Sentences with phrase «in utility operations»
Full reform, however, will require steps that remain politically off limits for now: complete privatization, less interference by state governments in utility operations, and, above all, an end to free electricity for farmers.
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Ford's decision to discontinue almost all of its car models in North America within two years will leave its Canadian operations intact, since they are focused mainly on utility vehicles.Thursday, April 26, 5:50 pm ET
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By: Victor Moolman 21st October 2016 Mining equipment supplier Tenova Takraf Africa is offering junior miners in the surface mining industry a tailor - made package that will help new mining operations produce State - owned power utility Eskom - grade coal.
The bonus is that the cost of construction and the cost of ongoing operation is materially less than traditional wastewater treatment facilities, creating an exciting investment opportunities for the private sector in partnership with public utilities.
«In an intelligent building a range of systems will be integrated to improve the efficiency of the building's operations, particularly its utility consumption, and to improve the occupants» enjoyment of the accommodation.
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- A Moreland Commission launched earlier this month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued subpoenas to utilities in a probe of their response and recovery operations during Superstorm Sandy.
As one of nineteen members on the Queens Library's Board of Trustees, Mr. Koerner will be responsible for helping to oversee all aspects of the library system's strategy and operations in order to maximize efficiency and utility for all New Yorkers.
But STRANEK in a statement said it «believes that the concession of ECG will create jobs, ensure that real tariff levels reduce over time for the power sector, introduce efficiencies in the operation of utilities, among others» adding: «Thus, the concession is a good step in the right direction.»
Can you imagine that we don't have utility vehicles to perform operation in our state own radio.
Disputes over the use of utility poles and the cost of using them is fairly common in New York State, so it is unclear why the state's operations director would have to get involved in such a mundane case.
«Having said that,» Braden said, «of course it is important for utility staff to have strong knowledge of utility industry business, either in operations, engineering or administration.»
«Sandy revealed serious weaknesses in the management and operation of the power utility on Long Island.
But the state's public utility commission, the only regulatory agency with authority to oversee the safety and operation of Con Edison's system, announced that it lacked jurisdiction to end the lockout or get involved in the negotiations.
But to date there is just one carbon capture system in commercial operation at a power station, the Boundary Dam coal plant that Canada's SaskPower utility opened last year.
The study used the utility factor (since in pure EV mode there are no tailpipe emissions) and the EPA best estimate of the CO2 tailpipe emissions produced by these vehicles in real world city and highway operation based on the EPA 5 - cycle label methodology, using a weighted 55 % city / 45 % highway driving.
It's hard to complain about the continuously variable transmission in normal operation and the 1.5 - liter turbo scoots this small utility around with gusto.
The automaker is recalling 65,000 1999 - 2002 Discovery II sport utility vehicles in two recalls to check anti-lock brake system operation, and accelerator cables that could become weakened.
Great Britain's largest carmaker, the Rover Group, has put together a small team of engineers and designers to develop high - performance models and specialty cars, including the new MG sports car and a multipurpose vehicle code - named Pathfinder.The new operation, Rover Special Products, emulates Ford of Britain's successful Special Vehicle Engineering group that developed the 200 Sierra Cosworth and four - wheel - drive Sierra.Rover sells the highly successful Range Rover luxury sport utility vehicle and the Sterling luxury sedan in the United States.
Ameren (NYSE: AEE, $ 23.96) is an electric and natural gas utility based in St. Louis, Mo., which also has operations in Illinois.
What it is: The percentage of estimated productive capacity in manufacturing, mining and utilities in operation each month.
While these stocks have helped investors generate decent returns, it's also made many of these companies, and in particular the more stable, higher quality consumer goods, telecom, utilities and REIT operations, more expensive.
The fund invests at least 80 % of assets in equity securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies with business operations in the utilities sector.
This seems to be the case for companies which, by the nature of their operations, consume cash in order to create wealth and are required to raise outside equity capital periodically, e.g., integrated electric utilities and certain financial companies.
In addition to its regulated utility operations, which generate approximately 90 % of earnings, the company also has a small wholesale energy company.
While the underlying operations are very diverse (i.e. railroads, utilities, carpet manufacturers, and even Dairy Queen), the businesses tend to share a common characteristic in that almost all maintain leading market share for either their industry or their geography.
Construction of a new barge landing area and elevated bridge and boardwalks will improve visitor and employee safety by reducing the risk of human - bear conflicts; provide safe and dependable access for the phased relocation of facilities and park concession operations; protect and enhance key park resources in the Brooks River area, including brown (grizzly) bears, salmon and trout, and cultural resources; improve visitor experience in the area; and connect infrastructure utilities between the Valley Road Administrative Area and the north side of Brooks River.
In contrast, Jacobson's study estimates the time between planning and operation for utility scale wind and solar power plants to be only 2 to 5 years.
