Sentences with phrase «electricity rates for»

Represented the Innu Nation before the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Utilities Board to ensure fair electricity rates for their communities

«Now, more than seven years into his presidency, it should come as no surprise that his efforts have taken a widespread toll in the form of higher electricity rates for nearly every state in the union.»

Electricity rates for home and businesses in this part of North Carolina are proposed by the local utility and approved by the North Carolina Utility Commission.

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.

It is important that we know which utility you are with because we have the residential electricity rates for each of the utility companies in our database and this means if you tell us your average monthly bill we can work out how many kilowatt hours of power you need your solar panels to produce.

BEL Proposes to Recover Increase in Cost of Power The Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) Company submitted a request to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to increase electricity rates for the annual Tariff Period from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.

As of December 1, 2009, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, for example, offered an off - peak discount of approximately 50 % off of the regular residential electricity rate for electricity used to charge electric vehicles.

In 2015, the average, all - in, residential electricity rate for customers in New York City was 26.3 cents (US) per kilowatt hour (kWh).

That's equivalent to 4.36 cents per kilowatt - hour of electricity produced — about one - third of the average electricity rate for a typical US home [6].

Quick back of the napkin math shows that the tournament saved about $ 20,000 by paying their normal electricity rate for wind power.

The highest electricity rate for Chinese miners is $ 0.13 per kilowatt - hour.

Not exact matches

Solar power has grown at a whopping 68 % average rate over the past 10 years, but still accounts for less than 2 % of total U.S. electricity generation.

«Those pushing for net neutrality think the world would work better if the Internet was somehow magically transformed into a public utility, like a water or electricity company, with the FCC and state regulators setting rates, overseeing investment, and micromanaging relationships between providers and customers,» Downes says, adding the result would be devastating to the smooth functioning of ISP networks.

The idea is that when grid electricity rates are high, a building can switch over to using the batteries for power as a way to lower monthly energy bills.

The deal is already favourable to the French: the agreed - on strike price for Hinkley C's electricity — around $ 150 per megawatt hour — is double current energy rates and could increase further if another U.K. nuclear plant currently on the drawing board is not built.

Starting this year, owners of rooftop solar systems in Nevada must pay higher fees, and are paid lower rates for their electricity.

The analysis assumed each car drove 15,000 miles — roughly the national average — at a rate of 30 kilowatt hours of electricity per 100 miles, based on the median mileage rate for Tesla Model 3 and Model S vehicles, according to figures reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Canadian Electricity Association says in a statement that the new regulations add another layer of red tape for the sector, something that's sure to affect rates across the country.

Under existing VOS program designs, solar customers continue to purchase all of their electricity from the grid at the utility's retail rate and receive credit for the solar electricity exported to the grid at the approved VOS rate.

But on Tuesday, the PUCN seemed to go against its own data, voting 3 — 0 to create a new rate class that will push up electricity bills for people who have solar.

Instead, the net metering rate will be set at wholesale prices — even though the utility doesn't have to pay for any of the solar panels» hardware or maintenance, and transmission costs are negligible, since the electricity is being generated close to where it is used.

Up to this point, solar customers in Nevada were paid retail rate for electricity they back on the grid.

Among the biggest changes to the rate structure will be in how much customers are paid for the electricity they put back on the grid, though net metering.

And the only reason solar customers» electricity rates are even up for debate is that the installation cap under the old rate was hit last week, six months earlier than the utility estimated.

Solar customers in Nevada will no longer be paid for their excess electricity at a retail rate.

First, some background: In December, the Republican - appointed Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decided in favor of the state's biggest electricity provider and created a new rate class for rooftop solar customers.

Municipal power authorities in upstate New York have received permission to charge certain cryptocurrency mining enterprises higher rates for the use of their electricity than they charge other customers.

The controversy over BC Hydro rate increases began last March when the company announced plans to increase electricity prices by nearly ten per cent for the next three years.

The B.C. government will scrap a special LNG income tax, exempt plant construction from the PST and charge LNG plants standard rates for electricity.

