Sentences with phrase «for electricity utilities»

The Iowa bill would cap spending on energy efficiency at 2 percent of annual sales for electricity utilities and 1.5 percent of sales of natural gas utilities.

The 2014 report of the Global Electricity Initiative (GEI) identifies the untapped opportunities for electricity utilities to further deliver a low - carbon future.

Not exact matches

«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.

But the math only works in places with so - called «net metering» laws, which require utilities to buy the electricity rooftop panels generate at prices far above what they pay for centralized power.

Its three largest utilities also offer net metering programs for commercial, residential and agricultural customers who generate their own electricity from renewable resources.

The angry protestors are gathered outside of the office of Nevada's Public Utilities Commission, the regulatory body that sets rules for the state's electricity, gas, and water uUtilities Commission, the regulatory body that sets rules for the state's electricity, gas, and water utilitiesutilities.

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The protest concerned the fact that several Emera and Nova Scotia Power executives had received substantial raises, despite the fact that Nova Scotia Power recently went before the province's Utility and Review Board to get approval for an electricity price hike.

Providers need ways to measure and bill for power being consumed, just as other utilities track kilowatts of electricity or minutes of telephone talk time.

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.

Renewable energy producers earn RECs for electrical generation and states can determine if the distributed generation customer, or the utility that purchases excess electricity, owns the REC.

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.

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.

Energy regulators in the state are battling utility companies over net metering, which is the process through which solar customers get a credit for a certain amount of electricity that they send back to the grid.

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.

Utilities are increasingly switching over to natural gas for electricity generation — coal plant closures could reach a high watermark this year.

This contract, BART's first - ever PPA for utility - scale solar power, resulted from a renewable energy procurement process that BART launched in May 2017 as part of the organization's Wholesale Electricity Portfolio Policy («Policy»).

For utilities like Florida Power & Light, the electricity utility that serves about half of the state's 20 million residents along the southern coasts and has 90 percent of its customers within 20 miles of the coast, putting power lines underground increases risks of flood damage, so the move would only trade one hazard for anothFor utilities like Florida Power & Light, the electricity utility that serves about half of the state's 20 million residents along the southern coasts and has 90 percent of its customers within 20 miles of the coast, putting power lines underground increases risks of flood damage, so the move would only trade one hazard for anothfor another.

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.

As we noted in a previous report, a proposal to the New York Public Service Commission has been submitted by Orange and Rockland Utilities for a Tesla Powerpack system that could see a 70 % reduction in the demand charges on customer electricity bills.

The threat, often referred to as the «utility death spiral,» goes like this: as customers choose to install solar panels or adopt energy efficiency measures, a utility will sell fewer units of energy and has to increase what it charges for electricity to ensure that it can still cover its fixed costs, such as grid maintenance and labor.

This is the first time a utility has contracted for a system that stores and releases solar energy after sunset, and will help KIUC meet its goal of using renewable resources to generate half of Kaua`i's electricity by the end of 2019.

Payment banks are permitted to undertake such basic transactions as remittances and payment of bills for service providers like telecom companies, day - to - day groceries or utilities like water and electricity.

Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward ‐ looking statements, including that Everstream Energy Capital Partners, North Sky Capital and New Energy Capital are planning to invest more than $ 67 million in a fund to support utility ‐ scale projects in Central and Southern California developed by SunEdison; that the projects will generate over 320,000 MWh of electricity annually, and create hundreds of jobs or up to 250,000 hours for California electrical and construction union workers.

Other similar things might be investing in supermarkets and «consumer staples» (because if your weekly shopping basket inflates, their shares and divis probably will too) or investing in healthcare as a hedge against future healthcare costs inflating or investing in utilities as a hedge against utilities bills rising (I've yet to buy any but I quite like the idea of owning enough ~ 7 % yielding Centrica for the divis to cover the gas and electricity bills) or investing in travel and tourism companies as a hedge against holiday costs inflating.

As for the grid, the proliferation of electricity storage could eventually transform it into a «plug and play» for the units, used by utilities, solar customers and electric vehicles.

Banning economic withholding and bring in penalties for electricity generators and utilities that match the magnitude of the offense.

You will also be responsible for paying your share of the utility bills such as phone, cable, electricity, oil, water and gas.

Not sure what your motives are but you're way off on the replacement electricity and by your standards we should all brace for blackouts and higher utility bills.

