Sentences with phrase «cost of fuel bills»

Debate surrounds the extent to which the Climate Change Act has driven the rise in cost of fuel bills, and is thus responsible for the rise in fuel poverty.

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Ms Cooper said: «HIPs and EPCs are already helping consumers to save hundreds of pounds off their fuel bills and are cutting search costs too.

The future strategic tanker aircraft has seen a # 336 million increase in cost because of fuel price inflation, but a failure to take advantage of opportunities to cut the overall bill on the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier was criticised by the public spending watchdog.

And while doing these big, country - changing things, we are doing everything possible to help people who are struggling with the cost of living: helping to freeze council tax for three years in a row; freezing fuel duty; cutting the income tax bills of 24 million taxpayers; taking two million of the lowest paid out of tax altogether.

Similarly, whilst motoring organisations could again cheer another cancelled fuel tax rise (billed as a win for hard working families), airlines and travel firms have been left exasperated by another rise in air passenger duty (APD), which will hike up the costs of summer holidays for those self - same families.

If temperatures return to more normal levels after two winters of abnormal warmth, the average heating bill across the Buffalo Niagara region is expected to jump by 26.5 percent — or about $ 123 — from last year's unusually affordable cost, according to National Fuel Gas Co..

Greene predicts that the expense of meeting the new CAFE standards proposed in the Senate bill would probably range between $ 1,000 and $ 3,000 per vehicle, an up - front cost that could be recouped in fuel savings within five years if the price of gasoline remains above $ 3 a gallon.

But a word of caution to all potential spendthrifts: the HDi costs # 1000 more than the faster, quicker, 40 kg lighter petrol version and it could take you over 25,000 miles before you reaped that back in fuel bills.

Billing question was sent to CS for the cost of labor to install a canister purge valve in the fuel system on a 2010 Ford Fusion with a 4L - 2.5 L engine.

Admittedly, it would take you around 70 years to recoup the cost of the transmission in road tax savings alone, but the better fuel bills should help soften the blow of the outlay and the automatic does suit the X3 well.

If you include the true ecological and economic costs of U.S. energy policy (including military expenditures) in the fossil fuel bill, that is even more obvious:

It's important to recall, as you gas up or pay your bill for heating oil, that there are invisible costs of many kinds attending the conveniences of the fossil - fuel age.

Similarly, the Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activitFuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activitfuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activities.

Moreover, pure market forces can not counter the hidden costs of dirty fuels, such as higher health bills and environmental damage.

A geothermal heat pump will save money on utility bills, especially with the rising costs of fossil fuels.

Somewhere there should also be a cost in human health bill for coal and gas — related to other aspects of fossil fuel epidemiology — like poisoning from mercury from coal emissions or asthma from aerosols from gas plants.

For example a chunk of the extra cost on domestic fuel bills is to fund energy saving measures (home insulation etc), which does have a (small) impact on emissions but is mainly aimed at cutting fuel bills for the poorest.

We can certainly agree that solar is in general * cleaner * than fossil fuels and would likely have some associated health benefits, but I don't feel it would be intellectually honest to include arguable cause / effect healthcare costs in the direct cost of energy units for the average American consumer as the statistical chance they personally will incur medical expenses directly related to their energy bill are exceedingly low.

It is a recipe for healthy prosperity that will save Marylanders between $ 1.3 billion and $ 7.3 billion a year (2011 dollars) in energy costs in 2050, even after making provisions for (i) assistance for low income households to pay no more than 6 percent of income on energy bills, (ii) proactive investments in communities now dependent on fossil - fuel - related jobs, and (iii) new job creation in underserved areas.

«Trump is standing up for the big fossil fuel industries, but Missourians will pay a cost in terms of worse air, more premature deaths, fewer jobs and higher utility bills,» said John Hickey, director of the Sierra Club's Missouri chapter.

As a recent example of what happens when low cost energy becomes more expensive, here is what occurred in the UK last year during the winter: «Fuel bills blamed for 50 % rise in winter deaths `

DECC was clearly worried about increased fuel bills - consumers pay the extra cost of the RO.

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The resulting savings on energy bills from reductions in electricity and fuel use more than offset the costs of these additional investments.

The report states: «The government is also under pressure to curb rising energy bills with 2.3 million of Britain's 27 million households deemed fuel poor, meaning the cost of heating their homes leaves them with income below the poverty line.»

It's also important to point out why fossil fuel electricity is relatively cheap in the United States: The behind - the - scenes costs of burning fuel that produces carbon dioxide and noxious pollutants — health care costs, environmental cleanup, and the current and future expenses of adapting to a warmer world — are not included in the US electric bill.

And because it increases fuel efficiency, thus cutting down on fueling costs, Sabertec's CEO Bill O'Brien thinks Blade has the potential to convert even the non-environmentally minded — which means big dividends in terms of environmental benefits.

But the bill also hands the Department of Transportation discretion to lower these targets if they're not «cost - effective,» a major weakness given DOT's record of timid fuel economy rulemaking.

Households that have dual - fuel (gas and electricity) bills had seen their energy costs rise from # 605 in 2004 to # 1060 in 2010, an increase of 75 %.

When factoring in the price of senior citizen apartments, you should not only consider the cost of rent but also the costs of general living expenses including any electrical and phone bills, groceries, fuel for your car (or public transit costs) and recreational activities.

I pay federal, state and local taxes and licensing fees, the retail cost of fuel and vehicle repair, various annual fees to the Department of Highway Safety, money for ongoing mandatory training through the Department of Highway safety and many, many more bills.

When you retire, some of your living costs might be lower than when you're working, while others, such as fuel bills, might be higher.