Sentences with phrase «by state utility commissions»

He has been a successful advocate for companies regulated by state utility commissions for more than 25 years.

These are overseen by the state utility commission.»

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Property taxes in the U.S. are a complicated patchwork of different policies set by states, cities and counties as well as local school boards, fire departments and utility commissions.

Those comments, plus inquiries sent to the utilities by the commission staff, showed that efforts to harden the state's electric grid «have worked» to minimize damage to the system, Ballinger said.

FPL took part in a two - day workshop in Tallahassee, presented by the Florida Public Service Commission, which was designed to review the preparedness and restoration actions of FPL and other state public utilities in last September's storm and 2016's Hurricane Matthew.

A report by the California Public Utilities Commission is due out this fall on the costs and benefits of rooftop solar that may help determine the direction regulators and lawmakers take on net metering programs in the state.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

An investigatory panel created by Cuomo recommends that the state's Public Service Commission, or PSC, be given more powers to regulate electric utilities and to impose higher monetary fines.

The state Department of Motor Vehicles is being run by a deputy commissioner, while the Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities, has one of its five seats unfilled.

Gov. Cuomo has named a 10 - member commission to look into the poor response by utilities and state agencies in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

18 - A (TED Part S) Executive Budget - In accordance with the recommendations of the New York State Tax relief Commission, Part S of the TED Article VII legislation, would reduce the Public Service Law § 18 - a (6) Temporary State Energy and Utility Service Conservation Assessment (Temporary Assessment) by a total of $ 200 million per year by eliminating the assessment on industrial utility customers and accelerate the phase out for all other cusUtility Service Conservation Assessment (Temporary Assessment) by a total of $ 200 million per year by eliminating the assessment on industrial utility customers and accelerate the phase out for all other cusutility customers and accelerate the phase out for all other customers.

With roughly 15,000 Orange County residents still without power, County Executive Edward Diana has called on the State Public Service Commission to review local utility companies» performance in response to damage and outages left by the storm.

POUGHKEEPSIE — Central Hudson and IBEW Local 320 have negotiated a new contract for utility workers, who would become employees of Fortis, Inc. should the buyout of CH Energy Group be approved by the State Public Service Commission.

New York State's Public Service Commission has ordered New York City's utility Con Edison to replace 70 miles of pipe per year by 2016.

The Golden State's Legislature has ordered the California Public Utilities Commission to retool NEM by 2015.

Perhaps the state's most striking advance was the approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas in 2005 of a plan to build a matrix of new transmission lines across west and central Texas to tap the full potential of its wind power.

In fact, another agency is specifically tasked with leading that charge: the California Public Utilities Commission is responsible by law for ensuring that publicly owned utilities in the state get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by the end of this year (although the utilities have until 2013 to prove that they have complied) and 33 percentUtilities Commission is responsible by law for ensuring that publicly owned utilities in the state get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by the end of this year (although the utilities have until 2013 to prove that they have complied) and 33 percentutilities in the state get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by the end of this year (although the utilities have until 2013 to prove that they have complied) and 33 percentutilities have until 2013 to prove that they have complied) and 33 percent by 2020.

When the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) challenged Ohio businesses to reduce kilowatt usage or face penalty fees, Coastal had already taken the initiative to reduce energy use by upgrading our equipment and lighting to fuel - efficient state - of - the - art options, and was one of 13 Ohio businesses to earn this recognition.

In the short term, EEI and individual utilities have responded by fighting policies that encourage efficiency and rooftop solar in state legislatures and utility commissions around the country.

This is because areas in the state served by other utilities have already reached the 5 percent cap on total net metered generation set by the California Public Utilities Commission to trigger the enactment of the new net meteriutilities have already reached the 5 percent cap on total net metered generation set by the California Public Utilities Commission to trigger the enactment of the new net meteriUtilities Commission to trigger the enactment of the new net metering rules.

State solar organizations will gain membership and influence throughout the U.S. as net energy metering and rate design issues are tackled by state public utility commissState solar organizations will gain membership and influence throughout the U.S. as net energy metering and rate design issues are tackled by state public utility commissstate public utility commissions.

It is supported by an alliance of the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, utilities, regional energy networks, local governments, businesses, and nonprofits to help communities meet state and local energy and climate actiUtilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, utilities, regional energy networks, local governments, businesses, and nonprofits to help communities meet state and local energy and climate actiutilities, regional energy networks, local governments, businesses, and nonprofits to help communities meet state and local energy and climate action goals.

-- Not later than 3 months after the date of adoption by the Commission of national electricity grid planning principles pursuant to paragraph (1), entities that conduct or may conduct transmission planning pursuant to State, tribal, or Federal law or regulation, including States, Indian tribes, entities designated by States and Indian tribes, Federal Power Marketing Administrations, transmission providers, operators and owners, regional organizations, and electric utilities, and that are willing to incorporate the national electricity grid planning principles adopted by the Commission in their electric grid planning, shall identify themselves and the regions for which they propose to develop plans to the Commission.

