Sentences with phrase «by electricity consumers»

Now, FITs do make electricity more expensive, since the cost of subsidizing that higher fixed rate is absorbed by all electricity consumers.

Price swings are often felt more acutely by electricity consumers in states that rely more heavily on natural gas.

And the cost of all this — to no benefit except to the wind power industry itself — is paid by all electricity consumers, including the poorest, and damages the British economy which is fragile enough as it is.»

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has started investigating alleged collusion by some electricity consumers, power firms» workers and meter manufacturers to steal electricity by bypassing the meter.

External costs are not included in the building and operation of any power plant, and are not paid by the electricity consumer, but by the community generally.

Not exact matches

«Whole new services we can't even imagine will be enabled by the fact that we will soon be buyers and sellers of electricity, rather than just consumers.

The consumer ratings agency compared the cost of a Tesla solar roof in New York, Texas and California and deemed that — depending on factors such as electricity cost and sun exposure — the numbers generated by Tesla's Solar Roof calculator check out.

While the Ontario government's recently updated long - term energy plan said the province's industrial electricity consumers currently face prices lower than that of the average for the Great Lakes region, the plan also showed that the cost will rise to $ 116 per megawatt hour by 2035, a nearly 40 per cent increase from the projected 2017 price of $ 83 per megawatt hour.

We know that while consumers are strongly attracted to «free TV,» they also spend an enormous sum supporting it, through the purchase of their TV sets, the cost of electricity, and the add - on costs to every item they purchase which is advertised, not to mention the lost revenue in tax - deductible billions spent by advertisers.

They can support sustainable energy sources for home electricity — and move away from fossil fuels — by signing up for «Make the Switch,» a partnership between Mass Audubon and the nonprofit Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance (Mass Energy).

The policy that attracted the most attention was the commitment to help tackle the «cost - of - living crisis» by freezing gas and electricity prices until 2017 to give time to «reset the market» in favour of consumers.

This is coming as the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, reveals that less than 40 percent of electricity bills are paid by consumers and as a result higher tariffs are expected to be levied in a bid to plug the loss in powElectricity Distributors, ANED, reveals that less than 40 percent of electricity bills are paid by consumers and as a result higher tariffs are expected to be levied in a bid to plug the loss in powelectricity bills are paid by consumers and as a result higher tariffs are expected to be levied in a bid to plug the loss in power revenue.

Npower has blamed rising wholesale prices - up 66 per cent for electricity and 60 per cent for gas over the last year - but ministers are sceptical this cost has to be borne by consumers so swiftly.

The decision has one down - side that the electricity market reform will have to resolve: by dropping the CCS levy on consumers and committing to taxpayer funding, it reduces the incentive of the existing power companies to engage with CCS, and reinforces the need for a strong emissions performance standard to ensure they have clarity about the low carbon direction of the electricity market.

Cuomo's plan to bail out upstate nuclear plants could end up raising electricity expenditures for health systems around the state by at least $ 13.4 million, according to a report by a consumer utility advocacy group.

In fact, EPA has predicted that efficiency improvements undertaken to meet state - level goals will ultimately lower monthly electricity bills for consumers, by lowering overall demand.

Several start - up companies aim to help people cut costs, flex their muscles as consumers to promote green energy, and usher in a more efficient energy grid — all by unleashing smart software on everyday electricity usage.

But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers.

«In just the last decade, we've had a technology bubble, an oil bubble and a housing bubble, not to mention the Enron fiasco and California's electricity crisis, each of which was least partially caused by speculators and manipulators trying to make a buck at the expense of consumers,» English said.

Renewable energy sources could help plug these gaps: A U.S. Department of Energy study declared in 2001 that renewables could meet 20 percent of the nation's electricity supply by 2020 at a cost increase to consumers of just over 4 percent.

A new survey of consumer attitudes released today by Accenture indicates that U.S. consumers are more interested in smart grid applications that save them money and automate the management of their electricity use, rather than giving them direct control over heating, cooling and appliances as prices fluctuate during the day.

At the same time, he added, the government's feed - in tariff, the costs of which are shared by the government and electricity customers, has resulted in «more and more consumers hav [ing] to pay higher electricity charges to utilities.»

A $ 10 charge per ton would raise the consumer price of electricity by about a penny a kilowatt - hour.

(C) Cost - effective energy efficiency programs for end - use consumers of electricity, natural gas, home heating oil, or propane, including, where appropriate, programs or mechanisms administered by local governments and entities other than the State.

