Sentences with phrase «for public electricity»

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«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 New York Public Service Commission said the decision was needed «to prevent local electricity prices for existing residential and business customers from skyrocketing.»

Following successful models like the X-Prize, private - and public - sector leaders should work together to set up a high - profile Canada Prize that offers incentives for entrepreneurs and researchers to solve critical problems with commercial and public benefits, like cheap desalination units or better distribution of electricity to villages.

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 utilities.

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.

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 country is $ 70 billion in debt, schools are closing by the hundreds, and infrastructural services — like the overburdened electricity system — have been overlooked in order to make way for debt payments to Wall Street creditors, according to Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a public interest law firm.

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.

Against this, the ACCC considers that the proposed acquisition would result, or be likely to result, in substantial public detriment constituted by a lessening of competition, due to raised barriers to entry and expansion for smaller electricity retailers in NSW and a material risk of increased generator market power.

Questions — talks with EU partners on economic and financial issues, Available funds for Police and Crime panels to cover start - up and first - year running costs, Promoting lower electricity bills through the uptake of voltage optimisation, The effect the lack of a public inquiry into the death of Pat Finucane may have on British — Irish relations and on the Finucane family.

The three - paragraph statement signed by Kweku Sersah - Johnson, Head of Public Affairs, for the Power Minister, said» the Ministry of Power wishes to inform the public that its load shedding programme in respect of electricity supply has been brought to an end&rPublic Affairs, for the Power Minister, said» the Ministry of Power wishes to inform the public that its load shedding programme in respect of electricity supply has been brought to an end&rpublic that its load shedding programme in respect of electricity supply has been brought to an end».

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the state Public Service Commission (PSC) have awarded $ 30 million to help fund large - scale solar power projects that will assist facilities in New York City and the lower Hudson Valley generate electricity for their own use.

AT 10:30 a.m., the Public Service Commission holds a regular session regarding rate changes for Con Edison electricity and gas, and more, Three Empire State Plaza, 19th floor board room, Albany.

The Public Relations Officer for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Accra West, Eric Asante, has denied reports that workers of the Company went on demonstration today.

Cuomo says he has asked the chair of the New York State Public Service Commission to monitor the Long Island Power Authority, which he says has a «poor track record» for restoring electricity on a timely basis.

For the second time this year, a court has blocked efforts by the state Public Service Commission to restrict energy sales by independent marketers that sell electricity and natural gas to residential customers.

Governor Cuomo says he's asked the chair of the state's Public Service Commission to monitor the Long Island Power Authority, which he says has a «poor track record» for restoring electricity on a timely basis.

SOMERSET — Fresh off the stunning approval of a cut - rate electricity deal between a Canadian government - run power monopoly and New York City by the New York State Public Service Commission, local leaders are calling for the deal to be blocked before local jobs are lost.

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 government's grandly entitled Electricity Market Reform turned out to be a mechanism to deliver a hidden subsidy for nuclear which they had given repeated assurances would never be provided from public funds,

Last year, when Hein announced that the county would provide public electric car charging stations, Auerbach pointed out that it was illegal to provide public resources — in this case taxpayer - funded electricity — for free.

Following the budget hearing, a second public hearing is planned on the topic of creating a Community Choice Aggregation Program for electricity purchases.

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.

But many of those programs propose to allocate all or some permits for free, depriving public coffers of revenue to help families living in poverty absorb the higher costs for food, water and electricity.

Cap - and - trade rewards for energy misers In public buildings especially, where users don't pay for electricity bills, it isn't unusual to see energy - saving light bulbs lighting up unattended classrooms, or efficient air conditioners chilling down empty office buildings overnight.

With more money for development of novel designs and public financial support for construction — perhaps as part of a clean energy portfolio standard that lumps in all low - carbon energy sources, not just renewables or a carbon tax — nuclear could be one of the pillars of a three - pronged approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions: using less energy to do more (or energy efficiency), low - carbon power, and electric cars (as long as they are charged with electricity from clean sources, not coal burning).

«Given price competitiveness of wind and commercial - scale solar and the public and corporate appetite for clean, renewable energy, an increasing fraction of U.S. electricity will be generated renewably.»

The primary method thus far has been for public or private utilities to construct large scale centralized projects to generate and transmit the electricity required to fuel economies.

In fact, another agency is specifically tasked with leading that charge: the California Public Utilities Commission is responsible by law for ensuring that publicly owned utilities in the state get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by the end of this year (although the utilities have until 2013 to prove that they have complied) and 33 percent by 2020.

