Sentences with phrase «fuel costs remain»

But for analysis let's assume fuel costs remain flat and other costs reflect historical productivity gains.

Not exact matches

Existing generators that now need 6 cents to cover fuel and operating costs would have to drastically cut costs, possibly restructure and surely pressure the fuel suppliers to slash prices in order to remain competitive.

As the price of fuel has dropped, it's been taking up a smaller and smaller share of these expenses, to the point that now, he estimates, fuel only makes up about 15 percent of airlines» spending (assuming their other costs have remained roughly equal).

The surplus was still down 47 percent from a year earlier, with the trade balance remained in deficit as the yen's decline has pushed up costs of imported fuels immediately while its impact on exports will take some time to be fully seen.

Newton, who doesn't own the stock but has his eye on it, says investors have to believe that the U.S. will continue its push for energy independence and that natural gas prices will remain low enough to keep it a more cost - effective way to fuel up.

With Queensland on the cusp of joining the world's elite band of LNG exporters, federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has voiced confidence that the construction cost pressures that could impede further growth of exports are on the wane, but insisted gas would also remain an important fuel for domestic users.

David Tillman, a spokesman for Exelon, which operates the Nine Mile Nuclear Power Station, said the company has offered to provide Fitzpatrick's fuel at cost so it can remain open while state officials work out the plan for how to achieve Gov. Andrew Cuomo's goal to get 50 percent of state energy from renewable sources by 2030.

Fuel poverty means that the cost of heating a person's home is high and significantly impacts on their remaining income.

Most controversially of all, if the government believes that working families should keep more of their earnings (to spend more effectively than government can) then why means - test child benefit - the only remaining recognition in the tax system of the cost of raising a family - in order to preserve free bus rides and winter fuel payments to well - off over 60s?

But two major roadblocks remain: The Equinox costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to make and it can be hard to find hydrogen fuel.

«In recent years both the efficiency and cost of commercial solar panels have improved but they remain expensive compared to fossil fuels.

And while wind energy had been growing at an average annual rate of 27 percent and solar photovoltaic, too, was surging as costs fell sharply, so - called clean coal remained a long way off and governments» ambitions for fuel efficiency and electric vehicles were well ahead of reality.

Greene predicts that the expense of meeting the new CAFE standards proposed in the Senate bill would probably range between $ 1,000 and $ 3,000 per vehicle, an up - front cost that could be recouped in fuel savings within five years if the price of gasoline remains above $ 3 a gallon.

Education remains one of the most cost - effective, fair ways of sharing the benefits of progress broadly, while it provides the fuel and sustenance for long - term growth.

@Paulster2 The big cost of remaining in the Top Tier program is continuously refining fuel to the standards of the program and passing the required independent tests which is what the fees are for.

Cadillac's new 368 cu in (6.0 L) L62 V8 with Digital Fuel Injection was a no - cost option except in California, where the fuel - injected Oldsmobile 350 remained available, also as a no - cost optFuel Injection was a no - cost option except in California, where the fuel - injected Oldsmobile 350 remained available, also as a no - cost optfuel - injected Oldsmobile 350 remained available, also as a no - cost option.

The QX60 Hybrid offers slightly better fuel economy with similar performance, but as gasoline looks to remain cheap for the near future, we're not certain the extra cost and technology are worth the added premium.

Initially, the cost of the battery likely will remain high, Lutz said, but GM is exploring the possibility of selling its electrically propelled vehicles but leasing its batteries, the idea being to get people to think of the batteries as a fuel source and pay for them as they go, the way they do for gasoline and diesel.

Even as fuel and transportation costs have increased, the price of Prime has remained the same.

As the oil price has collapsed, the airlines won't be applying the usual increases in «fuel levy» at the same rate, so flight costs should remain constant.

«Although we are always working to reduce operational costs, there are some cost items that remain outside of our control and fuel prices are one of them,» says Pacific Coastal Airlines President Quentin Smith.

«Although we are always working to reduce operational costs, there are some cost items that remain outside of our control and fuel prices are one of them,» says Pacific Coastal Airlines -LSB-...]

Some airlines, including AA, are pushing for lower fees, to cut costs as fuel prices remain high.

Public support for accepting the costs attending an accelerated shift away from the fuels of convenience, particularly coal, remains weak, at best.

Those pushing for a rising price (via a tax or cap) on emissions make the economic case that as long as the environmental costs of burning fossil fuels (or cutting forests) aren't reflected in the accounting calculations driving those activities, «burn baby burn» will remain business as usual.

For various reasons, some of the remaining firms may switch fuel to natural gas, and others may never switch regardless of fuel costs, leaving a wide range of dependencies on natural gas prices (see Tables 10.15 and 10.21 from EIA's Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey).

The next major step is to continue to motivate and engage the movement in order to achieve a large - scale victory against the fossil fuel interests that are still trying to cling to their remaining power base no matter what the ultimate costs to our communities, our economy, and the planet.

But if fossil fuel prices reflected their true cost I doubt transportation would remain so cheap.

However, it still remains a great challenge to develop solar water - splitting systems that are both low - cost and efficient enough to generate fuel at a price that is competitive with fossil fuels.

And the ability to capture carbon from fossil - fuel plants at costs that are remotely economical remains to be demonstrated.

Nuclear energy is or could become an acceptable compromise but safety, burnt fuel disposal, high cost and public acceptance remain major issues to be solved.

Global climate negotiations remain important, of course, and a global deal towards a good climate outcome has never been more desirable, but the changing costs of technologies, and domestic measures on air quality show the building and varied negative pressures on fossil fuel industries.

The market has now clearly signaled that fossil fuel energy will remain lower cost than «green» energy despite some reductions in green energy prices in recent decades.

And nuclear power is just as sustainable as any other power source — even if we only use conventional nuclear fast reactor designs, there is enough uranium in the oceans and on land (recoverable at prices that allow the fuel costs of fast reactors to remain the same as today — which is trivial) to last for 5 billlion years, the expected time remaining fo our sun.

While the cost of wind and solar energy is falling dramatically, which could lead to a major shift in infrastructure46, the fossil fuel industry remains remarkably resilient, subsidized, and still capable of tipping us over the limit47.

A 3 % discount factor with an hypothesis of $ 250 bn annualy has in fact a $ 8 trillion dollar policy cost (fared in todays dollar value) and not $ 20 trillion over 87 years; (ii) I would assume, with great certainty, that the cost of the policy will not remain at $ 250 bn (in 2013 $) in the coming 87 years: government feed in tarifs and green certificate subsidies will become less and less expensive with renewable energy prices matching fossil fuel energy prices in the coming decades.

At the same time, living standards are increasing, creating demand for ever more power; and coal remains subsidized, meaning that consumers don't see the fuel's true cost in their heating prices.

How are fossil fuels going to remain low - cost energy given their increasing scarcity?

The only question is that the current electric supplier might raise their rates if their fixed costs (personnel & maintenance) remain the same and they only save a fraction of their fuel cost while selling less power.

Despite speculation on the impact of rising fuel costs, many economists remain optimistic regarding the economic outlook in the United States.

Micro-unit occupancy will remain elevated in barrier - to - entry markets, where employment - generated demand will fuel housing needs, but high land and development costs will keep costs high for both renters and homeowners.