Sentences with phrase «because electric power companies»
None of the numbers regarding openings and closings are likely to matter in the long run because electric power companies are using less and less coal to generate electricity — the primary use of coal in the U.S.
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The reason NY officials chose to let power companies raise electric rates is because 36 municipal power suppliers petitioned the PSC committee.
Utility companies warn that the lost revenue from solar - powered costumers will necessitate price increases for people without solar panels, because the electric grid and other critical infrastructure must still be maintained.
He said coal power generation is no longer socially acceptable in many parts of the country and most electric power companies prefer natural gas and renewables because they cost less.
The industry has faltered because of declining global demand and low natural gas prices, which have encouraged electric power companies to use gas instead of coal to generate electricity, said Ray Rasker, executive director of Headwaters Economics, an independent research group focusing on the economic implications of land management decisions in the West.
Perhaps that's because neither Appalachian Power nor its parent company, American Electric Power, own any gas pipelines.
In the UK and in China, they grew to occupy sizeable percentage of total energy production, partly due to the hydro - electric companies but also because solar and wind power have built a large following in the private and public industry.