Sentences with phrase «even less utility»

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A utility could use tens or even hundreds of megawatts for a storage project, while one commercial building could use only one megawatt, or less.

Utilities are less volatile than energy, materials and even the Index as a whole.

Thus, not only do rural people have a greater democratic say in how their local governments are run, they also have a greater democratic say in how some of their key utilities and economic institutions are run, and are far more likely per capita to serve on the governing boards of such institutions, (even though, as in the case of governments, they have far less formal training and expertise in doing so than their urban counterparts running investor owned corporations that do the same things in urban areas).

The report notes that three business sectors — energy firms, utilities and materials companies — account for 87 percent of scope 1 and 2 emissions, greenhouse gases that are directly emitted by a firm's activities, even though they account for less than 25 percent of all companies on the index.

The crossover utility vehicle can be refueled in less time than it takes to buy a gas station hot dog and supersize soda — not even 10 minutes — and has a 300 - mile range.

If anything, it can depend on the sector and even the level of regulation of that sector; the more - highly regulated a sector is (healthcare and utilities, for example), the less efficient it is.

Vehicles like the Juke, the Honda CR - Z, and the Hyundai Veloster show us that driving goodness can come in untraditional wrappers, and things like utility, fuel efficiency, and even sheer affordability make driving - oriented vehicles more appealing, not less.

Even less expensive are some small sport - utility vehicles with folding tops, including the two - door Geo Tracker and the most basic Jeep Wrangler.

We would also be remiss if we didn't mention the redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot, which gives up little to its pricier Acura corporate cousin, while being less expensive and offering even more utility.

The universe of sport utility vehicles — once rife with gas - guzzling land yachts — has expanded to include wildly popular compact and even subcompact models whose fuel economy has jumped by up to a third in less than a decade.

Besides the fact that your rent will most likely be less than your mortgage payments, you will have significant savings in other areas such as — taxes, interest, maintenance, insurance, and even utilities!

Some utilities are even included in the rent, which both reduces your monthly bills and also means one less check to write or payment to make each month.

Even though you may bring home $ 2,500 per month, your monthly living expenses (food, shelter, utilities, etc.) may be substantially less.

A lower interest rate means you'll pay less money towards a car payment, credit card, future mortgage, or even utility deposits.

When your credit is less than stellar, you might have difficulty obtaining credit, whether it be a car loan, a personal loan, a credit card or even utility service or an apartment.

This exception, while still present, seems to have become less the rule even for electric utilities.

Power generators are turning away from coal for a host of reasons: In some instances natural gas is cheaper; many states are requiring utilities to generate a certain portion of electricity from renewable resources; individual cities (and even an entire Canadian province) have decided to stop purchasing electricity created by burning coal; and new Environmental Protection Agency regulations are making it more expensive and less economical to use coal plants.

«The problem is that if Big Dirty Coal Generation can sell a MWH for even $ 0.01 less than Clean Solar Producers, the utility MUST buy from BDCG...»

Unfortunately, current Senate proposals such as Kerry - Lieberman fall far too short by only investing $ 2 - 4 billion per year, and a utility - only cap would reserve even less.

Some utilities are even included in the rent, which both reduces your monthly bills and also means one less check to write or payment to make each month.

Here's how: because they once owned (until 2011, when they sold the division to Polaris) a company called GEM, which made ugly little plastic electric cars that were used as utility vehicles on campuses and zoos and even on public roads as part of NHTSA's «Neighborhood Electric Vehicle» classification that allowed the vehicles to be used on roads with speed limits of 35 mph or less.

Meanwhile, a study of 71,000 home loans by University of North Carolina researchers reveals that mortgages on energy - efficient properties are 32 percent less likely to default — even after controlling for the borrower's income, credit scores, home values, and local utility costs.