Sentences with phrase «electricity consumers faced»

Replacing existing capacity with new capacity means U.S. consumers will pay higher electricity prices, similar to what Ontario electricity consumers faced.

Not exact matches

While the Ontario government's recently updated long - term energy plan said the province's industrial electricity consumers currently face prices lower than that of the average for the Great Lakes region, the plan also showed that the cost will rise to $ 116 per megawatt hour by 2035, a nearly 40 per cent increase from the projected 2017 price of $ 83 per megawatt hour.

Jiang Kejun, a researcher from the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that power producers in China face difficulties in passing along their emissions costs to fossil fuel consumers, due to the country's fixed electricity prices.

«Faced with increases in retail electricity costs, consumers are reducing their consumption or installing solar photovoltaic panels,» CEO Richard Van Breda noted in the annual report.

By making smart energy choices today, we can transition to a more consumer - friendly and resilient electricity system, achieve cost - effective carbon dioxide emissions reductions, and face fewer risks stemming from an overreliance on natural gas.

As states develop their plans to reduce carbon emissions, they face crucial decisions that will affect their electricity systems — and the consumers who rely on them — for decades to come.