Sentences with phrase «electric rate increases»

She cited Hinchey's opposition to the approval of electric rate increases and sponsorship of New York State's original Bottle Bill and a Bill of Rights for Mobile Homeowners, as well as his active intervention in the problems of individual constituents from all walks of life.

The battle is heating up over a statewide electric rate increase to subsidize upstate nuclear power plants that pits Governor Andrew Cuomo against a coalition of «good - government groups.»

New York lawmakers should use all tools available to fight this issue head on through legislation, such as S. 4417, introduced by Senator Tony Avella, which would direct the state PSC to repeal any electric rate increase «where such increase is a subsidy to upstate nuclear power plants.»

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The publication had previously given the electric car its highest rating ever, but has since found «an emerging trend of increased troubles» with it.

The state Public Service Commission approved National Grid's new rate plan that will phase in roughly $ 16 in monthly increases for gas and electric customers over a three - year period.

At 4:30 p.m., the Public Service Commission holds a public statement hearing regarding the proposed increase for ConEd's electric and gas service rates, 90 Church St., 4th floor, Manhattan.

The Executive Budget is proposing a massive $ 651 million increase in the state's «Section 18 - A» assessments on utilities (increasing the assessment rate from.3 percent of revenues to 2 percent), a significant share of which will hit electric and gas utilities, with a direct pass through to their business customers.

We want to stop the capacity zone rate increases that will, if they go into effect on May 1, increase our constituents» electric bills significantly.

As adoption increases, utilities will have to figure out the best way to have enough electricity on the grid to charge more and more cars without affecting rates and reliability for those with and without electric cars, he said.

With increasing electric rates, it was important for us to hedge our energy costs with a proven photovoltaic system.

The second generation Volt's improved battery system and drivetrain increased the all - electric range to 53 miles (85 km), its EPA rated fuel economy in charge - sustaining mode to 42 mpg ‑ US (5.6 L / 100 km; 50 mpg ‑ imp), and the combined city / highway fuel economy in all - electric mode to 106 MPG - e, up from 98 MPG - e.

The 2013 model year Volt increased its EPA's rated all - electric range to 38 miles (61 km).

For the 2012 model year, EPA revised the Volt's fuel economy ratings, increasing the combined city / highway rating in all - electric mode from 93 MPG - e to 94 MPG - e, and the highway rating was increased from 90 MPG - e to 93 MPG - e.

That would put the EPA rating at around 125 miles, which is a large increase over the 2016's 81 mile all - electric range.

Cadillac makes a big promise in touting a more than twofold increase in fuel economy, but right now that's a hazy claim: Fuel economy estimates aren't yet available for the conventional CT6, and the eventual rating for the plug - in variant will be in MPGe, a testing method which takes maximum advantage of electric - only driving range before switching over to petrol power.

A crucial factor in the 50 km electric range is that, although the battery size remains unchanged, the new lithium - ion battery has an increased rated capacity of 13.5 kWh.

* This Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Comes Equipped with These Options * SUSPENSION PACKAGE, OFF - ROAD includes 35 mm deflective disk twin tube shock absorbers, off - road jounce bumpers, 33 mm front stabilizer bar, (NZZ) skid plate package and Z71 decals on rear quarters, SNOW PLOW PREP PACKAGE includes 10 - amp power for backup and roof emergency light, forward lamp wiring harness, (TRW) Provision for cab roof mounted lamp / beacon, instrument panel jumper wiring harness for electric trailer brake controller, (NZZ) Skid Plate Package and increased Front Gross Axle Weight Rating, SKID PLATE PACKAGE, FRAME - MOUNTED SHIELDS includes front underbody shield starting behind front bumper and running to first cross-member, protecting front underbody, oil pan, differential case and transfer case, LICENSE PLATE FRONT MOUNTING PACKAGE, INTERIOR PLUS PACKAGE includes (AG1) driver 6 - way power seat adjuster, (UUI) AM / FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback and USB port, (UK3) steering wheel - mounted audio controls, (UPF) Bluetooth for phone, (A60) locking tailgate, (PPA) EZ - lift tailgate and (T96) front fog lamps, TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER, INTEGRATED, TIRES, LT265 / 70R17E ALL - TERRAIN, BLACKWALL, TAILGATE, LOCKING, TAILGATE, EZ - LIFT, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, MOUNTED AUDIO CONTROLS.

Features included two permanent magnet synchronous motors at the rear axle rated 381 PS (280 kW; 376 hp) and 820 N ⋅ m (604.80 lb ⋅ ft)(total), torque vectoring, electric single - wheel anti-slip regulation, Multimaterial Space Frame chassis with increased use of carbon - fiber - reinforced polymer over R8 GT, springs made from Fibre - reinforced plastic, wheel hubs made of forged titanium, anti-roll bar boasts made in hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber, 19 - inch wheels with friction - optimized 225 - 35 series tires, 48.6 kWh lithium - ion battery beneath the passenger cabin as structural element, Crescendo Red Metallic body colour, fine chrome horizontal struts on the grille, e-tron-specific LED headlamp design, diffuser at the rear, 7 - inch Multi Media Interface display, 6.7 - inch AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) optic rear - view mirror system, leather and Alcantara upholstery, e-sound artificial engine noise emitting from a speaker system mounted in the underbody that is audible outside the car at speeds under 60 km / h (37 mph).

