Sentences with phrase «with lower electricity prices»

With lower electricity prices and triple the heating degree days, Texans use twice the electricity per capita of Californians; 37 percent of Texans» electricity is generated from coal compared to 15 percent in California.

Not exact matches

Musk went on to cite the ownership cost of the Model S, should it enter production, as «similar to a gasoline car with a sticker price of about $ 35,000» once the lower cost of electricity versus the likely future price of gasoline was taken into account.

«Many of my friends here rent furnished apartments or vacation homes at prices as low as $ 300 a month for a one - bedroom furnished apartment with water, electricity, and Wi - Fi is included,» says Bonnie.

Results from the first round results of Alberta's Renewable Electricity Program were record - breaking, with the lowest wind power prices in Canadian history, making them competitive with natural gas power prices.

GPU and ASIC mining can be very profitable if you get your equipment for a good price along with low cost in electricity.

Prices for electricity would be 4 percent lower by 2033 with a transition to more wind, solar and hydroelectric power than a persistent reliance on coal and natural gas, according to a report by Calgary - based environmental research firm Pembina Institute and Clean Energy Canada, a Vancouver - based organization that promotes renewable energy.

Moreover, if natural gas prices remain low due to higher yields associated with the hydraulic fracturing of wells, other forms of electricity — including renewables — will have a hard time winning favor with utilities and state public utilities commissions that govern the growth of the electricity system.

Recent studies conclude that while some tech - savvy consumers will line up for smart grid applications for the home, most residential customers are not eager to manage their daily energy use, particularly with electricity prices at relatively low levels.

Eliminating this financial risk premium makes nuclear power levelized electricity cost competitive with that of coal, and it becomes lower than that of coal when a modest price on carbon dioxide emissions is imposed,» the report says.

Stricter emissions requirements on coal - fired power plants, together with low natural gas prices, have contributed to a recent decline in the use of coal for electricity generation in the United States, she said.

They found the consequences of the drought — which included temporary water shut - offs, a spike in dengue fever cases, and higher electricity prices — were a result of low water availability combined with the numbers of people involved and damage to the infrastructure system.

Be it 57 MPG or 60 MPG, with electricity costs going up and gasoline prices low and getting lower, the Prius Eco will still be more economical in key markets to drive per mile than electric cars.

Enrolling with Reliant allows customers to secure a low electricity price and access tools to manage usage.

Beach bungalows can be as low as 800 rupees a night (# 10 p / n) with electricity and bathroom or 400 rupees a night for candelight and shared bathroom facilities; which shared between two people is the same price as a hostel dorm bed but WAY better.

They can build more coal plants, driving up their prices by competing with themselves; or they can flood their electricity markets with the maximum possible volume of non-coal power, enabling their existing fleet to operate at much lower costs and weakening the price power of coal exporters.

Cases with higher or lower world energy prices, represented by oil prices, have relatively little direct impact on power - sector emissions, as petroleum provides a small fraction of U.S. electricity generation.

Replacing electricity from Taiwan's operational and mothballed nuclear plants with natural gas would cost $ 2.85 billion per year for the natural gas purchases alone, at current low prices.

In addition, New Jersey, in common with many other states, allows homeowners to get credit for their solar electricity at retail prices while the energy being replaced could have been bought by the utility at much lower wholesale prices, a subsidy called net metering.

With a 5 % discount rate, which is about what one would expect a lot of homeowners to have for a home improvement like this, rooftop solar in Melbourne still produces electricity for less than half the cost of their low low retail electricty prices.

The majority of the revenue would be plowed into emissions - reduction programs and a transition fund to help low - income communities cope with rising gasoline and electricity prices.

«Households in Australia face relatively low retail electricity prices compared with many OECD economies.

It also directs those with battery storage or EVs to charge with renewables - generated electricity during the low - priced super off - peak period and use it during on - peak hours, he added.

However, low natural gas prices, increasingly affordable renewable technologies and grid improvements, declining demand for electricity, and costly age - and safety - related power plant repairs have led to some nuclear reactors being retiring abruptly, with little or no advance planning.

The interesting fact is that this «new business» for the LADWP could result in lower prices than would otherwise be the case, both for regular users of electricity and for motorists currently stuck with high - priced gasoline.

-- In Ontario, with limited economic hydro and expensive storage, it is mathematically impossible to achieve low CO2 emissions at reasonable electricity prices without nuclear generation.

