Sentences with phrase «of lower energy bills»

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The «Energy Box» has been effective at lowering utility bills for commercial / industrial applications and will soon will hit the market of homeowners.

He explained that the benefits of connectivity in the game's world are pretty obvious: the residents of Chicago are generally happy because their commutes to work are smooth thanks to an efficient traffic system, their energy bills are lower because of a smart grid, and crime isn't much of a problem because police response is swift and precise.

But the blockchain has also become host to an array of startups who are building a range of products — from apps like uPort which aims to replaced state - issued IDs with an authenticated digital identity, to GridPlus, which uses the Ethereum blockchain to track energy consumption with the goal of lowering utility bills.

These programs are particularly beneficial to low - income households, which spend a higher percentage of their income on energy bills.

George Osborne, chancellor, has argued that shale has «huge potential» to broaden Britain's energy mix, create thousands of jobs and keep energy bills low.

Co-sponsoring Eggman's bill was the California Solar Energy Industries Association, which notes the challenge of installing solar panels on any multi-unit apartment building is far greater than on a single - family home, especially for a building housing low - income tenants.

«Just this past December, New York saw the lowest wholesale price of energy since the market was created, and those prices are being reflected in consumers» energy bills and generators» decisions to invest in new resources.»

Shephard said that Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to greatly expand the city's number of affordable housing units provides an opportunity for developers to incorporate solar and clean energy into lower - income neighborhoods.

And we must be wary of the assumption that less or no VAT on energy will lead to lower bills because that relies upon companies passing on the saving to customers rather than taking it as extra profits.

He's expected to focus his attacks on welfare reform and what he says is the UK Government's refusal «to scrap the bedroom tax, freeze energy bills and tackle the scourge of low pay.»

That this House expresses deep concern at the impact of the UK Government's policies on Wales; notes the UK Government's real - terms reduction of the Welsh Budget by # 1.5 bn; notes that Wales currently suffers from the lowest average rates of pay in Britain and has the highest proportion of individuals affected by cuts to social security including the Bedroom Tax; further notes that Wales suffers the highest energy bills in the UK and that these, along with low pay, have compounded the cost of living crisis in Wales; and calls on the Government to immediately scrap the Bedroom Tax, freeze energy bills and undertake measures to increase pay rates in Wales.

Wales — where there are more than one million SSE customers - already suffers from the highest energy bills and lowest levels of disposable income of anywhere in Britain.

«We have zero tolerance for these unscrupulous companies, whose business model is to prey on ratepayers with promises of lower energy costs only to deliver skyrocketing bills,» Cuomo said in a release from his office.

The release of the Energy Bill, however, which proposed a potential increase in household energy bills in order to create a sustainable low - carbon economy, barely stirred crEnergy Bill, however, which proposed a potential increase in household energy bills in order to create a sustainable low - carbon economy, barely stirred crenergy bills in order to create a sustainable low - carbon economy, barely stirred critics.

The scheme, which provides grants for heating and insulation improvements for low - income households, will be replaced by a new scheme funded by a levy on energy bills — adding to the burden of rising energy bills for those least able to afford them.

You're all over the place with numbers and think our energy expenses are low because the average bill is $ 75 which is just a joke of an analysis.

- The provision of home energy improvement paid for by the savings from lower energy bills.

The Green Deal will allow each project to claim up to # 6,500 towards the cost of better insulation, lowering carbon emissions and reducing energy bills for the householder.

«We can balance safety concerns with the security of local jobs and low energy bills, and I will continue working with New York state to ensure the burden of shutting down Indian Point isn't placed on the backs of hardworking folks in the Hudson Valley.»

This new technology will improve air quality and the reliability of the electric power system here in New York, while lowering energy bills and helping the state further solidify its place as the nation's leader in the clean energy economy,» said Cuomo.

«My priority is to ensure energy bills for hardworking families and businesses are kept as low as possible whilst ensuring there is a sensible level of support for low carbon technologies that represent value for money,» she said.

These funds will allow LIPA to re-open its solar rebate program and serve as supplemental funds to support LIPA's continued investment in solar energy thereby helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping customers to lower their bills, and stimulating the economy through the creation of new clean energy jobs.»

Using the rooftops of town buildings and a nearby landfill that has been capped to house solar panels will give the town all the energy it needs, which in turn will provide greater public safety and lower tax bills, Fleming said.

For years Sanders had a representative from the Low - Income Home Energy Assistance Program visit his office during the cold months to assist those who had trouble paying their heating bills and Hinds said the office continues to provide many of those services, if and when people show up.

Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the SNP, promises lower energy bills in an independent Scotland.

English also recommended loosening the draft bill's emission limits (currently 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, and 83 percent cuts by midcentury) to match up with the availability of low - carbon energy technology.

John Hemminger, a chemist from the University of California, Irvine, and chair of DOE's Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, noted that within biological and environmental research, the Republican bill specifically favors research on biological systems, genomics, and the effects of low - dose radiation.

With the help of BYU chemical engineering professor Bill Pitt, Zhao was able to mathematically model the energy cost of the water molecules and fog droplets, showing that the shape and size of the nano - grooves lowered the energy cost to condense water and capture fog from the atmosphere onto the awn.