The 2012 Global Energy Assessment, for example, elucidated multiple pathways that could simultaneously achieve decarbonization at the same time as expanding energy access to the millions of people currently living without modern energy and electricity, and improving public health by reducing air pollution.

Half of his «salary» allowance the journalist allocated to paying for electricity and communal services for his apartment, which he owns, and purchasing a monthly travel pass for public transport.

The relaxing and calm environment encourages a similarly relaxed driving style, which of course will reduce the electricity consumption and the prospect of «range anxiety» for the driver — although this is never far from mind if you're forced to rely on the public charging network.

And its plenty of heavy electricity driven bus has been purchased by US for public transportation.

For instance, you may find large charges that suddenly materialize for hooking up gas and electricity meters, plus mortgage discharge fees, development fees, deposit verification fees — Rumack has even seen a fee for «public art contributions» to cover the cost of a sculpture at a new - build condo's entranFor instance, you may find large charges that suddenly materialize for hooking up gas and electricity meters, plus mortgage discharge fees, development fees, deposit verification fees — Rumack has even seen a fee for «public art contributions» to cover the cost of a sculpture at a new - build condo's entranfor hooking up gas and electricity meters, plus mortgage discharge fees, development fees, deposit verification fees — Rumack has even seen a fee for «public art contributions» to cover the cost of a sculpture at a new - build condo's entranfor «public art contributions» to cover the cost of a sculpture at a new - build condo's entrance.

Trench Town's public housing projects were designed in the 1940's to provide affordable homes with basic amenities like electricity and flush toilets for Kingston's many poor.

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 JunElectricity 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 Junelectricity rates for the annual Tariff Period from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.

Designed for entertainment, relaxation and grandeur, Flagler's hotel incorporated all of the modern conveniences of the time, including electricity, running water, and a Thomas Edison clock, one of the first ever to be used in a public space.

GEBE has brought public power to our gates, and we will be able to resume public power after we make repairs to a few switches and electrical connections for us to safely accept the public electricity.

Electricity is provided for several hours each day in the public areas.

Of course, the barriers to a fast expansion of the world's nuclear power plants, whether for electricity or fuel manufacturing, remain daunting — including everything from the lack of permanent waste - disposal options to tough financing and persistent public concerns about safety.

Providing public transportation, as well as housing, electricity, water and sanitation for a densely settled urban population is typically cheaper and less environmentally damaging than providing a similar level of services to a dispersed rural population.

However, the NYT, to their credit, did cover the current efforts by the BLM to sabotage the expansion of solar thermal electricity generation in the U.S.: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/us/27solar.html — that would be the same BLM that has been working overtime to transfer public lands to fossil fuel interests for the past 8 years or so.

If we choose to use our own abundant coal resources to provide the energy for electricity, heating, and motive power; remove CO2 from the coal - fired electrical generationg plant smokestacks, and add better safety systems to the mines, we will have done all that we need to do other than greatly improve and enlarge our public transportation systems, and the reliability of our power grid system.

This is especially true for solar PV, where in Germany and Spain FIT payments have caused serious energy policy turmoil, and in the US, where net metering policies have caused public utility backlash against PV deployment in states like Arizona and California (a result of utilities being forced to pay 15 - 30ckWh for PV electricity instead of purchasing on the wholesale markets for 4 - 6c / kWh).

Leaving aside the Indian government's stated determination to end coal imports in the next few years (at least for the large public sector), what's happening to actual demand for coal - fired electricity.

The groups participating in the motion included the Advanced Energy Economy, the American Biogas Council, the American Council on Renewable Energy, the American Petroleum Institute, the American Public Power Association, the American Wind Energy Association, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the Electric Power Supply Association, the Electricity Consumers Resource Council, the Energy Storage Association, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Natural Gas Supply Association, and the Solar Energy Industries Association.

The Estonian proposal to the European Council drops the proposed carbon intensity threshold of 550gCO2 per KWh of electricity for existing plants — known as the «550 proposal» — and would allow them to receive capacity payments (public money to remain available).

«The perceived need for «baseload» resources is in many cases counterproductive to meeting America's electricity system needs and public policy objectives at the lowest cost.

A revenue gap analysis conducted by the national laboratory for 79 of 99 operational reactors that are in a region where public wholesale electricity market prices are available suggests that 63 units would have lost money in 2016.