Sentences with phrase «for utility firms»

The Telegraph and British Gas also ignore recent findings from energy regulator Ofgem, which show that wholesale energy price rises over the past 12 months have raised costs for utility firms.

The first phase of the EU ETS — from 2005 to 2007 — drew criticism for not achieving substantial cuts in emissions, excessive allowance price volatility and for resulting in windfall profits for some utility firms that received carbon allowances for free but were able to pass through their full cost to consumers in the form of higher electricity prices.

Working for utility firms, Opower sends reports to people detailing how their usage compares with similar homes in their area.

Not exact matches

«We are seeing large swaths of centralized utility scale solar be procured primarily because of how cost competitive it is,» said Cory Honeyman, who follows the U.S. solar industry for market research firm GTM Research.

Dickon Pinner, a McKinsey director who heads up the consulting firm's clean - tech practice, says, «The utilities for the first time are feeling that their business model is being threatened by distributed - power systems like solar and are starting to respond.»

For example, a utility company with a single power generation facility in an area prone to natural disasters is probably far riskier despite having a higher interest coverage ratio than a more geographically diversified firm with a slightly lower metric.

In 2014 the firm inked a power purchase agreement with Dutch utility Delta for its 600 MW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, after securing almost CAD $ 5.2 billion for the project.

Powerpack systems support applications including peak shaving, load shifting and demand response for commercial customers while offering renewable firming and a variety of grid services at utility scales.

Maura A. Shaughnessy, CFA, is an investment officer of MFS Investment Management ® (MFS ®) and portfolio manager for the firm's utilities portfolios.

These schemes see utility companies charged up to # 2500 a day for digging up the busiest roads at peak times, incentivising them to work outside of rush hour or to collaborate with other firms to synchronise works.

Earlier this year, France arranged for state - controlled firm Gaz de France to take over Suez, after it became a target for Italian utilities group Entel, and Luxembourg has been accused of blocking a bid approach for Arcelor from Netherlands - based Mittal Steel.

In continuation of the probe, the EFCC arrested a former Commissioner for Public Utilities in the state, Mr. Benjamin Okah, for his alleged role in a $ 12m contract awarded to a United States - based firm, Califco Group, in 2012.

However, some firms have been accused of talking utility customers unwittingly into long - term, costly contracts that are more expensive than what they would have normally paid if they had remained with their utility for supply service, which is typically about half the typical bill.

«You can have an awful lot more teachers, police officers and firefighters for $ 32 million a year,» Bloomberg said at a press conference at the Flatiron headquarters of Efficiency 2.0, a three - year - old firm dedicated to helping utility companies work with their customers to reduce energy consumption.

Previously, he served as Jan Schori Fellow at the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, a coalition of energy firms and utilities working to engage policymakers for market - based solutions to sustainable energy development and climate change.

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.

Such capabilities explain why the evolution of the «smart grid» is proceeding differently in the utility and customer sectors, say Shapard and Greg Guthridge, global managing director of utility services for the consulting and technology services firm Accenture.

Arrange for the disconnection of old utilities connection and get hold of new firm or organize for the transfer of old connection, if doable.

Traditional bond issues, state and federal grants, utility rebate programs, and commercial energy - management contracting firms are potential sources to tap for funding.

Anthony Merchant of Merchant Law in Saskatchewan, whose firm is working on a class action suit against Loblaw, recommends that those who've applied for a gift card and get the letter, should only send in a utility bill — never a driver's license «which is close to gold» for fraudsters.

That's a problem for some sectors — such as utilities, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and midstream energy firms — since they require huge amounts of CAPEX spending to keep going.

In a previous job I used FactSet to pull historical monthly pricing and quarterly fundamental data for a universe of over 100 regulated utility stocks (both current and past public firms).

The firm's website lets you search for active products, which yields eight such ETFs, including a Canadian REIT product, an active credit ETF, a utility and infrastructure ETF and a European bank ETF.

Both firms are providing alternative data for the new score, including payment history on utility bills, cable bills and cellphone bills — information held in a database maintained by Equifax — as well as public record information, including address history, held in the LexisNexis database.

As Microsoft gradually merges the services, systems and utilities of Xbox One and Windows 10, more and more of the features that have been exclusively PC - based for years are finally coming to the firm's ever - evolving current gen - console.

Takoradi, Feb. 25, GNA A multinational solar energy firm, International Solar Utilities (ISU), is conducting feasibility studies at Akatakyi in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region for the construction of solar parks that will add 600 megawatts of power to the national electricity grid.The construction of the solar parks is estimated at $ 750 million and would create about 2000 direct

Previously in Australia, Anna's career included senior policy adviser for the Victorian Deputy Premier, investment banker in Macquarie Bank's energy and utilities team, and solicitor with the national corporate law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques.

