Sentences with phrase «higher than utility»

If the FIT payment rate is set to be higher than the utility avoided cost, it may incur additional costs which will need to be recovered (e.g. from ratepayers).

The costs of offshore wind projects commissioned in 2016 vary widely, but on average are 150 % higher than onshore wind and more than 50 % higher than utility - scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects.

Not exact matches

The Dow utility average plunged another 12 points, the Transports dropped by nearly 100, the Industrials failed their recent basing pattern, the number of stocks hitting new lows jumped above new highs on both the NYSE and the Nasdaq, decliners led advancers by more than 2 - to - 1, and the U.S. dollar weakened further, among other ugliness.

The Consumer Staples, Utilities, and Telecommunications sectors have historically paid out higher dividends than other sectors.

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.

For whatever reason, most investors aren't wired to think of common stocks like they do office buildings or high - quality furniture, which they understand has utility for more than one lifetime.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Looking at the sector - wide performance of Corporate America in the second quarter of this year, more than 80 percent of the companies in information technology, healthcare and the financial - services space reported higher than estimated EPS growth, closely followed by the consumer staples industry producing food, beverages, household articles, while about 60 - 70 percent of the companies listed under the energy, utilities and materials sectors reported better than expected EPS numbers.

That payout ratio is higher than most other water utilities that are publicly traded, however, given the predictability of earnings, I can accept that.

Also, you can assemble your DGI portfolio to have less volatility (beta) than the index by a higher allocation to stocks in consumer staples and utilities sectors.

Our client list includes more than two - thirds of the Fortune ® 500 as well as thousands of real estate, utilities, healthcare, government, higher education and not - for - profit entities.

Companies in the sector face more competition than in sectors like utilities or consumer staples so there is no guarantee of higher share prices.

In that instance, the earliest warnings were from weakness in utilities and corporate bonds, but the percentage of stocks above their own 200 - day averages didn't fall below 60 % until the market itself was already down nearly 10 % from its high; less than two weeks before the crash.

«The forward price has consistently been higher than the actual wholesale price,» says Rob Spragins, a former Utilities Consumer Advocate.

As a result, the biggest losses went to high - dividend companies such as utility and real estate companies whose stocks become less appealing than bonds to investors seeking income.

Roughly half of the ETFs have a higher correlation to treasury bonds and the other half to the S&P 500 Index (i.e., CWB — convertible bonds, JNK — high yield corporate, PFF — preferred stock and XLU — utilities all react to interest rates but are more correlated to the stock market than to treasury bonds).

Fresh onion, garlic, carrot, cucumber, mustard and aromatic spices help tone down the heat a little on this complex habanero blend to give it a higher - than - typical «utility rate» — in other words, it's good on almost everything.

One, two and three family homes — the main subject of today's discussion, dubbed class one properties — are taxed differently than other property classes, including large rental buildings, utilities, condos and co-ops, and commercial property, all of which bear a significantly higher tax burden than the class one properties.

With award - winning higher education, a skilled workforce, competitive real estate, attractive incentive packages and utility rates, it's no wonder why major companies such as Gap, GlobalFoundries and IBM collectively employ more than 10,000 people here.

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.

The numbers do vary, and some utilities are consistently higher than others in their percentages of lost and unaccounted for gas.

At Xcel Energy, the utility firm with the highest total wind capacity in the United States, the number of forecasting errors has dropped since 2009, saving customers some US$ 60 million and reducing annual CO2 emissions from fossil - reserve power generation by more than a quarter of a million tonnes per year, says Drake Bartlett, a renewable - energy analyst with the firm who is based in Denver, Colorado.

o Utility benches are often higher off the ground than flat benches to allow for the mechanism under the bench

Utility benches are often higher off the ground than flat benches to allow for the mechanism under the bench

It all comes at a price: roughly $ 8000 more than comparably equipped 5 - series sedans and about ten grand more than the X5, such that the 535i GT will likely start in the high $ 50,000 s and the 550i GT in the high $ 60,000 s. Given those tariffs, it's hard to say whether the 5 - series GT will find much of an audience here in America, where BMW finds only a few hundred buyers each year for the 5 - series wagon and where other premium - priced, unconventional utility vehicles, such as the Mercedes - Benz R - Class, have bombed.

DEARBORN, MI — The Ford Flex cross / utility vehicle is not selling as well as projected, although transaction prices have been higher than anticipated, the auto maker's top marketing executive says.

Summit White 2017 GMC Yukon XL SLT 4D Sport Utility EcoTec3 5.3 L V8 6 - Speed Automatic Electronic with Overdrive 4WD Reviews: * Seating for up to nine passengers; nicer interior than other truck - based, full - size SUVs; all - terrain mobility with four - wheel drive; tow rating is higher than average for the class.