With solar prices coming down, utility - scale solar is popping up all over the state, but the utility has little incentive to switch its power supply to this lower cost alternative because they are guaranteed a reasonable rate of return by the state's public utility commission.

Abstract: In 2016, the New York Public Service Commission enacted the Clean Energy Standard (CES), under which 50 % of all electricity sold by the state's utilities must come from renewable generating resources by 2030, and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) must be reduced by 40 %.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week issued its annual assessment of the California Solar Initiative, a $ 2.2 billion effort to install 1,940 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity across the state by 2016.

Time was of the essence as California governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Energy Commission and California Independent System Operator (CAISO) clubbing together to address the energy shortages triggered by the methane leak.

note 10, p. 8; «Chapter 8.8: California Solar Initiative,» in California State Legislature, Statutes 2006, SB1, Chapter 132 (Sacramento, CA: 21 August 2006); California Public Utilities Commission, California Solar Initiative Program Handbook (San Francisco, CA: January 2009), p. 91; Sara Parker, «Maryland Expands RPS: 1,500 MW Solar by 2022,» Renewable Energy Access, 12 April 2007; New Jersey's Clean Energy Program, «FAQ: NJ Solar Financing Program,» fact sheet (Newark, NJ: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, 12 September 2007).

«If the proposal is approved by the state's Public Utilities Commission,» I wrote, «California's carbon dioxide emissions will either increase or decline far less than if Diablo Canyon's two reactors, which generated about 9 percent of the state's electricity last year, remained in operation.

The Energy Trust of Oregon, an independent nonprofit group created by the Oregon Public Utility Commission and charged with «encouraging energy market transformation» in the state, according to its Web site, is using the Earth Advantage rating system in a pilot project involving 200 Portland homes.

According to the California Energy Commission, 12 percent of the renewable - energy contracts signed by publicly owned utilities since 2002 — when the state's renewable - energy portfolio was established — have been canceled and another 20 percent have been delayed.

With oversight from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), the Clean Jobs Bill (CJB) would improve the state's energy efficiency by requiring utilities to cut demand 20 % by 2025.

The Proposal was negotiated by NRDC, PG&E and others is being proposed to the California Public Utilities Commission, which could allow it to become state policy.

13The amount of coal distributed by State of origin and State of destination is reported on Form EIA - 6, «Coal Distribution Report,» for consuming sectors other than electric utilities, and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 423, «Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants,» for utility coal by rank.

CEC based its definition of net - zero - energy performance, and many of its recommendations, on a report by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC), which states that a goal of «no net purchases from the electricity or gas grid» may be met with energy - efficient design and «onsite clean distributed generation.»

* Claims: As reported by Becki Gray, Carolina Journal, Nov. 3, 2015; Claims Source: The Renewable Portfolio Standards NC (Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University / Strata Policy), Feb. 2015 + NC Department of Revenue, Renewable Energy Property http://www.dornc.com/publications/incentives/2015/index.html ^ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2005 - 2009: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST370000000000003 ~ NC Utilities Commission attorney, as reported by The News & Observer, Apr. 22, 2015: http://www.wral.com/proposed-rollback-on-nc-renewable-energy-requirements-again-rejected/14599311/ ** NC Sustainable Energy Association, 2015 Clean Energy Industry Census, + + RTI International, Economic and Rate Impact Analysis of Clean Energy Development in North Carolina — 2015 Update, Feb. 2015 ^ ^ TechNet letter submitted on behalf of Apple, Google and Facebook to NC General Assembly, May 2015: http://cleanenergync.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Apple-Inc.-Facebook-Inc.-Google-Inc.pdf

Another 500MW of energy storage procurement targets have been bestowed onto California's three main investor - owned utilities by the state's Public Utilities» Commission (PUC), on top of an existing 1.325 GWutilities by the state's Public Utilities» Commission (PUC), on top of an existing 1.325 GWUtilities» Commission (PUC), on top of an existing 1.325 GW mandate.

In 2013, Arizona Public Service asked the state utility commission to address the cost shift by modifying net metering for future solar adopters.

An August decision by the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) approving New York's Clean Energy Standard included a provision requiring the state's investor - owned utilities and other energy suppliers to pay for the intrinsic value of carbon - free emissions from nuclear power plants by purchasing «Zero - Emission Credits» (ZEC).

We have extensive experience representing public utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), including litigating service territory matters, defending and prosecuting complaints and other disputes filed by and against public utilities, representing companies seeking PUCO certification and representing companies in all aspects of state regulatory coutilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), including litigating service territory matters, defending and prosecuting complaints and other disputes filed by and against public utilities, representing companies seeking PUCO certification and representing companies in all aspects of state regulatory coUtilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), including litigating service territory matters, defending and prosecuting complaints and other disputes filed by and against public utilities, representing companies seeking PUCO certification and representing companies in all aspects of state regulatory coutilities, representing companies seeking PUCO certification and representing companies in all aspects of state regulatory compliance.

But before those companies can realize their ride - hailing robot taxi ambitions, they have to wait for the state to adopt a proposal issued by the California Public Utilities Commission.