Sentences with phrase «behind neighboring states»

Environmentalists countered that Utah seems to be content with falling behind neighboring states, where old coal - fired plants are being required to use SCR.

Dominion takes baby steps on renewable energy, and elected officials express their gratitude without noticing how dismally far behind our neighboring states we remain.

Not exact matches

If company officials had, they would have found a state that finished 29th overall, with the second worst education system in the country (behind neighboring Arizona).

He admits that New York is behind many other states, including neighboring states like Massachusetts, where all toll booths have been removed from the Massachusetts Turnpike.

She's worried about falling behind students at neighboring schools, with whom she will soon be competing for a slot at Mississippi State University.

Connecticut, once a national leader in clean and renewable energy and energy efficiency, has slipped behind many other states, including its neighbors.

For a state that has consistently provided thought and legislation leadership on renewable energy issues, its programs to help offset the high cost of solar installations have lagged behind neighbors like New York.

But, he added, «It still remains challenging to attract investment in Virginia due to the disparity in incentives to solar in our state as compared with our neighboring states, especially for behind - the - meter third party owned solar.

Once a national leader in these categories, in recent years the state has slipped behind many others, including neighbors New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, each of which is pursuing aggressive, if not radical, clean energy agendas and taking risks with policies never attempted before.

The average homeowner in the state gained $ 26,000 in equity during the final three months of 2016, behind only West Coast neighbors Washington ($ 31,000) and Oregon ($ 27,000).