Cap - and - trade functions as an energy tax in large part because it is designed to suppress and, ultimately, eliminate electricity production from coal, America's most abundant and
affordable electricity fuel.
Not exact matches
A study by the New York
Affordable Reliable
Electricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same t
Electricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale
electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same t
electricity market prices (that is the price of
fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same time period.
There are two carbon - fiber
fuel tanks to hold 5 kilograms of hydrogen at 10,000 psi, a
fuel cell to produce
electricity through the processing of hydrogen, a pack of
affordable, reliable nickel - metal - hydride batteries to store the
electricity, and a 113 - kW (151 - hp) motor to power the front - wheel - drive platform.
Kerry will likely face resistance in seeking lockstep commitments, of course, given that India's prime challenge is bringing reliable
electricity and
affordable fuels by any means to its billion - plus citizens — some 400 million of whom were unaffected by last year's blackouts because they have no access to
electricity at all.
Instead, developing countries desperately need to replace such primitive and dirty
fuels with
electricity, the most
affordable sources of which are fossil
fuels.
Adding more wind energy to the
electricity grid makes the system more
affordable and reliable because wind has no
fuel cost and delivers valuable services that make the grid more resilient.
The lack of
affordable electricity in poor countries is responsible for poverty and at least three million deaths a year from indoor smoke, yet western countries and international institutions largely refuse to support the cheapest source of
electricity, fossil
fuels.
In summary, as more renewable energy is added to the grid, it gives us clean
electricity, diversifies our energy mix, and can even help bring quick and
affordable power to areas that fossil
fuels and traditional grids may not easily reach.
When, during the hearing, Epstein noted that the lack of
affordable fuel - based
electricity contributes to infant deaths in the third - world country of Gambia, California's Senator Boxer slammed him for not having the proper scientific credentials:
«Solar power is a prime choice in developing an
affordable and feasible global power source that can substitute fossil
fuels in all the world's climate zones... PV solar
electricity can provide decentralised energy supply at the very place it is consumed.»
The stakes are high, particularly in view of the Obama EPA's war on coal mining, coal - fired power plants, businesses and industries that require reliable,
affordable electricity — and families, communities and entire states whose jobs, health and welfare will suffer under this anti-fossil
fuel agenda.
A far less costly option, although still a fossil -
fueled one, might be the as - yet - unreleased $ 6,800 Elio Motors vehicle, which is touted as being capable of getting 84 mpg, but there's another contender in the race to build clean
affordable vehicles, and instead of being powered by
electricity, the $ 10,000 AIRPod boasts of being a «Zero Pollution Vehicle» because it runs on compressed air.
Affordable drones are completely safe — they run off of clean
electricity, unlike traditional aircraft which use vast amounts of fossil
fuel.
It would «cause double - digit
electricity price increases in 40 states» and «would prevent struggling communities from accessing reliable and
affordable fuel sources, which could eventually lead to poor families choosing between putting healthy food on the table or turning their heater on in the winter.»