Sentences with phrase «high electricity costs»

Those advantages have convinced office owners to pursue the cost - saving technology, especially in California where high electricity costs and blackout worries persist.

As a result of the lower Bitcoin price and rather high electricity costs, many miners and companies have moved their operations to other parts of the world.

According to Ecodrain, the payback on the installation of one of their heat exchanger units can be as soon as 2 years (in areas with high electricity costs), or up to five years (in areas with low electricity costs), and because the units are made to last for up to 30 years, this investment could continue to pay off for a long time.

Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak has vowed to kill the province's feed - in - tariff program on the grounds that, in his view, it is leading to unacceptably high electricity costs for consumers.

Along with high electricity costs, C&I customers face business interruption from unplanned outages.

These include deficient infrastructure, regulatory uncertainty, rising trade barriers, relatively high electricity costs, and the unknown status of current and future trade agreements.

Commonwealth Edison rates are expected to rise in June, so rate payers could see higher electricity costs at that time, NIMEC officials said.

As global warming regulations stifle the use of the most efficient and inexpensive forms of electricity, businesses as well as households will incur higher electricity costs.

The economic development contentions have also been shown to be inaccurate, as they never take into account economic losses that result from wind energy implementation — for example agricultural losses due to bat killings, and job losses due to higher electricity costs for factories, hospitals and numerous other employers.

Wind power mandates also cost British energy consumers an extra $ 2.8 billion in higher electricity costs in 2009 - 2011.

Late last month, Foothills Steel Foundry, a Calgary steel company, told 25 of its workers, or one - third of its staff, that they would be let go in the new year because of higher electricity costs.

The retirement of the Beaver Valley, Davis - Besse, Perry and Three Mile Island plants will also mean higher electricity costs for residents, and the loss of thousands of jobs.

This is the case in places like Denmark, too, where there's more equality and publicly tolerated higher electricity costs, so perhaps it's telling that the FIT is less popular in England, which has a steeper income inequality curve.

The Charlottesville Daily Progress broke the story: Letters Urged Protection of Minorities From Higher Electricity Costs Pointing out that «our state gets 56 % of its electricity from coal,» the letter urged Perriello to vote against the American Clean Energy & Security Act in order to «protect minorities and other consumers in your district from higher electricity bills.»

The Liberals are also under pressure from the opposition Progressive Conservatives, who have capitalized on the anger of some voters about higher electricity costs, changes to the province's sales tax and rising government spending.

Many mining operations survived the high electricity cost but in 2015, the price fell to RMB 900 ($ 135), many mining operations closed down.

Not exact matches

There are always some marginal businesses for whom any higher cost — electricity or any other input, a legal dispute — will mean The End.

While such a significant amount of electricity usage might go unnoticed in large metropolitan areas, the sheer amount of electricity being used is leading to higher costs for customers in small communities because of a limited supply of low - cost hydropower.

My January and April posts on the Ontario electricity sector described how decisions by different Ontario governments gave rise to excess electricity generation with an inflated cost structure, leading to higher electricity prices.

At one point, the wholesale cost of electricity went into the negative at mid-day — the point on the 24 - hour clock where prices are supposed to be higher.

Despite ample wind and sun, some of the highest electricity prices in the country, and the steep cost decline in renewable energy technologies, Puerto Rico has fallen far behind other US regions in renewable energy investment, forming barely 2 percent of its generation mix.

Given the high cost of producing one Bitcoin in the UK, which apparently is about 8,400 dollars, the majority of the funds raised will cover the cost of electricity, as the company plans to 1280 Bitcoins.

Electricity is expensive, but they prorate the fees according to how much you use — the higher the use, the higher the cost per unit — and also what month it is.

Hydropower a decade ago was the leading source of power, contributing more than half of the country's electricity generation capacity — which perhaps explains why the cost of buying power is now high following the reversal in the country's power generation capacity.

«It's terrifying to think that each month, one million families turn to high - cost, short - term credit, like payday loans each month and 400,000 are using them for essentials, such as putting food on the table or preventing the gas and electricity from being cut off,» Reed added.

«In fact, she's already called for higher taxes on individuals and small businesses; she supports an energy plan that would increase our electricity costs; she promises a single - payer health care system that would further destroy our health care and economy; and she wants to force federal gun restrictions that would take away the Second Amendment rights of law - abiding citizens.»

Speaking on the issue, Kushal Dutta, managing director of Jovago Nigeria expressed, «One of the highest cost e-commerce companies in Nigeria cover is electricity.

