Sentences with phrase «in electricity and gas»

According to the Court, the Dutch measures aimed at «combating cross-subsidisation in the broad sense», ensuring «undistorted competition on the markets for the generation / production, supply and trade of electricity and gas» and guaranteeing» adequate investment in the electricity and gas distribution systems».

Market Reform in Electricity and Gas Sectors Austria is to be commended for fully opening its electricity and natural gas markets to competition well in advance of the EU timeline and before most other European countries.

With Australians facing further hikes in their electricity and gas bills following moves by energy companies over the weekend to increase bills by up to 20 per cent, Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure to deliver relief for households, small businesses and manufacturers.

There have been a couple of changes in the electricity and gas suppliers market over the past few years.

E.ON Italia S.p.A. With an installed capacity of more than 6 GW from traditional sources and 300 MW from renewables, and more than 900,000 overall customers in electricity and gas, E.ON Italia S.p.A. is today one of the major energy players in the country.

Alternative energy suppliers offer insurance to protect from variability in electricity and gas prices.

Alternative energy suppliers are essentially offering insurance that will protect you from variability in electricity and gas prices.

Certainly, it does have to get local regulatory approval for price hikes, however, a 10 % increase in water rates is much more digestible (and therefore much less protested) than a similar increase in electricity and gas rates.

We have put consumers» interests — today and in the long term — at the heart of our policy, encouraging more competitors in the electricity and gas markets, working with Ofgem to simplify the confusion of tariffs, and getting tough on abuses.

Not exact matches

The Lawrence Labor Government showed foresight in its 1992 decision to convene an inquiry into WA's energy sector (gas and electricity).

Among other things it recommended «the separation of the electricity and gas segments of the State Energy Commission (SECWA) as the first step in the process of change.

Second, many states actively favor renewables in electricity generation, and even in places that don't, the word has gotten out that coal combustion is far deadlier to humans than any other electric generation source — including natural gas.

Electricity generated by solar panels and windmills has played a bigger role in the energy mix in recent years as the federal government and states seek to reduce heat - trapping gases through ambitious climate goals.

While the global water industry is diversified and, in terms of committed capital, ranks on par with the oil, gas and electricity industries, it's attracted little private investment.

Output across the mining sector fell 1.6 %, offset by strength in manufacturing and electricity, heat, gas and water output which rose by 7.3 % and 8.4 % respectively.

-- Matthew Lanfear, CEO of Great Eastern Energy, a supplier of natural gas, electricity, and renewable energy in the Northeast

The concept has been effective in numerous infrastructure - based sectors that are inclined to natural monopolies, including railroads, gas and electricity.

A product of the largest private equity deal ever, Energy Future (formerly TXU) is heavy with debt and struggling to compete, since the boom in natural gas production has put a lid on electricity prices.

Coal prices in general were driven even lower in 2016 due to low natural gas prices and warmer - than - usual winter temperatures that cut down demand for coal as an electricity generator, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

LNG projects would also be subject to new greenhouse gas emission standards and would have to pay general industrial electricity rates consistent with other industrial users in B.C., but the framework would repeal an LNG income tax introduced under the B.C. Liberals.

Meanwhile, Calpine, which generates electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources, said in a statement the NAES purchase price was $ 800 million plus an estimated $ 100 million of net working capital.

The liquid is reused in the digestion process, the solid is used for composting, and the gas generates electricity.

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

In that way, Mr. Bronk added, hackers could potentially jumble gas shipments, and even cause electricity production outages.

Ontario already has a surplus of power, and has signed 20 - year contracts for electricity from two new natural - gas fired generating stations being built in Sarnia and Napanee.

NDP environment critic Peter Tabuns welcomed the import of more clean power from Quebec, but said the impact on consumers» electricity bills and the actual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the agreement will be minuscule.

And those nascent economies need infrastructure — electricity above all, transport across land (rail is most efficient) and in the air, oil and gas, public lighting, and basic health caAnd those nascent economies need infrastructure — electricity above all, transport across land (rail is most efficient) and in the air, oil and gas, public lighting, and basic health caand in the air, oil and gas, public lighting, and basic health caand gas, public lighting, and basic health caand basic health care.

