It was especially important for bitcoin miners: as mining passed from solitary enthusiasts to large firms, who sold bitcoins to
cover their electricity costs, they felt a greater need to protect themselves from possible price declines.
«In recent years, being a part of a pool has been the only way to profit from mining, but this method often doesn't even
cover electricity costs associated with Proof - of - Work (PoW) mining.
Not exact matches
Just so long as it
covers the
cost of the
electricity it uses, as well as the extra parts I bought for the experiment.
Las Vegas - based Gleason Partners proposed
covering some sections of the wall with solar panels and said that selling
electricity from it could eventually
cover the
cost of construction.
The threat, often referred to as the «utility death spiral,» goes like this: as customers choose to install solar panels or adopt energy efficiency measures, a utility will sell fewer units of energy and has to increase what it charges for
electricity to ensure that it can still
cover its fixed
costs, such as grid maintenance and labor.
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.
Given the high
cost of producing one Bitcoin in the UK, which apparently is about 8,400 dollars, the majority of the funds raised will
cover the
cost of
electricity, as the company plans to 1280 Bitcoins.
It's also one reason the state - owned
electricity monopoly is repeatedly unable to
cover its
costs with earnings and instead requires a federal subsidy every year.
Questions — talks with EU partners on economic and financial issues, Available funds for Police and Crime panels to
cover start - up and first - year running
costs, Promoting lower
electricity bills through the uptake of voltage optimisation, The effect the lack of a public inquiry into the death of Pat Finucane may have on British — Irish relations and on the Finucane family.
Speaking on the issue, Kushal Dutta, managing director of Jovago Nigeria expressed, «One of the highest
cost e-commerce companies in Nigeria
cover is
electricity.
Twenty rooftops along East Fourth and East Third streets were busy being
covered in a reflective white coating as a way to cut cooling
costs and conserve
electricity.
By producing
electricity from the organic matter in wastewater, a new microbial battery may more than
cover the
costs of water purification.
FASO will receive the lion's share of the academy's former budget, about $ 2 billion a year, to
cover institute
costs such as salaries and
electricity.
This means that best mix of renewable energy generation, storage and transmission components can be found to
cover the
electricity demand, leading to total
electricity cost roughly between 55 and 70 euros per megawatt - hour for all 9 major regions in the world.
This means it
covers the direct
cost of low - carbon subsidies, energy efficiency and carbon taxes, as well as indirect
costs due to strengthening grids, backing up intermittent renewables, compensating conventional generation for lost revenue through the capacity market and savings due to the merit - order effect, which pushes down wholesale
electricity prices.
If you think that is an idle boast, Visionect is confident enough in the Place & Play device's ultra light energy consumption to offer to
cover an entire decade's worth of device - related
electricity costs for each of their Onethree customers.
The exact wording is below: «Upon thirty (30) days written notice to Resident, Landlord may alter rental payment to
cover additional
costs in operating the premises incurred by Landlord because of any increase in ad valorem property taxes, charges for the
electricity, heating fuel, and water consumed at the property, or increases in premiums paid for liability, fire or worker compensation insurance.
Cost is probably under $ 250, it avoids arguments over load on the system for the rest of the house, you could plug it into a Kill - a-Watt and measure exactly how much
electricity it's using and pay her for that if you want to make sure you've completely
covered the
costs... and it would leave her with a backup option if / when the main unit does fail.
For instance, you may find large charges that suddenly materialize for hooking up gas and
electricity meters, plus mortgage discharge fees, development fees, deposit verification fees — Rumack has even seen a fee for «public art contributions» to
cover the
cost of a sculpture at a new - build condo's entrance.
Especially for those with tightly balanced budgets, those two trends combined have an unavoidable impact: more debt, to pay living expenses and
cover emergency
costs after the emergency fund has been spent on groceries and
electricity.
These
cover the
costs of building maintenance,
electricity and water charges for common areas, and the general upkeep of common areas such as a pool, lift or gym.