One of the advantages of Electric is that their standard policies are a year long - your rate is locked in for twelve months in contrast to other insurers who issue six - month long policies with an eye towards reviewing your policy for rate increases more frequently.

In 2015, Franklin Electric announced an 8.3 % increase to an annualized rate of 39 cents.

Higher PV output at this time of day is often beneficial to grid operators working to increase electric supply to balance high levels of demand, but customers generally will not see this benefit unless they are on time - of - use electric rates.

Block - rate structure: An electric rates schedule with a provision for charging a different unit cost for various increasing blocks of demand for energy.

Kingsport Power Company — doing business as AEP Appalachian Power — has made a filing with the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA) requesting an increase in its base electric rates.

The net result of all these tactics is that ratepayers and tax payers are more likely to pay dearly in terms of increasing rates for electricity and decreasing electric reliability since each month will bring further EPA efforts to force states to build «renewable» sources of electric power.

This post compares the proposed costs relative to recent rate requests and approved rate increases by New York State (NYS) electric utilities.

A 10 % hike in UM's electric rates is essentially a tuition increase of $ 146.00 per student.

In fact, there are several recent studies that detail the benefits of solar and other renewable energy technologies for electric grid stability, electric power quality, electric rate stability, and increased electric power reliability.

EEI implemented an extensive lobbying campaign against the provision, warning Republican Senators and the White House that the bill would cause sharp increases in electric rates.

For decades, rising sales have contributed to increasing revenues and profits, but the combination of improved energy efficiency with the growing use of solar electric systems and other forms of «distributed energy» has reduced growth rates, which could lead to small declines in future sales.

Electric rates are generally by sector not consumption with an exception for residential rates where rate is either constant or increases with consumption.

Sales of plug - in hybrid vehicles now seem likely to increase at faster rate than pure electric vehicles, and the key to offering a wide range of plug - in hybrids is a to have a powertrain that can easily and cost - effectively be installed into different models.

What will happen as a result is quite predictable: Greatly increased rates for electric power, decreased availability of the electric power so vital to our way of life, decreased reliability of the electric grid, a lower standard of living, decreased competitiveness of US products in world markets since most countries do not have such regulations, and Communist - style central control of the electric generating industry by a Washington - based bureaucracy with no understanding of the industry.

Eventually, under the proposed rate adjustment, increased adoption of electric vehicles, and increased home and workplace charging, could increase revenue to operate and maintain the transmission and distribution system, allowing for a longer - term reduction in electricity rates for all ratepayers.

However, electric rates for PennPower and Duquesne residential and commercial customers have decreased (in real dollars) about 30 % over the past 15 years and PECO is projecting residential rate increases of 8 percent (DEP 2009).

The new estimate appears likely to be far more accurate since it is based on actual experience in Western Europe where similar efforts have been pursued for a number of years and rates have increased rapidly where there has been extensive use of non-hydro «renewables,» and includes all the hidden costs such as rebuilding the electric grid that are so difficult to model using engineering studies.

Two days earlier EPA announced final regulations (which I call the Skyrocketing Rates Power Plan or SRPP, but which EPA calls the «Clean Power Plan» or CPP for obvious reasons) requiring states to decrease CO2 emissions from electricity production and use primarily by increasing the capacity of non-hydro «remewable» (wind and solar) sources of electric power from 4 percent to 28 percent by 2030.

The Grid Transformation and Security Act — which promises to lower utility bills, increase investments in energy efficiency and renewables, and restore oversight of electric utility rates in the Commonwealth — requires Virginia's largest utility (Dominion Energy) to consider combined heat and power, or CHP, in its future resource plans.

As PHEVs start to enter the marketplace, we'll see increasing support from electric utilities, as they'll offer reduced nighttime rates to incentivize off - peak charging.

The financial analysis of the solar plan, and what (if any) rate increases that LA electric customers will pay, will be done over the next 90 days.

[10] Critics suggested requiring Duke / Progress to generate more renewable energy, to provide more protection for the poor against future rate increases, to commit to investments in energy conservation and smart - grid technologies, to allow solar - panel owners to sell electricity directly to consumers rather than only to utilities, and to unlink electric company profits from the amount of power sold.

One of the advantages of Electric is that their standard policies are a year long - your rate is locked in for twelve months in contrast to other insurers who issue six - month long policies with an eye towards reviewing your policy for rate increases more frequently.

Although the radiant heaters are electric and can increase your energy bill, the devices generates heat with a superior efficiency rate that increases your bill at a significantly lower rate than other types of electric heaters.