Sentences with phrase «electricity cuts off»

The Philippines town of El Nido can be a harsh spot for beachcombers used to creature comforts - electricity cuts off early in the morning, there's little broadband Internet available, and the food choices in the restaurants can be mighty disappointing.

The Church has since had its water and electricity cut off and officials have made inquiries about several church members with their places of work — which has been interpreted as an attempt to intimidate worshippers.

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Electricity was cut off in several Iranian and Iraqi cities, and fears of aftershocks sent thousands of people in both countries out onto the streets and parks in cold weather.

When a storm cuts off electricity, other dangers abound.

He sees swimming pools in the settlements, but his water and electricity are cut off; he collects his own rain water and produces his own solar power.

In addition to flooding, downed trees, and buildings ripped apart by 150 mph winds, the storm cut off electricity and communications networks.

Apparently, ISIS has continued to pursue them there, and has succeeded in cutting off their water and electricity.

All bids considered but please get a move on as the electricity is about to be cut off moosh.»

«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.

Failure to pay will see your electricity supply cut off, an act of pure barbarism which will only be prevented by the refusal of trade unions to implement it.

SOMERSET — Fresh off the stunning approval of a cut - rate electricity deal between a Canadian government - run power monopoly and New York City by the New York State Public Service Commission, local leaders are calling for the deal to be blocked before local jobs are lost.

Moreover, massive, complex, interconnected power lines are vulnerable to sudden disruptions, as became starkly apparent last August, when a switching error in Ohio cut off electricity to 40 million people from Michigan and Ontario to Connecticut and Quebec.

This in turn can sever the wire or cause a circuit breaker to trip, cutting off electricity.

She found that night - time glow of the pirate home towns of Garoowe and Boosaaso has been climbing since 2008 (see photo)-- even as piracy took off and higher food prices forced other towns in the region to cut their electricity bills.

The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years hit Serbia and Bosnia this week, killing three people, cutting off electricity and leaving several towns and villages isolated.

Should there be an excessive peak in electricity demand, grid operators can select which areas of the country will have power cut off.

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

But still they kept pouring in — breaking up into gelatinous slime and threatening to cut off the electricity supply of millions of people.

The five of them end up in a shack with no running water or electricity, cut off from town by a wooden bridge that floods when it rains, not far from their black sharecropper tenants, Florence and Hap Jackson (Mary J. Blige and Rob Morgan).

When their electricity and water are cut off, they decide to embark on a money spinning idea; to make a homemade adult film.

When the electricity and plumbing get cut off, they seize upon the idea of making a homegrown porno movie for some quick cash, enlisting the help of their friends.

Regenerative braking, which provides up to 15 kW of electricity to charge the battery Providing up to 15 hp (11 kW) of electric power assistance during heavier acceleration Using electricity instead of gasoline when stopped, with automatic and smooth engine start - stop functionality Aggressive fuel cut - off during deceleration down to zero mph for added fuel savings Intelligent charge / discharge of the high - voltage battery.

• Regenerative braking, which provides up to 15 kW of electricity to charge the battery • Providing up to 11 kW (15 hp) of electric power assistance during acceleration • Automatic engine shut - off when the vehicle is stopped • Aggressive fuel cut - off during deceleration down to zero vehicle speed, enabled by the torque smoothing provided by the motor - generator unit • Intelligent charge / discharge of the high - voltage battery.

When a security breach at Hoover Dam takes all the U.S. hydroelectric power stations offline the day after a category five hurricane hits the Gulf of Mexico, cutting off electricity to millions and threatening an already compromised fuel supply, Cash figures it's time to chase those white lines home to Tennessee.By the time he hits Chicago, the lights are out across the country, throwing America into a new dark age in which only the strong and the prepared will survive.READER NOTE: This is Part One of the (separately available) three - part novel Long Haul...

Make sure your tackle your priority debts first, for example, debts which could mean losing your home or having your electricity or gas cut off.

If you do not pay your gas or electricity, your supply could be cut off.

Your electricity is going to get cut off.

Problems with getting electricity along with turbulent market conditions and inefficiency at the plant led to the layoffs, said Kevin Lowery, a spokesman for the Pittsburgh - based company, which laid off 160 employees in June and cut nearly half its smelting operations.

Going solar has helped the Llobet and Sons department store in Alajuela cut 45 percent off their electricity bill in just one year.

And even more so in Germany... a first world country in which 800,000 people a year can not afford to pay their electricity bills and so get cut off thanks to its renewable energy policies — especially solar — causing ever rising prices.

In addition, the use of satellite data to assess the areas in which the electricity is cut off was illustrated.

Cut down on our own use of electricity (turn off these appliances)..

# 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.»

For more than 100 Indian villages cut off from grid electricity, life no longer comes to an end after dark thanks to an innovative solar - powered lantern that offers hope to the nation's rural poor.

Wealthy countries also have faced challenges weaning themselves off of coal, although the United States has significantly cut coal's share of the nation's electricity mix in the past year due to a newfound abundance of cheaper natural gas.

Mystery Man Silences 500MW Turbine On 10PM, Friday 28th of November, in full view of CCTV cameras, a lone man climbed two electrified, razor - wired security fences at one of the UK's major coal fired power plants, walked up to an unlocked door, and proceeded to shut down a 500MW turbine — apparently cutting off enough electricity from the grid to power a city of about half a million people.

So the subsidy situation: The have to cut the grid off to move the power around, and it's cheap, the price of electricity is negligible... if they had reasonable subsidies that actually could pay for a decent grid, farmers would use water more efficiently and you wouldn't see the same level of groundwater decline.

In Nicaragua for instance, the privatization of the electricity sector resulted in increased blackouts when thousands had their power cut off for non-payment.

Last time I tried to live without little pieces of paper scheduling my week, my child starved, the electricity was nearly cut off and the fish died.

For example, in Boston low - income patients were having their heat and electricity cut - off, which caused asthma attacks, sickle cell pain and prevented patients from refrigerating their medication.

A utility in Washington State - a popular location for bitcoin miners - has cut off electricity to three «unauthorized» sites that officials said posed a risk to public safety.

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.

A utility in Washington State — a popular location for bitcoin miners — has cut off electricity to three «unauthorized» sites that officials said posed a risk to public safety.

The City is not entitled to cut off services such as electricity if ratepayers fail to pay that portion of their rates which they are disputing, nor may it threaten to do so.

On the question of the City being entitled to cut off services such as electricity if ratepayers fail to pay disputed rates, Section 102 (2) of the Systems Act clearly states that municipalities are prohibited from terminating municipal services in relation to amounts under dispute.