Dave Cobb, BC Hydro CEO, said in the statement, «Today's announcement has found the right balance between the need to invest in our electricity system — which is the backbone of our economy — with the need to keep rates affordable for families and businesses.»

In their call for a higher rate, Quail says the union is joined by groups representing commercial electricity users, industry advocates, and old age pensioners.

Australia, with its high electricity rates and lots of sunshine, is a prime spot for solar adoption.

In the US, for instance, a proposal to force California's two nuclear power plants — which generate 16 percent of the state's electricity — to shut down immediately when the Nuclear Waste Act of 2012 becomes law, would cause rolling blackouts, spikes in electricity rates and billions of dollars in economic losses each year, according to the state's nonpartisan analyst, the Legislative Analyst's Office, in November.

Sales of electricity, natural or artificial gas and home heating fuels for residential use are taxed at a 4 % rate.

Load shifting — The battery can provide economic benefit to its owner and the grid by charging during low rate periods when demand for electricity is lower and discharging during more expensive rate periods when electricity demand is higher.

* Electricity rates based on the cost of generation plus a reasonable return for generators.

The arrangement is made possible by a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the project's developer where the customer pays an electricity rate equal to or less than what other customers pay for their existing power.

This new appliance, best suited for oil and electrically heated homes, uses Time - of - Day electricity rates to lower heating costs by up to 50 percent.

Those farms provide electricity for county government facilities at a discounted rate and send additional electricity to the power grid where it's sold to other consumers.

By adjusting the way the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) is calculated (this is the rate most Albertans pay for electricity), the Alberta Liberals» plan could save Albertans $ 700 million to 2020 and $ 3 billion to 2Rate Option (RRO) is calculated (this is the rate most Albertans pay for electricity), the Alberta Liberals» plan could save Albertans $ 700 million to 2020 and $ 3 billion to 2rate most Albertans pay for electricity), the Alberta Liberals» plan could save Albertans $ 700 million to 2020 and $ 3 billion to 2030.

Changing how the rate is calculated to reflect the cost of electricity at the time of consumption results in an overall lower price and significant savings for Albertans.

Since 2016, the Commonwealth government has been forced to shut down 179 primary and secondary schools, increase the sales tax to 11.5 %, and «sharply [raise] electricity and water rates,» while calling for a $ 450 million cut to the island's public university — all policies that hurt the nearly half of Puerto Ricans living below the poverty line.

The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided to allow municipal electricity providers the ability to raise rates for bitcoin miners and data centers.

Calculations assume a Hot / Cold cycle in a typical washing machine, and include water plus electricity for washer, electric dryer and electric water heater, with incoming water temperature of 77F (25C), an average electricity rate / KWh of $ 0.15, plus price of water of $ 5.50 / 1000 gallons.

Village trustees voted to award the contract for Orland Park's fixed - rate electricity program to a new supplier, FirstEnergy, at a board meeting Monday, as long as the village can reach an agreement with current provider Nordic Energy Services to end its contract May 1, a month early.

The African average growth rate predicted by the world bank and IMF is 3 per cent and for Ghana they predict 3.3 per cent, I'm more bullish, I believe that Ghana will grow closer to 4 per cent, maybe between 3.8 and 4 per cent, and we predict that in 2017, Ghana's economy is going to grow by about 6 per cent, and, so, this country is doing well, we have resolved the power crisis, we've been able to match demand to supply and so the electricity crisis that hit us is gradually becoming a thing of the past.

Tariff rates for non-residential users of electricity, which embrace many SMEs, have been reduced by an average of 14 % to boost their competitiveness.

National Grid today asked state regulators to increase its delivery rates by $ 326 million a year for electricity and $ 81 million for natural gas.

Allowing markets to function will also have implications beyond exchange rates to electricity tariffs, retail oil and gas prices and airline prices for instance!

«Residents of the Hudson Valley already pay among the highest rates in the country for their electricity and other utilities,» Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.