Sentences with phrase «buy electricity and gas»

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Canada is the biggest U.S. supplier of foreign oil, and it buys some U.S. crude and sells it gasoline, natural gas and electricity.

One recommendation by the alliance takes aim at Ontario government energy policy that could also double as climate policy, as the province has curtailed greenhouse gas emissions coming from the electricity sector by closing coal - fired power plants, invested in costly solar and wind energy projects, and instituted a cap - and - trade system that requires businesses to buy permits to cover their carbon emissions.

Other similar things might be investing in supermarkets and «consumer staples» (because if your weekly shopping basket inflates, their shares and divis probably will too) or investing in healthcare as a hedge against future healthcare costs inflating or investing in utilities as a hedge against utilities bills rising (I've yet to buy any but I quite like the idea of owning enough ~ 7 % yielding Centrica for the divis to cover the gas and electricity bills) or investing in travel and tourism companies as a hedge against holiday costs inflating.

The ACCC will allow businesses in the Eastern Energy Buying Group to establish a joint energy purchasing group and run joint tender processes for electricity and gas for 11 years

The budget proposes to end a sales - tax exemption for commercial transmission and distribution of gas or electricity bought from energy service companies.

The typical family's carbon footprint is only about 1/4 to 1/3 due to it's direct use of electricity, natural gas and petroleum — the rest comes from all the stuff we buy (including that which is bought for us, like roads and airports).

In the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC, I buy 100 % wind - generated electricity through PEPCO Energy Services, and it is only slightly more expensive than PEPCO's «standard service» which is about 57 % coal, 35 % nuclear, 5 % natural gas, and 1 % oil.

It also costs a lot less to charge an EV than it does to buy gas or diesel, and if you consider powering your EV with a home solar installation, you can even bring the costs down further — you can use Solar - Estimate's tools to learn more about that and work out the rates of return you would get from installing solar panels given your electricity usage and location.

Our Best Buys for green electricity and gas tariffs are Ecotricity and Good Energy, as both of these companies do something that makes a difference to the world.

And unlike the electricity industry, in which market forces have pushed utilities toward cleaner energy, including natural gas and renewable sources, relatively low gasoline prices in recent years have led consumers to pay less attention to fuel economy when they buy new caAnd unlike the electricity industry, in which market forces have pushed utilities toward cleaner energy, including natural gas and renewable sources, relatively low gasoline prices in recent years have led consumers to pay less attention to fuel economy when they buy new caand renewable sources, relatively low gasoline prices in recent years have led consumers to pay less attention to fuel economy when they buy new cars.

Electricity is bought and sold in a «free» market, as far as any are in fact totally «free» — the price of electricity is linked to that of gas and oil and coal and carbon, and it is also driven by supply and demand — it gets dearer in the cold weather when we use more (generallyElectricity is bought and sold in a «free» market, as far as any are in fact totally «free» — the price of electricity is linked to that of gas and oil and coal and carbon, and it is also driven by supply and demand — it gets dearer in the cold weather when we use more (generallyelectricity is linked to that of gas and oil and coal and carbon, and it is also driven by supply and demand — it gets dearer in the cold weather when we use more (generally speaking).

Four federal agencies settled a lawsuit with environmental groups Wednesday and agreed to buy thousands of vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, ethanol, propane and other alternative fuels.

The same applies to household use of electricity and gas: suppliers will have to buy the permits, and pass the additional cost on to consumers.

In addition to the above, our website has advice on other areas where you might experience problems including gas and electricity, consumer affairs (including your rights when buying goods and services) as well as some advice on resolving your legal problems.

When houses are bought and sold, the economy thrives on furniture sales, renovations, home decorating, communication tools, computer sales, software needs, transportation needs, oil, gas, electricity and so on.

He quotes MidAmerican chairman and CEO David Sokol, «Almost everyone has bought a home and had the frustration of waiting two or three days to get their cable TV, phone, gas, electricity, meter read, the this, the that.