Most economists agree that energy policy should seek to make
electricity rates reflect the true cost of producing energy.
Not exact matches
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.
The assessments shall
reflect the relative carbon dioxide emission
rates of different fossil fuel - based
electricity, and initially shall be not less than the following amounts for coal, natural gas, and oil:
Requires the assessment to
reflect the relative carbon dioxide emission
rate of fossil fuel - based
electricity, including coal, natural gas, and oil based
electricity.
«(bb) the marginal or weighted average tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt hour that are
reflected in the
electricity charges to the entity, as determined by the entity's retail
rate arrangements; by
The decision
reflects the growing, diverse coalition that is challenging unnecessary subsidies to FirstEnergy, which would raise
electricity rates and hurt the state's economy.
In the Asia Pacific region, the policy framework for access to
electricity is more favorable and this is
reflected in access
rates of 90.3 percent in 2014 compared to 37 percent in Sub - Saharan Africa.
The report also found wide disparities in emission
rates — the amount of pollution generated for every kilowatt of
electricity produced —
reflecting differences in management strategies, fuel mix and pollution control technologies.
However, wind provided only 3.4 % of total
electricity generation between January and November 2012 (the latest available data),
reflecting a capacity utilization
rate that is limited by the intermittent nature of the wind resource.
In addition, the
rates do not
reflect shipments made to cogenerators and other end - users of
electricity and are based only on shipments made to plants in the electric power sector.
Electricity rates, which
reflect marginal costs for power plant operations and fuel prices, consistently decrease when wind enters the market.
Set unique emission
rates goals and mass equivalents for each state,
reflecting the variation in their
electricity generation mixes, to be met starting in 2022;