Sentences with phrase «peak power prices»

During 2016, coal prices have surged, though high peak power prices have provided opportunities for remaining coal plants.

Not exact matches

We expect profit margins to peak toward the end of 2015 as labor regains pricing power and borrowing costs move higher.

And if recent peak earnings don't represent the true current earnings power of the index, the price to earnings figures may be overstating the attractiveness of their valuations.

What I think is happening is a) inflation expectations are extremely well - anchored b) the tight labor market is delivering some wage growth but not a ton; worker bargaining power remains constrained c) though it has come down off of its recent peak, the dollar remains pretty strong, and perhaps most importantly d) wage growth isn't bleeding into price growth.

He attributes the Canadian industry's new - found pricing power, which he believes peaked in mid-2012, to the duopoly enjoyed by Air Canada and WestJet.

Hydro - electric generators that supply about 70 % of Brazil's electricity were limited during the drought, sending spot power prices on Jan. 31, the peak of the Southern Hemisphere summer, to the maximum allowed by the government, or 822 reais ($ 362) per megawatt hour.

Large price spikes immediately before and after mid-day periods when both utility - scale and distributed solar generation reaches its peak level suggest a need for dispatchable generation sources to help cover ramping periods, when the need for power from the grid to meet load is rapidly changing.

Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

He added that the country was in a terrible shape when the administration came into power in 2015, with oil prices falling to as low as 37 dollars per barrel, from peak periods of over 100 dollars in previous years.

The switches could be programmed to shut off when power demands on the grid (and hence electricity prices) peaked.

Given the right financial incentives, though, many households may accept smart grid strategies that let utilities reduce power consumption in homes at peak periods of demand, when wholesale electricity prices are highest, some analysts conclude.

The result is that you can use large amounts of energy at night to heat up the thermal mass of the building, after which you can turn off the heating altogether in the morning peak and during the daytime, when the total power consumption and energy price are at their highest.

Arias says Torresol can either run the plant until the battery is exhausted, or it can modulate the power of the turbine during darkness so it is at its maximum between 11 and 11.30 pm, when electricity demand — and price — peaks, «so we are able to reach the next day without stopping the turbine».

Power Pack 1, which will be available starting August 1 at a price of $ 539, includes a K&N high - flow air filter and nets peak gains of 13 hp and 16 lb - ft of torque over the stock GT's 435 hp and 400 lb - ft.

The GT shares its carbonfibre construction and turbocharged 3.8 - litre V8 engine with the 570S, has the same peak power and torque outputs, and is priced at an approximate # 10,000 premium over its sister car.

The Evoque range starts at $ 49,995 for the five door 110kW diesel - powered eD4 2WD «Pure» and reaches its pricing - peak at $ 75,895 for the five door 177kW petrol - powered Si4 «Prestige»; add $ 1500 for Coupé models.

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While the petrol powered 3.0 litre straight six in the 535i has peak numbers of 225kW / 400Nm and pricing starts from $ 138,900.

Here are three sentences from your article on «Price Peaks»: «Today's holder of the S&P 500 index can expect his balance to remain below 228.8 % of its current purchasing power throughout the next decade even with dividends reinvested.

It would be natural to have some kind of price appreciation as earnings accelerate, but since 2008 (or even the peak prior) the acceleration in price far exceeds the acceleration in earnings power.

Price is an artist who is working at the peak of her powers, but is still underrepresented in British institutions.

Using targeted communication like phone calls — and no price signals or in - home devices — the company showed consistent peak load reductions across a test that involved Consumers Energy in Michigan, Efficiency Vermont / Green Mountain Power, and Glendale Water & Power in California.

When it comes to financials, SolarCity's executive team wagers that the combination of existing panels and new storage technologies will produce lower electricity prices — at least during peak demand hours — than power from conventional utilities.

Yesterday, Andy Tobin of the state's regulator, the Corporation Commission, presented a plan that includes a goal to generate 80 % of Arizona's power from renewable sources by 2050, a commitment to review the existing Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) policy, to use renewables to mitigate peaks establishing a «Clean Peak» standard and to deploy 3,000 MW of energy storage to «leverage low priced energy during the day».

Pratt notes that utilities could offer a lower price per kilowatt hour on off - peak power, making PHEVs even more attractive to consumers.

California's Energy Imbalancing Market is a strategy to buy cheap out - of - state hydropower from federal dams to replace the government - induced high price for natural gas peaker power as a result of shifting to green power.

The call for tenders specifies the total amount of capacity required, the time lines for capacity establishment, the fuel options as defined in the Government's power plant establishment plan, the type of plant (base load, load following, peaking capacity), possible transmission constraints that have to be taken into account, and in certain cases a price cap, i.e. maximum average price that the new plant can be expected to earn throughout its economic life.

The average residential price of electricity in the US is about 8.5 cents / kwh, and many utilities sell off - peak power for 2 - 4 cents / kwh (id at 83).

Making use of off - peak energy prices to pump water to an upper reservoir at Highbury Quarry, water will flow back down through turbines to generate power when prices are high.

The tussle over prices in a decentralized electricity market continued last week, as David Roberts deconstructed the arcane world of demand response, in which utilities pay customers to cut their power use during times of peak demand.

Distributed solar power — solar panels on homes and businesses — reduce this peak demand on hot summer days and can reduce these high prices.

Where distributed solar shaves the cost of peak electricity prices, utility - scale wind power lowers the wholesale cost of power across the board.

This base case scenario shows relatively stable baseload prices, but peak prices plunge because of the increasing «cannibalisation» from solar power.

The average residential price of electricity in the US is about 8.5 cents / kwh, and many utilities sell off - peak power for 2 - 4 cents / kwh.

If it is plugged in during the daily peak (5.30 - 6 in Ireland), it could usefully sell back some power when the price spikes.

Local power storage can also be used for load - shifting in areas with tiered electricity rates, where higher prices charged for power during peak periods and off - peak periods have lower rates.

Other provisions in the act — such as tax incentives that encourage the adoption of energy - efficient technologies, a shift to more combined heat and power generation, and the adoption of real - time pricing of electricity (a measure that will discourage optional electricity use during peak demand periods)-- would cut electricity demand enough to avoid building an additional 37 coal - fired power plants.

It does three main things: First, it can store solar energy if you have solar panels; second, it can store energy from the grid off - peak when power is cheapest (in places where utilities have time - of - use dynamic pricing) and release it when power is most expensive, saving you money and smoothing out the demand peak, which is good for the grid overall.

This works even better when wind energy drives the off - peak power to zero or negative prices.

Featuring a 12 - inch driver and a 12 - inch passive radiator, the $ 700 S12EQ offers 500 watts of continuous BASH power and 1,000 watts at peak performance, which are respectable numbers for its size and price.