savings.

Chinese development giant also plans to take the helm at Portuguese utility's EDPR renewable energy unit

Wind and solar power are mostly available only when the wind blows or the sun shines, and they require utilities take a different approach to planning and operations.

These plans provide the Commission and stakeholders an opportunity to determine whether the utilities have taken the steps...

Management of the Rockaways» power grid has been taken over by PSEG Long Island, part of Public Service Enterprise Group, which in early October issued an updated plan called Utility 2.0 that aims to modernize the company's electric system and may open the door to a microgrid project, said Jackson Morris, formerly of Pace University's Energy and Climate Center and now director of eastern energy for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

many years ago I planned out what it would take to install a grid tie solar system big enough to have net zero energy use from the central utility company on my big house (3380 sq ft heated / cooled + all electrical).

With about 40 % of your solar system cost taken away in tax credits and a solid net metering plan you'd have to be crazy not to install solar in Mt Pleasant especially since utilities are trying their hardest to end net metering.

These and other utilities implementing similar activities are taking important steps to protect wildlife, and the wildlife action plans provide an additional opportunity for them to further their conservation efforts.

You'll need supplies like bubble wrap, boxes, strapping tape, take - out dinner because you are too busy to cook, hiring movers, and if you are buying a new home, you might need extra for staying in hotels while house hunting or waiting for your house to close, you'll need to plan for earnest money, home inspections and repairs that might be required, appraisals, reserves, realtors, excise and other taxes and other even unexpected items like repairs on a new home or fees to set up your utilities or other move - in expenses.