Sentences with phrase «existing utility prices»
«Thin film will be able to take the cost of electricity down to better compete with existing utility prices,» says Vasilis Fthenakis, senior scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Photovoltaic Environment Research Center in Upton, N.Y., and a Columbia University professor of environmental engineering.
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Sonnen GmbH and Vivint Solar, for instance, said they offered consumers lower prices than existing utilities thanks to PV - based solutions that include battery storage or smart home energy management.
When it comes to financials, SolarCity's executive team wagers that the combination of existing panels and new storage technologies will produce lower electricity prices — at least during peak demand hours — than power from conventional utilities.
Extending the reach of the existing AMI network into the home could help speed adoption of smart energy solutions for the home by allowing utilities to easily extend demand response and variable pricing programs to their residential customers.
For real estate purchases where clients are assuming existing tenancies, lawyers should review whether utility costs are already included in the rents and advise their clients of the inability to raise the rent if utility prices increase.