Sentences with phrase «concerns about electricity»

Indeed, concerns about electricity use was one of the main reasons that the government is taking action.

As such, there are concerns about its electricity use could have large - scale environmental effects.

Faced with growing concerns about electricity generation due to growing demand, the U.S. is on the verge of a coal - fired power plant building boom.

So much for concerns about electricity prices.

The most recent reported that 71 % of Australians are worried about how much food and groceries cost, topped only by concerns about electricity, fuel and healthcare costs.

As such, there are concerns about its electricity use could have large - scale environmental effects.

«We are concerned about our electricity bills.

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On concerns about power use, Bakken said his personal electricity bill had risen 5 percent from charging his car at home and fears of surge demand were overblown.

While Sunrun sells itself to customers as a hassle - free way to save on their electricity bills rather than just a do - gooder environmental option, Jurich's interest in solar stems from a deep concern about air quality that crystallized while she was working in smoggy China.

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

Swain said the cancellations occurred when electricity distributors became concerned about storage triggering price spikes.

One of the big concerns about comparing Puerto Rico to other blackout events — as Rhodium did in the first chart — is that not every country tracks power data as well as others, and some countries are still electrifying (there are still 1.1 billion people around the world who don't have electricity), explained Peter Marsters, a research analyst at Rhodium.

Energy efficiency is not a primary concern, because operation is inexpensive — a typical ceiling fan running 24 hours a day consumes about 60 kilowatt - hours a month, for an average electricity cost of about six dollars.

Despite widespread concern about potential human health impacts from hydraulic fracturing, the lifetime toxic chemical releases associated with coal - generated electricity are 10 to 100 times greater than those from electricity generated with natural gas obtained via fracking, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Despite long - standing public concern about the safety of nuclear energy, more and more people are realizing that it may be the most environmentally friendly way to generate large amounts of electricity.

If electric cars could recharge while driving down a highway, it would virtually eliminate concerns about their range and lower their cost, perhaps making electricity the standard fuel for vehicles.

THE ELECTRICITY supply industry needs to take seriously community concerns about the health risks of electromagnetic fields (EMFs).

Of course, the barriers to a fast expansion of the world's nuclear power plants, whether for electricity or fuel manufacturing, remain daunting — including everything from the lack of permanent waste - disposal options to tough financing and persistent public concerns about safety.

At the heart of the issue, it would seem to me, is a fundamental market failure in the energy market concerning the pricing of electricity, namely that it fails completely to account for the societal cost of global warming brought about through emissions.

«Alec is very concerned about the potential economic impact of greenhouse gas regulation on electricity prices and the harm EPA regulations may have on the economic recovery,» the resolution reads.

The governor said he is concerned about the proposed regulations» impact on electricity prices.

Aside from misplaced concern by the loony left about CO2 and climate change there's no incentive to change how electricity is generated and consumed.

And for those concerned about carbon footprint, all that water is pumped electrically — and the biggest proportion of US electricity, nearly half of the total, is generated by the most carbon intensive method — burning coal.

Nuclear powered reactors are capable of producing vast amounts of electricity with no greenhouse gas emissions, which is clearly a great benefit given current concerns about climate change.

It could be due to a range of factors, the scientists say, from «a well - financed opposition» to the Cape Wind project on Cape Cod, to increasing public awareness and concern about changing climate and «global warming,» to health impacts and the recent electricity rate hikes in Delaware.

Electricity generation from nuclear power worldwide increases from 2.6 trillion kilowatthours in 2010 to 5.5 trillion kilowatthours in 2040, as concerns about energy security and greenhouse gas emissions support the development of new nuclear generating capacity.

Concerns about the grid are linked to the fast - changing mix of electricity sources, particularly the loss of our most reliable and resilient sources of electricity, such as coal and nuclear power.

With utilities and grid operators increasingly concerned about meeting big peak demand ramps in metropolitan load centers, rooftop solar's potential coincident electricity supply has become more valuable.