«Today, the energy sector faces an unprecedented financial crisis in Ghana's history... the cost of electricity to industry has been alarmingly high, and this has led to the collapse of some factories»

While consumers of power bemoan the instability and high cost of sourcing electricity, Sunday Oduntan, executive director of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, said that the high charges were dismissible in view of the low payment habits ofelectricity, Sunday Oduntan, executive director of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, said that the high charges were dismissible in view of the low payment habits ofElectricity Distributors, ANED, said that the high charges were dismissible in view of the low payment habits of Nigerians.

«LIPA ratepayers are still paying among the highest costs for electricity in the nation,» DiNapoli said, «The recent survey from the consumer satisfaction perspective shows that Long Islanders are still unhappy with the service.»

Also, Fitch forecasts that, «a high inflation could have a fiscal impact if it keeps domestic funding costs elevated (yields can be as high as 20 % on short - term instruments), although we think the Bank of Ghana may have scope to ease monetary policy in 2017, as the impact of electricity tariff adjustments drops out of CPI calculations, lowering headline inflation.»

Dear Mr High Commissioner, it won't probably occur to you that what you call corruption or SOLI is just a way to survive in a country where the media is not financed by Government or by a Stock Exchange floating shares, but by individuals trying to balance poor revenues from advertising in a Country declared HIPC until some few months ago and with a very high operating cost (think about the electricity for exampHigh Commissioner, it won't probably occur to you that what you call corruption or SOLI is just a way to survive in a country where the media is not financed by Government or by a Stock Exchange floating shares, but by individuals trying to balance poor revenues from advertising in a Country declared HIPC until some few months ago and with a very high operating cost (think about the electricity for examphigh operating cost (think about the electricity for example).

The cost of electricity to industry has been alarmingly high, and this has led to the collapse of some factories and relocation of others to our neighboring Ivory Coast.

Electricity costs are frustratingly high in New York State, so it is important that our valuable hydropower resource be used here to aid these businesses and the workers, families and communities that depend on them.»

The high electricity tariffs were a major part of the NPP's campaign ahead of the 2016 elections, with many of the party's communicators claiming that electricity cost more than rent.

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.

Yesterday, New Jersey Business and Industry Association President Philip Kirschner praised the governor for pulling out of a program that increases costs for residents who «are already paying some of the highest electricity rates in the nation.»

But the cost of producing it by using electricity to split water is high, because the most efficient catalysts developed so far are often made with precious metals, like platinum, ruthenium and iridium.

«The reduction in demand that has to occur has to be driven by price signals — a much higher cost for electricity,» James said.

Higher electricity bills and property losses are among the costs that climate change is expected to exact in the U.S. in the next 25 years, according to a bipartisan report

«In addition, fossil fuel plants benefit from better storage technology as they are able to supply electricity without incurring high ramping costs.»

The President's initiative will empower young men and women to invent and commercialize advanced energy technologies such as efficient and cost effective methods for converting sunlight to electricity and fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, stationary and portable advanced batteries for plug - in electric cars, advanced energy storage concepts that will enable sustained energy supply from solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, high - efficiency deployment of power across «smart grids,» and carbon neutral commercial and residential buildings.

Higher efficiency means more electricity produced for a given size of solar cell, which increases power output and lowers overall system costs.

That high energy density makes OTEC a more attractive option than wave or tidal power, Cable says, especially for distant outposts like those on Guam, where a cost analysis suggests that OTEC could provide electricity slightly more cheaply than existing oil - fired plants.

In general, LED upgrades should be made earlier and more frequently in places — such as California, Washington, D.C., and Hawaii — where electricity costs are high.

At the same time, he added, the government's feed - in tariff, the costs of which are shared by the government and electricity customers, has resulted in «more and more consumers hav [ing] to pay higher electricity charges to utilities.»

High up - front expenses plus relatively low efficiency makes the cost of geothermal electricity about double that of coal, which sells for around five cents per kilowatt - hour.

Co-author Dr Iain Staffell, from the Centre for Environmental Policy, said: «This tool allows us to combat one of the biggest uncertainties in the future energy system, and use real data to answer questions such as how electricity storage could revolutionise the electricity generation sector, or when high - capacity home storage batteries linked to personal solar panels might become cost - effective.»

Although solar cell technology for converting the sun's power into electricity has improved steadily in recent years, high costs and inefficiencies have kept it from being a serious replacement for fossil fuels.

This may be seen as especially positive since it is then that electricity use peaks and the cost of generating electricity is highest.