The adoption fees
cover only a portion of the
cost of these items, not to mention heating,
electricity, disinfectant, water, and the numerous other items the animals need while they are in our care.
Not sure what you mean by «rate» and «commercially available solar»
covers a lot of territory from 5 KW residential rooftop installations to gigawatt - class utility - scale power plants (both PV and thermal)-- but the
cost of
electricity from rooftop PV is approaching parity with the retail
cost of grid
electricity, and that's the point at which distributed PV will explode like cell phones and personal computers did.
Meanwhile, government giveaways in the form of free
electricity to farmers and a reluctance among politicians to raise power tariffs to sufficiently
cover costs have drained cash reserves from the largely state - run
electricity - distribution companies, leaving them with mounting debt and hampered ability to purchase power.
As well, lower payroll taxes would give household pocketbooks extra money to invest in clean technology and
cover higher
electricity and fuel
costs that are inherent as solar, wind and other renewables replace fossil fuels.
According to company officials, the hike is needed to «comply with EPA environmental improvements to reduce polluting emissions from coal - fired plants, make up for a decline in demand for
electricity from commercial and industrial users, and
cover rising
costs of health care for the utility's employees.»
If you add to the bliss the fact that everything operates at the touch of a button and that, thanks to my super insulated building and solar panels, my current gas +
electricity bills are $ 40 a month
covering the uncompressible distribution
cost Coned charges, then you have an idea of what it is to live in a heavenly house.
As for the breakdown of
electricity rates, more detailed information needs to be disclosed, such as (1) «wheeling charges» (
cost of transmitting
electricity); (2) the
cost of generated
electricity equivalent to the amount of expenses shared to
cover the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, etc. (included in the wheeling charges; legislation requires all
electricity users to pay a share of this
cost); and (3) the amount of a «promotion of power - resources development tax,» which is used to subsidize local governments hosting nuclear power plants.
As explained below, it is unlikely that the premium prices being charged for «green»
electricity covers the fully allocated
cost of producing and delivering the «premium» product.
The premium prices help utilities
cover the higher
cost of the
electricity they buy from «renewable» energy facilities and for the utilitiesÃ
costs of administering «green» energy programs.
From 2008 through 2020, the CCC says policy
costs on
electricity bills will increase by # 74, which is still well below the increase cited by Centrica despite
covering a longer period.)
The Japanese people were going to face increasingly large
electricity bills to
cover the
costs, and it was expected to be a significant burden on the Japanese economy for many years.
A relatively low -
cost solution would be to simply require railroad companies to
cover train cars carrying coal and
electricity generation companies to
cover coal piles.
Critical to the plan's success and the viability of the restructured companies will be effective implementation of planned increases in
electricity prices so that they
cover all
costs - and continued robust collection of payments.
The
cost will be about $ 2.50 per year per household, said air board spokesman Stanley Young, explaining that utilities are
covered by the law because of the
electricity used in moving water from Northern California to Southern California.
This combination will provide Australia with E85 for most petrol powered vehicles (including Hybride electrics and light aircraft) for the
cost of 1.2 million hectares of tropical land
covering much of the motive power required, and Solar power for 90 percent of Austlia's
electricity consumption for the
cost of 700 square kilometres of land
covered with CSP collectors.
As explained on the Japan for Sustainability website, the FiT law requires Japanese electric utilities to purchase
electricity generated from renewable energy sources at set prices that
cover costs plus a margin over a set period of time.
Those savings, REGEN claims, more than
cover the
cost of renting the devices, which is an option for major
electricity consumers reluctant to buy the technology up front.
Customers will pay $ 5 million (or about 550 million JPY) per contract upfront for a 2 years contract, with no cancellation option and an extra charge to
cover operational
costs such as
electricity, real estate, maintenance, security and more.
«Many households are paying around 50 % of their income on rent, leaving them unable to pay for basics like food and
electricity... People are choosing between feeding themselves or their children; paying an energy bill or
covering the
cost of dental care.»