Plans call for the building to include geothermal climate control, solar - powered electricity and other features that will render it «net - zero for living,» meaning that tenants will not have to pay utility bills.

Labour says it backs government's position for a downward review of utility tariffs, proposing that the cost of electricity and...

Labour says it backs government's position for a downward review of utility tariffs, proposing that the cost of electricity and water should be slashed by at least 20 %.

«When we learned about struggling upstate power generators at a time when downstate was starving for electricity, we were astonished to find that NY was considering a 350 mile extension cord from Quebec to NY City that denies any NYS power generator an opportunity to compete,» said Ted Skerpon, President of IBEW Local 97 and Chair of the 15,000 member NYS IBEW Utility Labor Council.

«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.

For a second year in a row, the PSC has deeply slashed the amount of renewable energy that utility companies are forced to buy under Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, casting further doubt on the governor's goal of having renewables supply 50 percent of the state's electricity by 2030, while reinforcing the program's status as primarily a bailout for money - losing upstate nuclear planFor a second year in a row, the PSC has deeply slashed the amount of renewable energy that utility companies are forced to buy under Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, casting further doubt on the governor's goal of having renewables supply 50 percent of the state's electricity by 2030, while reinforcing the program's status as primarily a bailout for money - losing upstate nuclear planfor money - losing upstate nuclear plants.

The various Utility companies including the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Volta River Authority (VRA), Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) are looking for a more than 200 % increment on tariffs.

Cuomo's plan to bail out upstate nuclear plants could end up raising electricity expenditures for health systems around the state by at least $ 13.4 million, according to a report by a consumer utility advocacy group.

A northeastern Wisconsin utility can scale back a credit program for customers who generate their own electricity through solar panels, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

MoveOn also responded to electrical blackouts and skyrocketing energy costs in California by calling for cost controls on electricity utility companies, organizing a nationwide «roll your own energy blackout» - a voluntary, three - hour electricity - free evening on June 21, in which more than 10,000 participants turned out lights and unplugged TVs and other appliances to protest Bush's energy plan.

Federal Lands Vegetation Management Protocol — Vote Passed (300 - 118, 13 Not Voting) Passage of the bill would allow utilities to submit long - term plans to the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management for advance approval of vegetation management and other maintenance activities on electricity right - of - ways on federal lands.

After Hurricane Irma temporarily knocked out electricity for millions of Floridians in September, state regulators next week will hold a two - day workshop to look at utility preparedness and storm - response plans.

Close Indian Point power plant by 2021 - Unit 2 Reactor to close April 2020 and Unit 3 Reactor April 2021 - End use of a plant with numerous safety violations - «Current Indian Point Employees will be Offered relocation and opportunities with other plants and utilities within the state; training in renewable technologies» - «Entergy will provide $ 15 million in funding for environmental and community benefits» - Cuomo is working on replacement resources so that there can be no cost increases in electricity after Indian Point closes More

ESCOs, which stands for energy service companies, sell electricity and natural gas «supply» to utility customers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in February that the state was taking tough new measures against energy marketing companies, also known as ESCOs, after data showed some were charging more than utilities for gas and electricity supply.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on March 5 announced a 17.5 per cent reduction in electricity tariff for residential consumers and 30 per cent for non-residential users.

The outgoing board is expected to award a 12 - year operating contract today to PSEG that gives the publicly traded New Jersey utility full operational control and responsibility for providing electricity to 1.1 million customers in Nassau, Suffolk and Far Rockaway starting in January.

Shortly after Cuomo announced the Ambit refunds, the AARP called on New York to hold hearings to investigate why New Yorkers are paying higher rates for electricity to independent energy service companies, or ESCOs, than they would pay to utilities.

By Sean Ryan Wisconsin Public Service Corp. is considering furloughs and layoffs to offset declining revenue yet still supports green construction that will cut into demand for the utility's electricity.

In collaboration with H2O Applied Technologies, Manhattan College in Riverdale launched a large - scale water and energy conservation project this spring expected to save an estimated $ 652,000 per year in utility costs and reduce electricity use for the institution by nearly 2 -LSB-...]

He, therefore, appealed for the support of the Central Region in this year's elections, further assuring that his government will reduce electricity and utility tariffs, restore the teacher training and nursing allowances and also implement the Free SHS policy to cover all students, both day and boarding.