Sentences with phrase «of electricity investments»

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«Those pushing for net neutrality think the world would work better if the Internet was somehow magically transformed into a public utility, like a water or electricity company, with the FCC and state regulators setting rates, overseeing investment, and micromanaging relationships between providers and customers,» Downes says, adding the result would be devastating to the smooth functioning of ISP networks.

• Gainline Capital Partners made an investment in Integrated Energy Services Corporation, a provider of grid relationship management software and demand response services to commercial electricity customers.

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.

With the promise of federal investment, the often rocky discussion between provinces about electricity system integration might just become a bit smoother.

New analysis from Clean Energy Canada shows the world's three largest electricity markets — China, the U.S. and India — were collectively responsible for half of global clean energy investment in 2016, which totalled C$ 348 billion.

Update: Financial Risks of Investments in Coal assesses the financial risks of continued reliance on coal for electricity generation.

There are significant parallels between water and electricity infrastructure in the 20th century and high bandwidth internet connectivity in the 21st century, with both exhibiting the type of network externality problems that lead to under - investment by the private sector.

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.

Most of these renewable energy projects come with long - term contracts called power purchase agreements to sell electricity to large utilities, ensuring a solid return on the initial investment.

So the prospect of returning there means we have to help people rebuild their homes, we have to turn the electricity back on for entire neighborhoods and towns, and we have to make infrastructural investments to turn water back on for hundreds of people.

The project is a social initiative, which has seen the installation of a 250KW Solar PV Array on the roof of Cropper's Burneside mill to generate clean, green electricity, and enables residents — many of whom are also employees — in the parish local to the business» headquarters to benefit from investment in renewable energy.

The white paper on Electricity Market Reform has mapped out a new policy to encourage the billions of investment that we need in all three families of low carbon electricity generation — renewables, nuclear and clean coElectricity Market Reform has mapped out a new policy to encourage the billions of investment that we need in all three families of low carbon electricity generation — renewables, nuclear and clean coelectricity generation — renewables, nuclear and clean coal and gas.

«We have signed the agreement with ENI, which is a $ 7.5 billion investment agreement, the single largest investment ever made in Ghana probable after the Akosombo Dam and that is going to provide sufficient 1.5 how many million cubic feet of gas to produce power, the regional electricity market for West Africa is going to become operational at the end of this year, it means that if Ghana is able to produce more power and we have excess, we can put it on the regional electricity market and supply to Burkina Faso and to Mali and to others who do not have enough power.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com

«New York leads the nation's efforts in strengthening climate security, and through the RGGI program and this latest bipartisan proposal to reduce emissions even further, the investment of proceeds will continue to support and create thousands of jobs and reduce electricity bills for residents,» Governor Cuomo said.

The government has shown its commitment to replacing our ageing energy infrastructure, and the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) proposals are intended to provide the economic and commercial underpinning to investments in a range of low - carbon technologies, including nuclear.

Costly electricity charges is a deterrent to investment and business development in Nigeria, operators of e-commerce companies have disclosed.

«These are the first investments from our reforms to build the world's first low carbon electricity market - reforms which will see competition and markets attract tens of billions of pounds of vital energy investment whilst reducing the costs of clean energy to consumers.

He said that beyond powering its own public facilities with the already established independent power plants delivering a combined 47.5 MW, the state government intends to stimulate investment through this initiative with the generation of 3000MW of power through accelerated deployment of embedded or distributed power plants in strategic locations within three to five years to drive the economy and bring additional electricity to millions of homes and businesses.

It's a national security issue — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:42 We are confident these priorities will not only provide jobs but will improve the security of Ghanaians — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:41 Our job creation agenda will be driven by investment in human capital — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:40 The broad agenda for next year is to translate the stability into shared growth - Ken Ofori - Atta 10:33 We have restored macro stability and renewed confidence in the economy — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:32 We have achieved in one year, what seemed impossible to achieve in eight years — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 We have provided stable electricity supply — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 I am glad to report that we are on course to end the year with the fiscal deficit of 6.5 % — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:30 We are happy to note that our policies are yielding results that have brought back smiles to several Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 We resolve to be fiscally discipline — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 I'm happy to note that we have turned the economy around — Ken Ofori Atta 10:28 When I presented the budget in March, I indicated our commitment to take strategic steps to fix the challenges facing the economy and restore hope to Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:25 I thank the august House for all the support that has brought us so far — Ken Ofori Atta 10:24 Speaker of Parliament invites the Finance Minister to present the 2018 budget

Elumelu's Heirs Holdings; a propriety Investment company, through Transcorp Power Limited has committed $ 2.5 billion to deliver 2,000 megawatts of electricity under the Power Africa Initiative.

The program will provide financial incentives to support 75 percent of the cost of electricity and gas efficiency investments.

