Sentences with phrase «if electricity consumers»

Yet, I assert, on the basis of extensive evidence, that if electricity consumers were asked to vote on whether the government should mandate that the share of electricity from renewables should be rapidly increased over time then a majority would vote yes.

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It's kind of crazy if you think about it: There's no information sent to consumers about when it's expensive to supply more electricity and when it's not.

Consumers would likely enjoy lower power bills if provincial governments welcomed more private investment in electricity utilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

Other similar things might be investing in supermarkets and «consumer staples» (because if your weekly shopping basket inflates, their shares and divis probably will too) or investing in healthcare as a hedge against future healthcare costs inflating or investing in utilities as a hedge against utilities bills rising (I've yet to buy any but I quite like the idea of owning enough ~ 7 % yielding Centrica for the divis to cover the gas and electricity bills) or investing in travel and tourism companies as a hedge against holiday costs inflating.

On the basis of these interventions, if government recommendations to PURC are accepted, consumers will be expected to benefit from reductions in electricity tariffs.

What's the point of electing Dems if they go out of their way to put the people who have been screwing consumers since Pataki's «deregulation» of the electricity market back in charge of the PSC?

«If government recommendations to Public Utility and Regulatory Commission (PURC) are accepted, consumers will be expected to benefit from reductions in electricity tariffs,» he said.

Most of New Jersey's electricity comes from in - state producers or states not in RGGI, so there is little issue about consumers continuing to pay for the program through out - of - state utility surcharges if New Jersey departs, the official said.

Just like if you are a huge consumer of electricity, the power company might investigate to see whether you're running a grow house.

While the era of consumer - driven growth may be ebbing, the sheer size of the mushrooming global middle class, even if it becomes an energy - thrifty culture, guarantees the need for far more electricity.

So if the world moves toward a system for tracking emissions, who is responsible for a particular batch of carbon dioxide — the company that mined and sold the coal, the power plant that burned it, the consumer who buys the exported widget made with the electricity generated by that combustion, or...?

Even though people without electricity access often pay a lot for their energy sources, such as kerosene and candles — sometimes more than they would pay for the same service if they had electricity access — the upfront costs for off - grid systems may still be higher than most consumers are willing or able to pay.

Transmission technology vendors say their products could save electricity consumers billions — if utilities were incentivized to invest.

The results echo a similar study undertaken by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, which found that Americans «support setting strict limits on carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal - fired plants,» by a nearly 2 - to - 1 margin — «even if the cost of electricity to consumers and companies increases.»

If, despite having done all this and using realistic figures, you do actually benefit financially, then you are being heavily subsidised by rate payers, tax payers and other electricity consumers.

The subsidies don't stop there either as many if not all states pay residential consumers retail rates for electricity they «sell» back into the grid, as opposed to wholesale rates that utilities pay to other suppliers.

If a national renewable electricity standard is nonetheless inevitable, it should not impose excess costs on businesses or consumers.

If all the costs of generating nuclear electricity are included in the price to consumers, nuclear power is dead in the water.

Yates predicted the cost of electricity could also go up for consumers in Oklahoma as a result if the legislative measures are made law.

If policymakers limit greenhouse gases too quickly, the price of electricity and gasoline will rise abruptly, triggering a political backlash from both consumers and industry.

In electric lighting alone, which uses 19 % of global electricity production, IEA analysis concludes that energy needs could be reduced by 38 % if the least - cost technologies were adopted — at no loss of service to consumers.

If the real total costs of wind energy are considered, then it has been reported that consumer electricity costs would increase significantly.

The electricity they produce is used by consumers, and if that electricity was instead produced by coal facilities, the emissions would be many times higher than anything coming out of WTE plants.

If companies or consumers do not transmit electricity through a grid - system or use electricity they produced themselves, they do not have to pay the EEG - surcharge.

Firstly, ignoring the discriminatory nature of the arrangement, the Court noted that consumers and suppliers were required to purchase certificates for imports of electricity or had to pay a fine if they failed to do so.

If you're concerned about energy use, it's a great city, as well, since Oakland is the number one consumer of electricity from renewable resources.