New Bedford, Mass. — October 20, 2017 — Deepwater Wind will establish a significant construction and long - term operations hub in the City of New Bedford for its Revolution Wind project if selected by the state's utilities, the company announced today, becoming the first offshore wind developer to commit to using the City as its base.
Sen. Doug Ericksen sent a letter to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) on Thursday asking them to reverse their decision directing Washington's three investor - owned electric utilities to include carbon emissions and climate change damages in estimates of their coal - plant operatiUtilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) on Thursday asking them to reverse their decision directing Washington's three investor - owned electric utilities to include carbon emissions and climate change damages in estimates of their coal - plant operatiutilities to include carbon emissions and climate change damages in estimates of their coal - plant operation costs.
Through improvements in the leak rate of new equipment, refurbishing older equipment, and the use of more efficient operation and maintenance techniques, utilities often find economical solutions to reduce SF6 emissions.
All three utilities currently own a stake in the Colstrip Generating Plant in Montana but are in the process of phasing out their operations.
National Grid, an electric utility with operations in the northeast announced in a press release that Rhode Island electric customers will have access to the EnergySage online solar quote platform as part of their new SolarWise Rhode Island Program.
«Gross Revenues» means the total monies received by Grantee from a utility company or other power purchaser (provided, however, that if electricity is sold to a subsidiary or affiliate of Grantee, then, and only then, the gross receipts from the sale of electricity under such contract shall be calculated using a sale of not less than the arithmetical average of the prices quoted by market sources of information, which information may be based upon the price paid by any purchaser or purchasers, including Grantee or any subsidiary or affiliate of Grantee, for electricity produced in the Iowa region of the Midwest Independent System Operator («MISO») from operation of wind turbines during the calendar year immediate!y preceding the year in which such electricity production from the Wind Energy Project occurs, taking into account the aggregate terms associated with such transaction) derived from the sale of electric energy and capacity produced and sold from the WTG's installed on the Premises, net of proportional energy losses associated with the power collection system or utility interconnection.
It went into operation in May 2017, and is the first utility - scale solar energy generating facility in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
«Wind and natural gas are what will grow,» Mike Bryson, PJM Interconnection vice president of operations, told Utility Dive recently about his market's service area in the Mid-Atlantic states.
EBRD, alongside Triodos Investment Management and FMO Dutch Development Bank will provide a $ 30.7 million loan to finance the construction and operation of Mongolia's largest utility - scale solar plant — a 30 MW project to be located in the Gobi Desert region, around 450 km south east of Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar.
Canadian utility Alectra Energy Solutions, which has over a million customers in Ontario, will offer large - scale energy storage to commercial and industrial operations in its service area, having formed a partnership with developer AMP.
In fact, it is so expensive that without forcing utilities or subsidizing it's operation it is not competitive on the open market.
SkyPower's over 30 utility - scale solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Contracts at various stages of development, construction and operation, in aggregate, represent over USD 80 billion dollars» worth of long - term renewable energy sales to leading utilities and governments around the world.
With the uncertainty that surrounds the continuation of various European subsidies, Utilities and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) will now turn their attention to lower operational expenditure (OPEX) and ultimately drive profitability from the assets already in operation.
In a sleeve project, a third party handles development and operations with a wholesale rate PPA from the utility.
«If the proposal is approved by the state's Public Utilities Commission,» I wrote, «California's carbon dioxide emissions will either increase or decline far less than if Diablo Canyon's two reactors, which generated about 9 percent of the state's electricity last year, remained in operation.
Bloom elaborated for America's Power Plan, noting that power systems with a lot of wind and solar are able to operate reliably and withstand moment - to - moment fluctuations in the energy balance, extreme weather and sudden system disruptions, particularly if changes to the operations of utility systems are made.
In the Rhineland region in the west, the village of Immerath has recently been made into a ghost town to make way for expansion of German utility RWE's lignite - mining operationIn the Rhineland region in the west, the village of Immerath has recently been made into a ghost town to make way for expansion of German utility RWE's lignite - mining operationin the west, the village of Immerath has recently been made into a ghost town to make way for expansion of German utility RWE's lignite - mining operations.
MidAmerican will have 2,909 megawatts of wind generation in operation by the end of 2011, more than any other regulated electric utility in the country.
Power plants across the country, including ones in California, Wisconsin, Florida and Vermont, are being shuttered as utility companies opt to build natural gas plants rather than extending operation of nuclear reactors.
MidAmerican will have 3,316 megawatts of wind generation in operation by the end of 2012, far more than any other regulated electric utility in the country.
SkyPower FAS Energy is committed to work closely with both governments for the planning, financing, and construction of 3,000 MW of utility - scale solar PV energy projects for the Nigerian power grid, which are expected to reach commercial operation in phases starting in 2015.
In addition, the company is becoming more involved with utilities that are investing in renewable energy operationIn addition, the company is becoming more involved with utilities that are investing in renewable energy operationin renewable energy operations.