Much has been made of the need for a decarbonisation target, a measure that, if included in the Energy Bill, would drive investment to slash the carbon intensity of UK electricity production by 2030, bringing with it huge jobs and growth benefits to many corners of the UK.

If the UK is to keep to its environmental commitments then electricity market reform (EMR) needs to quickly facilitate investment in new large scale generation, whilst enabling transition to a low carbon energy system over the next ten years, say the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

On behalf of Rural Development, I would like to congratulate Fish Creek Cabin Resort on their investment in renewable electricity,» said Jill Harvey, USDA Rural Development NY State Director.

Early Power Limited as the main sponsor, entered into the agreement with the Government of Ghana, together with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Sage Petroleum Limited, Endeavor and EPL Holdings Cooperatie, UA, General Energy Investments (GE) IBV, and Quantum Gas Terminals.

Businesses particularly those in the mining sector, are expected to save millions of dollars to be channeled into other investments to grow their companies following the reduction in electricity tariffs.

Electricity demand has flattened out, «meaning utilities are scrambling to find new sources of return for their shareholders» investments,» Sullivan wrote.

According to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in 2050, after suitable investment in R&D, 100 GW of electricity could be installed with this technology in the United States.

«The increased carbon dioxide emissions from the nine government - approved plants alone will more than cancel out all of the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from China's recent investments in wind and solar electricity,» Yang said.

The cost of a watt of electricity from a solar panel in 1978 was US $ 68, he said, but now one watt of electricity from a panel costs US $ 0.66, «and it is headed to near - zero marginal cost,» meaning the cost of producing energy after paying for the initial investment is essentially negligible.

In order to have a hope of replacing fossil fuels, scientists need to develop materials that can be easily mass - produced and convert enough sunlight to electricity to be worth the investment.

«Wind and solar power could meet four - fifths of US electricity demand, study finds: Investment in greater storage, transmission capabilities needed.»

In addition, rising requirements for renewable energy will shift demand away from coal, reducing investment in this source of electricity.

Four years ago, Nike Inc. made an investment in a startup based in Sunnyvale, California called Grabit that uses electroadhesion — the type of static electricity that makes your hair stand up when you rub it against a balloon — to help machines manipulate objects in novel ways.

The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) Index.

Given that a coal - fired electricity generation plant produces about 1 ton of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour, Borenstein estimated that the price of greenhouse gas reductions would have to range from about $ 150 to $ 500 per ton of greenhouse gases to make the current solar PV technology a worthwhile investment when greenhouse gas reductions are considered.

In fact, private investment is pouring into renewable energy — wind and photovoltaic electricity, and biofuels — and all of these technologies are growing rapidly.

There is no irony in the efforts to block these plants and to steer investments to cleaner forms of electricity resources.

I think, to spur its development, we need electricity pricing that encourages investment in load - shifting, a guaranteed return for delivering a megawatt - hour at peak demand for more than it costs at the time of peak excess supply.

But with the very real prospect of electricity replacing oil for much of our transportation fuel, and efficiency and renewables squeezing the traditional utility model hard, it doesn't take divine insight to start seeing that forward - thinking investors would be wise to factor in climate exposure to every investment they make.

And California, he adds, «has held per - capita electricity use flat for 30 years — saving 65 peak GW and more than $ 100 billion of power - system investment — while per - capita real income rose 79 percent.»

And for those of us who will also want to know the details of the electricity generated from those panels, CloudSolar will update each account daily with that data, allowing customers to monitor their solar investment via smartphone or computer.

So I call on the world to join us as we mobilize billions of dollars in new trade and investment and development in Africa — and that includes Power Africa, our initiative to bring electricity and greater opportunity to more than 60 million African homes and businesses.

Provided investment in solar increases ($ 26 - 33 billion per year is required) the US could be generating 10 % of its electricity from solar power by 2025, and doing it at a lower cost than from conventional fuel sources.

The investment required for clean cooking facilities is modest, amounting to less than one - tenth of what is needed for universal electricity access.

In turn, this reduces the investment cost in the supply of electricity required to deliver universal energy access, making off - grid renewable solutions more affordable to households.

Despite billions of pounds in investment and subsidies, Britain's wind - turbine fleet was producing a feeble 2.43 per cent of its own capacity — and little more than 0.2 per cent of the nation's electricity in the coldest month since records began.

- $ 168 million in BrightSource Energy's Mojave Desert utility - scale CSP solar power tower facility that will supply 392 megawatts of electricity to California power suppliers SCE and PG&E (following an initial $ 10 million investment in the company itself);

Starting at $ 28,500.00 these systems will produce a sustainable source of food, water and electricity every day, and offer an extremely fast return on investment.

The cost of production of electricity through utilization of solar energy is outpacing other alternatives as the cost accrued in investing in the installation of solar panels is turning out to be comparatively cheaper than a comparable investment in coal, natural gas or other options, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report.