As recently as 2008, about half the electricity in the U.S. came from burning coal and one - fifth from burning natural gas.

While the cost of electricity from coal and gas will go up and down given the volatility of the markets for those fuels, we can enter into a 20 year contract for renewable energy where we know what we'll be paying for the electricity today and in 2033.»

I have had, over my time at the University of Alberta, representatives from the Alberta Ministries of Environment, Energy, and Finance and Enterprise, many major oil, gas, energy services, pipeline and electricity companies, Epcor, the Pembina Institute, and many others speak in my classes.

For the last 300 years, the assumption of Europe and North America was that you were going to have a mixed economy, with governments investing in infrastructure, roads and other transportation, communications, water and sewer systems, gas and electricity.

The natural - resource - rich state is also known for its natural gas production (it leads the nation), coal, electricity (again, number one in the States) and renewable energy — specifically, wind energy.

The St. John's - based electricity and natural gas company reported net earnings of $ 963 million for 2017, up from $ 585 million in 2016

Right now, they live in Ecuador and their utility bills... water, gas, electricity, everything... amounts to less than $ 40 per month.

CCS really amounts to a combined GHG and natural gas hedge which, in a world of really expensive gas, allows you to maintain lower electricity prices than you perhaps otherwise would be able to as you can continue to use relatively cheap and plentiful coal while capturing and storing the emissions.

gas world, and so I would argue that a policy focusing on CCS as opposed to a broader policy on de-carbonizing electricity through a carbon price would lead to more expensive electricity than need be the case in a carbon - constrained world.

We have contracted nearly 50 % of our natural gas and electricity usage through the fall and the deregulated markets in which we operate at prices favorable to calendar 2011.

In 2010, the United States used 683 trillion cubic meters of natural gas in anything from creating electricity to powering stoves, water heaters, and even vehicleIn 2010, the United States used 683 trillion cubic meters of natural gas in anything from creating electricity to powering stoves, water heaters, and even vehiclein anything from creating electricity to powering stoves, water heaters, and even vehicles.

Factors impacting natural gas value include seasonal variations (since natural gas is used to generate electricity and heat / cool homes), severe weather disruptions (such as hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, a key natural gas - producing region in the world), and alternative energy developments.

Speaking at an energy conference in Tel Aviv, Energy Minister Steinitz said the country's manufacturing and transportation industries will be fueled entirely by natural gas, electricity and alternative fuels within the next 12 years.

Dominion is one of the largest producers and transporters of electricity and natural gas in the United States utility sector.

DUK generates and transmits electricity mainly in the Carolinas, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and they also sell natural gas to parts of Ohio and Kentucky.

One recommendation by the alliance takes aim at Ontario government energy policy that could also double as climate policy, as the province has curtailed greenhouse gas emissions coming from the electricity sector by closing coal - fired power plants, invested in costly solar and wind energy projects, and instituted a cap - and - trade system that requires businesses to buy permits to cover their carbon emissions.

The group also recommended that the government should «reinvigorate independent sector oversight with an appropriately resourced» Ontario Energy Board, the regulator of the electricity and natural gas industries in the province.

These include warm summer weather, which drives up use of air conditioners and electricity, the increased popularity of natural gas (versus coal) among power producers (partly reflecting the low price of the former), and cutbacks in production by some players in the natural - gas industry.

They do not emit tailpipe pollutants, giving a large reduction of local air pollution, and, can give a significant reduction in total greenhouse gas and other emissions (dependent on the method used for electricity generation).

Avista owns a 15 - per - cent - stake in two of the four units at the Colstrip plant in Montana — a major coal - mining state — and plans to use them for electricity production until 2035, said a spokesperson for the company that also operates hydroelectric dams, natural gas and biomass generating plants and wind turbines.

The Company is a provider of electricity, natural gas and related services to customers in the eastern region of the United States.

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.

Imported fossil fuels provide the bulk of power fuel, with 47 percent of the island's electricity coming from petroleum, 34 percent from natural gas, 17 percent from coal, and just 2 percent from renewable energy in 2016, according to the Energy Information Administration.