Construction started on 1,366 MW of wind capacity, and 4,158 MW entered advanced stages of development, which includes projects that have found buyers for their energy, announced a firm turbine order, or have been announced to proceed under utility ownership.

«Utilities aren't willing to pay for consistency and storage,» said Brad Friesen, Vice President of the Renewables business line at Fluor, one of the largest EPC (engineering, procurement, & construction) firms in the world.

«Firm» is utility - speak for filling the gaps in a solar project's power production as a cloud passes overhead or the sun sets.

Technology firms, utilities and regulators are also still in the early stages of figuring out the right market value for virtual power plants and how they should compete in the electricity market.

The most important solar incentive to date is the feed - in tariff, which guarantees generators of renewable electricity — including homeowners, private firms, and utilities — a long - term purchase price for each kilowatt - hour they produce.

«Although the administration dodged a bullet, it can't really claim the case as a big victory,» Jeffrey Holmstead, a former EPA official who lobbies for electric utilities with the firm Bracewell & Giuliani, said in a statement cited by the New York Times.

As part of a buyout of Texas utility TXU by private equity firms, TXU enters abandons plans for eight out of eleven proposed plants in the state.

An ERMS may be spread over many locations, and kept in utility - like services such as «the cloud» storage systems because they provide extra but expensive software programs, and personnel devoted to security risks who are too expensive for a law firm to hire.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Brooks Kushman is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked by IP Watchdog as the 28th Top Patent Firm for 2017 based on utility patent filifirm has been ranked by IP Watchdog as the 28th Top Patent Firm for 2017 based on utility patent filiFirm for 2017 based on utility patent filings.

Our Services For municipalities, townships, municipal utilities, port authorities and other local government or quasi-government entities, Taft is the «go - to» firm for public sector issuFor municipalities, townships, municipal utilities, port authorities and other local government or quasi-government entities, Taft is the «go - to» firm for public sector issufor public sector issues.

United Utilities has invited firms to pitch for work valued at up to # 500m as the FTSE 100 company pushes on with a multibillion - pound programme of investment in its water networks.

I am considering changing utility service providers and am writing to ask for some information about your firm.

Finally, while some lawyers have been considering developing apps for their law firms to accommodate smartphone and tablet users, I don't see much utility for those apps, unless you're talking about an app that gives existing clients access to a secure client portal to get information on their individual case.

Congratulations to all those honored at DJC Oregon's 2011 Top Projects Events James Daigle and Lawrence Wagner Named Among Best Lawyers in Oregon ® 2013 SSG Again Ranked By Us News And World Report As A First - Tier Firm In Construction Law SSG Attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2012 SSG Attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2013 SSG is pleased to announce that James M. Daigle has joined the firm as a member SSG Partners recognized as Super Lawyers in 2010 SSG ranked by US News and World Report as a first - tier firm in construction law The National Utility Contractors Association of Oregon & Southwest Washington has named Robert Coleman Associate of the Year for Firm In Construction Law SSG Attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2012 SSG Attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2013 SSG is pleased to announce that James M. Daigle has joined the firm as a member SSG Partners recognized as Super Lawyers in 2010 SSG ranked by US News and World Report as a first - tier firm in construction law The National Utility Contractors Association of Oregon & Southwest Washington has named Robert Coleman Associate of the Year for firm as a member SSG Partners recognized as Super Lawyers in 2010 SSG ranked by US News and World Report as a first - tier firm in construction law The National Utility Contractors Association of Oregon & Southwest Washington has named Robert Coleman Associate of the Year for firm in construction law The National Utility Contractors Association of Oregon & Southwest Washington has named Robert Coleman Associate of the Year for 2012

The firm's energy, power and utilities team has received a shortlisting for its work on a deal that has been heralded by the UK government as helping thousands of the UK's poorer households reduce their energy bills.

The strategy has grown increasingly popular in recent years, a reflection of its cost - effective utility for businesses, including law firms.

This is a common question posed by traditional lawyers who question the utility of having an app for their firm.

He has represented businesses in industries ranging from information technology to manufacturing and is also involved in representation of the Firm's utility clients in matters ranging from condemnation cases to claims for injunctive relief.

He is a popular choice for public and utilities clients, as well as City law firms.

Bahraini investment firm Arcapita Bank, a holding company that controls such assets as women's retailer J. Jill and Irish power utility Viridian Group, filed for bankruptcy in Manhattan on March 19.

In this regard, the firm was recently engaged as counsel to the Municipality of Bafoussam, Cameroon, in connection with a major public - private partnership to develop a utility - scale electrification project for that country.

Annually, our firm files an average of more than 1,300 U.S patent applications for provisional, utility, plant and design inventions.

Data provided by independent ICO database ICO Drops shows that the VC firm raised almost $ 1.2 - million for a crowdfunding token sale of Dala, a new financial services utility token built on the Ethereum blockchain.