The problem is both the high cost per BTU and importing it from countries that hate us, neither of which is a great concern for electricity unless you're worried about CO2 production and I'm not concerned about CO2 production which I consider a huge net benefit to agriculture and, in the future, a handy source of carbon for the fabrication of durable goods.

This sudden change caused electricity prices to rise and raised concerns about Japan's ability to meet its emissions reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol first commitment period (Jan. 1, 2008 — Dec. 31, 2012).

Reasons for the drop - off include concerns about project quality and inadequate electricity transmission and grid infrastructure, which prompted the government to approve fewer projects and to restrict lending.

ABEC's promotion of coal - generated electricity ignores or downplays concerns about current industry emission levels and their links to health and environmental concerns.

While concerns about Ontario's electricity bills mount, with families increasingly finding it hard to pay the «hydro bills,» Ontario's new Energy minister revealed in a Global TV interview that he doesn't know that the situation is a crisis... in fact, he doesn't know much about the entire portfolio.

Given the evident concern about nuclear waste, it will be interesting to see if there is any reactions from young people to the governments recent admission that, on current NDA plans, the proposed Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is not expected to be available to take spent fuel from new nuclear power stations until around 2130, which they note «is approximately 50 years after the likely end of electricity generation for the first new nuclear power station».

Remote electricity systems, and even large cities concerned about storms and terrorist attacks, are increasingly looking to microgrid technology to meet their energy needs.

The IEA Survey raises concerns about the new Energy Strategy's insistence on reducing the share of natural gas in electricity generation in order to reduce Russia's heavy dependence on natural gas.

The head of Solar - Gem, Khimji Vaghjiani, said solar power had «enormous scope» in India, as 80,000 villages have no electricity and plans for conventional power plants are often delayed over land or environmental concerns about pollution.

Environmental concerns have led to new efficiency standards for domestic appliances, and smart meters may regulate our electricity usage from afar, while we are constantly told to reduce our consumption of everything and there is serious discussion about how procreation should be limited to save the planet.

In other words, Germans actually are seriously concerned about carbon emissions, and they are not going to celebrate some minor downturn in the smallest of the three main energy sectors (Germany consumes roughly a fifth of its energy as electricity, but 2/5 as motor fuel and 2/5 as heat).

I don't have any concerns about increasing electricity costs, or brown outs, or any hint that my «lifestyle maintenance» is threatened.

As concerns about climate change and water scarcity mount, wind becomes increasingly attractive compared to conventional electricity sources.

Iggy is evidently going to cover «common concerns about energy issues, from improving the shared electricity grid to constructing natural gas pipelines that can easily flow fuel across the border.

As I noted earlier, with concerns about climate change mounting, the era of coal - fired electricity generation in the United States may be coming to a close.

I am aware of people making the argument that the big push by the nuclear industry for enormous government subsidies to find a massive expansion of nuclear power on the basis that nuclear power is «THE ANSWER» to global warming is a fraud that dishonestly and cynically takes advantage of growing concern about the very real problem of global warming, and I make that argument myself (because even a quite large expansion of nuclear electricity generation would have little effect on overall GHG emissions, at great cost, taking too long to achieve even that little effect, while misdirecting resources that could more effectively be applied elsewhere).

In October 2012 I wrote an entry about the General Court judgment that annulled the Commission decision in the Greek Lignite - saga, concerning the Greek state - owned electricity company DEI that benefitted from the exclusive right to mine for lignite (brown coal) which, according to the Commission, distorted competition.

If you're concerned about energy use, it's a great city, as well, since Oakland is the number one consumer of electricity from renewable resources.

Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund Managing Director, has expressed her concern about the growth of electricity consumption by cryptocurrency miners.

Many experts have expressed concerns about the gigantic electricity consumption of cryptocurrency mining, by arguing that it potentially damages the global environment.

Contributors are also concerned about likely disproportionate impact of climate change on Indigenous Australians in rural and remote regions, and on Australia's developing neighbours, and interested in the implications of a proposed policing role for the Australian Competition and Consumer Council (ACCC) on electricity prices post-repeal.