It is closely allied with the North Carolina Solar Energy Alliance, to extend government mandates, tax credits, and other government assistance to a marginal electricity source that brings higher prices, lower reliability, and reduced ability of families, hospitals, schools, and businesses to meet tight budgets, says Civitas.

With its considerable wind energy resources, Oklahoma had the lowest electricity prices in the country last year.

Once the dominant source of U.S. electricity, it's been on the wane in recent years as it's struggled to comply with federal limits on mercury emissions and lower natural gas prices.

In Ontario, with limited economic hydro and expensive storage, it is mathematically impossible to achieve low CO2 emissions at reasonable electricity prices without nuclear generation.

Low natural gas market prices and their impacts on wholesale electricity prices, along with low energy growth since 2008 and a lack of stability in federal policy (such as the production tax credit), have influenced wind power deploymeLow natural gas market prices and their impacts on wholesale electricity prices, along with low energy growth since 2008 and a lack of stability in federal policy (such as the production tax credit), have influenced wind power deploymelow energy growth since 2008 and a lack of stability in federal policy (such as the production tax credit), have influenced wind power deployment.

People who read these stories are understandably left with the impression that the more solar and wind energy we produce, the lower electricity prices will become.

Local power storage can also be used for load - shifting in areas with tiered electricity rates, where higher prices charged for power during peak periods and off - peak periods have lower rates.

Coupled with the low and stable nature of electricity prices — which average $ 0.12 / kWh in the U.S. and can be significantly less for commercial and industrial users, falling to almost nothing when combined with local solar generation and storage — owners can expect to gain $ 200,000 or more in savings over a million miles based on fuel costs alone.

This guarantee forces Ontario to purchase electricity at a fixed price, regardless of the demand and lower production costs associated with the technological evolution of the sector.

«Advanced solar technology optimally sited on the utility grid offers secure, clean electricity at a lower fixed price with no compromises.

The great irony is that the US has been reducing CO2 emissions more than other countries with earlier government - mandated CO2 reductions through the ordinary working of market forces, which increasingly favor natural gas for electricity generation in the US because of its low price.

Several companies came along and broke that barrier down by offering $ 0 - down solar loans, with the price of the systems paid back over time but in monthly payments that are lower than the price of electricity from the grid.

With falling battery prices, lowered feed - in tariffs and increasing electricity rates across Europe, it has become increasingly attractive to raise the share of self - consumption of the photovoltaic electricity generated on the homeowners» roof rather than sell it to the grid.

Well yes, Chris, my arguement was that with the figures Quokka gave for the Kudamalam reactors nuclear will have a hard time competing with solar because solar will result in lower daytime electricity prices.

It is important to note that in the future, plug - in vehicles with large battery packs might be able to offer the largest benefits at the lowest costs if all the right factors fall into place, including low - cost batteries, low - emissions electricity, long battery life, and high gasoline prices.

Residential customers in most areas of the country are seeing lower retail electricity prices this year compared with the same time last year.

«Solar generators could offer very good prices because, first, their projects have very good solar irradiation in the north of Chile but second, in 2014 there were several changes in the electricity tender rules that allowed companies to offer in different hourly blocks and extended the contract term, with resulted in a higher competition, a higher participation of renewables and the lowest prices that we've seen in decades».

As electricity prices continue to rise while solar prices are at an all time low, investing in solar panels with a no money down, low cost loan puts the power in your hands, allowing you to lock in your monthly solar electricity cost, and take control of your path to energy independence.

«In some parts of the U.S., wind energy is now the cheapest source of electricity, even with today's low natural gas prices.»

The price of the electric Smart hasn't yet been released, but Daimler claims that operating costs will be low: «Based on German electricity prices it costs approximately two euros to drive the smart fortwo electric drive for 100 kilometres (even cheaper with off - peak electricity).

That's less than half the price of retail electricity power and a price low enough to compete with natural gas, coal, and nuclear power head to head in wholesale markets for what some might call «baseload» power.

If you account for the much lower cost of electricity vs. gasoline at a likely future cost of more than $ 5 per gallon, the Model S is equivalent to a gasoline car with a sticker price of about $ 30,000, such as a Ford Taurus, Honda Accord, or even a Toyota Avalon or BMW 3 - Series.

EMR will provide certainty to investors with long - term electricity price stability in low carbon generation

Negative power prices on the electricity exchange occur when a high and inflexible power generation appears simultaneously with low electricity demand.

Russia has 20 gigawatts of excess power capacity, with consumer electricity prices as low as 80 kopeks (1.3 cents) per kilowatt hour, which is less than in China, RMC said in the presentation.