When Kevin and I decided to build our own house, we wanted it to be healthy, with no mold (as I was getting migraines in our apartment in Sausalito, and we found it was because there was mold in the walls); we wanted no energy bills (we were and are on a budget); we wanted low water bills (that budget thing again); and we didn't have a lot of money, so we couldn't build a big house but still wanted it to feel spacious.

From low - consumption lighting infrastructures to more acutely optimised heating systems, schools and colleges of higher education throughout the UK are beginning to reap the benefits of technologies designed to boost operational efficiencies and reduce energy bills.

The FHA Energy Efficient Mortgage program helps current or potential homeowners significantly lower their monthly utility bills and incorporate the cost of energy efficient improvements into their mortEnergy Efficient Mortgage program helps current or potential homeowners significantly lower their monthly utility bills and incorporate the cost of energy efficient improvements into their mortenergy efficient improvements into their mortgages.

A professional can lower the number of air changes to as few as four an hour, saving the average homeowner about $ 500, or 20 %, annually on their energy bill.

Instead, consider some of your local options that can help make your regular bills easier to afford, like the Suplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

CenterPoint Energy has backed away from its plan to start sending names of delinquent bill payers to credit reporting agencies, after advocates for low - income families challenged its usefulness.

With a combination of not wasting as much energy and using more energy efficient lighting (LED's), I have been able to drastically lower my bill so far.

«The lower energy bill is a nice consequence but the most important is that due to the Green key the guests of the Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel and the Park Inn Antwerp know that they are staying at an environmentally friendly accommodation,» said Didier Boehlen, General Manager of the Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel and the Park Inn Antwerp.

Combined with the President's other actions to increase the efficiency of our cars and household appliances, the President's plan will help American families cut energy waste, lowering their gas and utility bills.

To build on this progress, the Obama Administration is putting in place tough new rules to cut carbon pollution — just like we have for other toxins like mercury and arsenic — so we protect the health of our children and move our economy toward American - made clean energy sources that will create good jobs and lower home energy bills.

Domestically it would appear that major shifts in the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions will come as a result of the larger scale development and deployment of lower emitting sources of energy rather than through a climate bill that constrains emissions.

According to new research from MIT and the Argonne National Laboratory, throttling the use of nuclear power plants could compensate the output of renewable energy sources and lead to lower energy bills.

These savings come from lower electric bills for consumers, switching from gasoline - to electric - powered vehicles, and recycling RGGI auction revenues to lower the cost of other clean energy programs.

Save the average American family nearly $ 85 on their annual energy bill in 2030, reducing enough energy to power 30 million homes, and save consumers a total of $ 155 billion from 2020 - 2030; Give a head start to wind and solar deployment and prioritize the deployment of energy efficiency improvements in low - income communities that need it most early in the program through a Clean Energy Incentive Program; and Continue American leadership on climate change by keeping us on track to meet the economy - wide emissions targets we have set, including the goal of reducing emissions to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and to 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.&energy bill in 2030, reducing enough energy to power 30 million homes, and save consumers a total of $ 155 billion from 2020 - 2030; Give a head start to wind and solar deployment and prioritize the deployment of energy efficiency improvements in low - income communities that need it most early in the program through a Clean Energy Incentive Program; and Continue American leadership on climate change by keeping us on track to meet the economy - wide emissions targets we have set, including the goal of reducing emissions to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and to 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.&energy to power 30 million homes, and save consumers a total of $ 155 billion from 2020 - 2030; Give a head start to wind and solar deployment and prioritize the deployment of energy efficiency improvements in low - income communities that need it most early in the program through a Clean Energy Incentive Program; and Continue American leadership on climate change by keeping us on track to meet the economy - wide emissions targets we have set, including the goal of reducing emissions to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and to 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.&energy efficiency improvements in low - income communities that need it most early in the program through a Clean Energy Incentive Program; and Continue American leadership on climate change by keeping us on track to meet the economy - wide emissions targets we have set, including the goal of reducing emissions to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and to 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.&Energy Incentive Program; and Continue American leadership on climate change by keeping us on track to meet the economy - wide emissions targets we have set, including the goal of reducing emissions to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and to 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.»

The report finds that the best way to meet these challenges, while also reducing carbon emissions and lowering electricity bills, is by aggressively pursuing a combination of renewables and energy efficiency.

«Those states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make that happen,» Obama said in last year's State of the Union.

Our light bills include many charges besides the (now low) cost of energy.

The program can also help reduce monthly energy costs for low income residents who spend a higher proportion of their income on utility bills.

Already, REV has driven 730 percent growth in the statewide solar market, enabled over 105,000 low - income households to permanently cut their energy bills with energy efficiency, and created thousands of jobs in manufacturing, engineering, and other clean tech sectors.

Fourth: I suggest that the principle of limiting low - income households» energy bills to a percentage of income be adopted early in the proceeding (6 percent was adopted in the NY REV process); this will open the entire process to a wider array of reforms for everyone because the issue of preventing harm to low - income households will have been addressed integrally and early.

Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).

(Two) Colorado citizens submitted to the Legislative Legal Council Wednesday a proposed ballot initiative restoring the right of consumers to lower their utility bills by choosing less - expensive forms of energy....