Although the base model is basic, it's quite a bargain for a vehicle that includes all the essential safety equipment; and for those willing to option - up, there are more high - tech options than is typical for a basic sport - utility.

Mercedes - Benz buyers will pay more in the 1999 model year, but the company says additional standard equipment amounts to more than the price hike.According to Mercedes - Benz of North America Inc., prices of 1999 vehicles are $ 159, or 1.09 percent, less than comparably equipped cars and sport - utilities at the end of the 1998 model year.The lowest - priced model, the C230 sedan, is up $ 750 but has added a supercharged engine, traction control, leather seating inserts and a higher - grade radio.

«With a structure more rigid than ever and a suspension tuned to the highest global standards, the 2015 Edge is a high - tech utility that delivers a special driving experience customers will feel from their first moments behind the wheel.»

Jeep Patriot Deep Cherry Red Crystal First oil change included at no charge with every vehicle purchased, Warranty Forever included on every vehicle we sell with less than 100,000 miles, Patriot High Altitude, 4D Sport Utility, 4WD, Deep Cherry Red Crystal, Dark Slate Gray w / Leather Trimmed Bucket Seats, ABS brakes, Air Conditioning, Alloy wheels, Audio Jack Input for Mobile Devices, Front fog lights, Heated front seats, Leather Trimmed Bucket Seats, Power windows, Radio: Uconnect 130 AM / FM / CD / MP3, Remote keyless entry, Speed control, Tilt steering wheel.

Quiet, composed, and more capable than most premium sport - utility vehicles when the going gets rough, the Grand Cherokee also benefits from the high performance SRT model, which adds a substantial dose of horsepower (470 ponies, to be exact) to complement its luxurious environs.

Jeep Patriot Black Clearcoat First oil change included at no charge with every vehicle purchased, Warranty Forever included on every vehicle we sell with less than 100,000 miles, Patriot High Altitude, 4D Sport Utility, Black Clearcoat, Dark Slate Gray w / Leather Trimmed Bucket Seats, ABS brakes, Air Conditioning, Alloy wheels, Front fog lights, Heated front seats, Leather Trimmed Bucket Seats, Manual Driver Lumbar Adjust, Power 6 - Way Driver Seat, Power Express Open / Close Sunroof, Power windows, Quick Order Package 24G High Altitude Edition, Radio: Uconnect 130 AM / FM / CD / MP3, Remote keyless entry, Speed control, Tilt steering wheel.

Jeep Grand Cherokee Brilliant Black Crystal Pearlcoat First oil change included at no charge with every vehicle purchased, Warranty Forever included on every vehicle we sell with less than 100,000 miles, Grand Cherokee Overland, 4D Sport Utility, 4WD, black Leather, 8.4 Touchscreen Display, Air Conditioning, Auto - leveling suspension, Exterior Parking Camera Rear, Heated front seats, Heated rear seats, Heated steering wheel, High intensity discharge headlights: Bi-Xenon, Instrument Cluster w / Off - Road Disp.

This car is more about high - riding style than utility.

A distinctive new high - deck «floating» center console creates a more personal «sport cockpit» front cabin feeling and provides more convenient storage options than competing models, blending superior utility with cutting edge style.

Companies in defensive industries, such as utilities, pipelines, and telecommunications, have stable and predictable earnings and cash flows, and thus can support much higher payouts than cyclical companies.

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Knowing how stocks are priced historically relative to some metric like earnings or cash flows is far more instructive than knowing whether stocks are at an all time high or not (we've addressed the predictive utility of stock valuations in several posts, including here and here).

When you budget more than you actually need for something like a utility payment, you won't panic if your utility bill is a little bit higher some months than others.

Leverage ratios depend somewhat on what industry a company is in, a company with high infrastructure expenses and steady cash flows such as a utility company would be able to support a higher leverage ratio than one with unstable cash flows.

Today's unregulated utilities still offer higher than average dividends, but not as high as before.

Utilities are a vastly different investment than other high yield opportunities.

DUK has a higher yield than its competitors (4.44 compared to 3.81 for all utilities), and a lower «price to book» value (1.33 for DUK versus 1.67 for the industry).

What happens if you have a high utility bill from the power company during a colder than usual winter?

This preferred stock is a California utility with an higher - than - average yield.

These days I suggest concentrating on companies that pay moderate but growing dividends, rather than companies (such as many utilities) that have higher yields but offer little potential for growth.

Groceries, utilities, transportation, and healthcare costs are also higher than most other states.

Vanguard customers could achieve some commodity exposure via VDE (Energy) and / or VPU (Utilities), but these holdings could have higher correlations to equities than there would be with the commodity ETFs in the TD portfolio, DBC and DJP.

The dip in fiscal year 2013 (FY13) was due to write - offs on its capital projects, but the favorable regulatory environment in its key states has helped it earn somewhat higher returns than many other utility companies.