With dynamic pricing, provided from the power market and smart meters, installed by utility companies it is now possible for consumers to sell electricity back to the grid and trade it like a typical commodity.

Researchers get electricity via consumer - grade generators, collect drinking water by melting ice, and typically wear earplugs at night to drown out the near - constant howling of the wind.

Electricity generated by a schools solar panels is either used in the school itself or sent to the local grid to be used by other consumers nearby.

Consumer Reports has based their fuel economy calculations for the Volt being operated by electricity 70 percent of the time and gasoline 30 percent of the time.

Powered by a 1900 mAh battery, Honor frees consumers from the inconvenience of searching for an electricity source, allowing them to share and connect for up to three days on a single charge — the longest battery life among smartphones in the 4 - inch screen range.

By purchasing RECs and other credible carbon offsets AFTER reducing electricity use as much as possible, consumers and corporations can support the additional development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

The U.S. experience suggests that a more efficient gas market, marked by flexible pricing and fueled by indigenous unconventional resources that are produced sustainably, can reduce coal use, CO2 emissions and consumers» electricity bills, without harming energy security.

So if the world moves toward a system for tracking emissions, who is responsible for a particular batch of carbon dioxide — the company that mined and sold the coal, the power plant that burned it, the consumer who buys the exported widget made with the electricity generated by that combustion, or...?

A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light - duty vehicles — cars and small trucks — via a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels like biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices.

Using data from the province's electricity market operator, this joint study by Energy Probe and Consumer Policy Institute1 estimates that at least $ 1.7 billion in wind subsidies have been given to wind farm operators in Ontario since 2006, the earliest date for data.

Electric power transmission is the process by which electricity is transported over long distances to consumers.

An improved electricity standard with 10 % efficiency would result in an extra $ 66 billion in cumulative consumer savings by 2030 — potential savings that ACELA left on the table.

A fair slice of the $ 2 billion annual return on investment required by investors would be recouped via power bills in the form of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs): a Federal Tax on all Australian electricity consumers (see our post here)-- which effectively underwrite every wind farm investment.

By using a wind turbine to produce most of, or all of the electricity they need, consumers can protect themselves from future increases in the cost of utility - provided electricity.

Last month the chairman of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's Natural Gas Subcommittee noted in the Washington Post that increased supplies from shale «has meant, since 2009, that consumers» costs of natural gas to heat homes or generate electricity have fallen by more than half.»

See the «Electrical Association for Women» as an example of a «consumer» group created to persuade UK consumers to buy electrical appliances (and use them during the day), and funded by the electricity supply industry.

India is currently the world's third largest energy consumer; this position will be consolidated over the coming years driven by economic development, urbanisation, improved electricity access and an expanding manufacturing base.

Yet despite huge financial investment no conventional power plant has yet been shut down while Danish electricity costs to consumers are the highest in Europe, according to research by energy researcher, Dr. Vic Mason.

While RGGI didn't induce enough of a price signal to directly reduce emissions at the covered power plants, the activities funded by auction revenue did offer benefits including «emission reduction, consumer savings via lower electricity bills, and job creation,» according to CRS.

Small (< 5 MW) geothermal projects could provide consumers with the same distributed power flexibility provided by solar and wind production with the additional benefit of being a more reliable base load source of electricity.

The results echo a similar study undertaken by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, which found that Americans «support setting strict limits on carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal - fired plants,» by a nearly 2 - to - 1 margin — «even if the cost of electricity to consumers and companies increases.»

California will soon receive 50 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources thanks to a state law passed in 2015, and wind power will continue to play a significant role in the California energy supply, locking in additional consumer savings by 2030.

«As costs for renewable technologies and the feed - in tariffs have dropped drastically over the last years,» by 80 percent, Baron noted, «new installations of renewable electricity capacity [are] no longer a burden for the consumer bills.»

By installing solar panels on their homes, consumers are able to effectively lock in the price of electricity they will pay in the years ahead, acting as an insulator against future rises in electricity prices since the systems installed in homes today are expected to last approximately thirty years.

EVs will be responsible for even fewer emissions as their technology improves and more electricity is generated by renewables.1 Already, EVs are a commercially available technology that can save consumers money, even when gas prices are low.

Through Nexamp's Solarize My Bill Community Solar program, the value of the electricity generated by Nexamp's solar projects is credited to participating energy consumers to offset their electricity costs.