Sentences with phrase «cut electricity costs»

Indoor vertical farms are on the rise, thanks partly to new high efficiency LED growing lights that cut electricity costs to the bone.

It introduces a project that supported families in Kuyasa, a low - income informal settlement in the Khayelitsha township, to cut their electricity costs and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

One institution cut its electricity costs by 70 % making the switch from laser.

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Huawei is building smart cities, and cleaner cities, that have helped many countries save on electricity, cut down costs, cut down on repairs, make the infrastructure more secure and emit cleaner emissions.

Through greater integration of their grids, these provinces could cut more carbon pollution faster and gain access to lower - cost electricity.

«It's terrifying to think that each month, one million families turn to high - cost, short - term credit, like payday loans each month and 400,000 are using them for essentials, such as putting food on the table or preventing the gas and electricity from being cut off,» Reed added.

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.

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.

Ultimately, he envisages a worldwide power system that would cut the cost of electricity everywhere.

His program in Brazil cut rural electrification costs 70 - 90 % and brought electricity to vast rural areas of that country.

In a Canadian province where a winter heating with electricity might cost a few hundred dollars per month minimum, this man manages to cut his heating bill by using free solar energy.

The company touts the offering as a way for businesses or commercial customers to cut energy costs by using stored electricity when the sun is not shining.

Last year, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad surrendered a $ 1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that would have been used to help cut costs and ease regulations on Iowans wanting to generate their own electricity.

«Pleasant Valley will deploy efficient, cutting edge technology to generate carbon - free electricity while providing meaningful cost savings to Xcel Energy's customers in south - eastern Minnesota,» said Rob Morgan, Chief Development Officer of RES Americas.

The first phase of the EU ETS — from 2005 to 2007 — drew criticism for not achieving substantial cuts in emissions, excessive allowance price volatility and for resulting in windfall profits for some utility firms that received carbon allowances for free but were able to pass through their full cost to consumers in the form of higher electricity prices.

In the coming years, continued investments in innovation and cutting - edge solar technologies will help make solar energy cost - competitive with conventional electricity sources all across the country.

You can replace with combined cycle gas, but that does not cut emissions as much as nuclear and the risk of gas price increases cause a high risk of increases in cost of electricity in the future.

The generation utilities that sell into wholesale electricity markets (also under pressure from falling power prices; thanks to natural gas and renewables, wholesale power prices are down 70 percent from 2007) have reacted by cutting costs and merging.

Model finds operating nuclear plants flexibly can reduce electricity costs, increase revenue for nuclear plants, and cut carbon emissions in electric power systems.

He failed to address all the main points I made: he failed to challenge the argument that wind power has not cut emissions, failed to challenge the argument that wind power has raised the cost of electricity, he failed to challenge my argument that wind speeds are correlated across Europe.

Nuclear power is the least cost and fastest way to substantially cut GHG emissions from electricity

They receive cut - rate electricity and won't have to pay their fair share of the cost of building the coal plant.

Using electricity to substitute for other fuels in end ‐ use sectors plays an important role in deep emission cuts, since the cost of decarbonizing power generation is expected to be lower than that in other parts of the energy supply sector.

But the utility shut down the carbon capture equipment in 2011 because it could not sell the carbon dioxide or recover the extra cost from its electricity customers, and the equipment consumed so much energy that, at full scale, the project would have sharply cut electricity production.

As part of the Recovery Act, this Administration invested $ 4.5 billion in electricity delivery and energy reliability modernization, with total public - private investment amounting to over $ 10 billion To ensure that all Americans benefit from these smart grid investments, the Administration released a policy framework and a series of new initiatives in June 2011 that will empower consumers with tools to better manage their electricity and cut costs, improve the reliability of the electric grid, and help utilities recover from natural disasters faster.

Meanwhile, the Ontario government claims they are trying to get electricity bills down, but it appears they are not considering the option of cutting costs.

This was followed by a session delving into the market realities of high wind integration in Alberta, including the findings of CanWEA's ground - breaking Pan-Canadian Wind Integration Study, which demonstrated how Canada can get more than one - third of its electricity from wind energy without compromising grid reliability, and at the same time dramatically cut emissions, save billions in fossil fuel costs and generate new export opportunities.

«A new study called Solar Vision 2025, issued by the Canadian Solar Industry Association and prepared by consultants Ernst & Young, reports the cost of solar power projects will be cut by more than 50 % before 2025, making the solar electricity competitive with electricity generated by oil, gas, hydro or nuclear plants,» said Dr. Shawn Qu, CEO and President of Canadian Solar.

The biogas technology at this cutting edge project will provide Kenyans with more clean, reliable and cost effective electricity in their homes and businesses.»

# 32 Kill the lights at quitting time... «Assigning an office switch - off monitor might sound a little like third grade, but it could cut carbon emissions by reducing electricity use, not to mention extending equipment life and lowering maintenance costs.»

Remember, though, that much electricity also has a carbon cost, and that electric cars don't cut down on traffic congestion.

Areas receiving modest cuts or level funding in the Energy Department's FY17 budget included solar and wind energy programs aimed at expanding renewable power and lowering costs for these clean energy technologies; work to advance hydrogen and fuel cellElectrochemical device in which electricity is generated by chemically reacting hydrogen with oxygen; electricity, water vapor, and heat are the only products.

We talk a lot on this blog about how solar panels can cut monthly electricity costs and, in some states (like New Jersey, California, Arizona, Hawaii, Colorado and Pennsylvania) offer homeowners a stunningly attractive return on investment.

By accelerating innovation to deliver energy efficiency solutions, New York will cut emissions by cost - effectively reducing electricity and building fuel demand across the state.

The cost of electricity from renewables continues to fall in Europe and Asia as the numbers of wind and solar installations grow in both continents, cutting demand for imported gas and coal.

In addition, because such biological processes don't require extra heating or electricity, Wood believes they would help to significantly cut down on costs.

I have also decreased my TV watching and will downsize my cable capacity in an effort to cut my cable use and cost, which will save on electricity use and costs as well.

Sure enough, over time sulfur - dioxide emissions from power plants were cut almost in half, at a much lower cost than even optimists expected; electricity prices fell instead of rising.

«We are confident that our minimum - material design and use of commodity materials will cut the cost of photovoltaic electricity in a 1 megawatt installation to 29 cents per watt by 2010.

Substantial electricity trade also increases security and cuts costs, and is particularly helpful, given the seasonal variations of Austria's hydroelectric production.

It's also highly likely that universities will cut off the free electricity spigot due to the associated costs, which will further damage the bottom line for student miners.

One option is the Nest Learning Thermostat which costs $ 250 and as per the company's claims, it cuts your electricity bill in half in winter, while ensuring a warm temperature in your home when you enter.

As reported by Coindesk, Japan's third - largest electricity provider Chubu Electric Power Co. is currently exploring ways to make Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network and is working on developing a protocol promising to cut costs for transactions.

When it comes to cutting the cost of electricity, there are few alternatives as powerful as harnessing the sun's energy.

On the other hand, electric - power users in states where electricity costs have traditionally been high may find opportunities to cut electricity bills.

Whole - home, beautiful energy efficient features In the earliest days of the efficiency trend, many buyers would have settled for a house that reduced heating and cooling costs through good insulation, or cut electricity bills with energy - sipping appliances.

Solar power can heat your water, provide all your electricity and completely cut out your energy costs.