A carbon tax would allow energy efficiencies to become cost effective faster, a carbon tax would cause the utilities to use less carbon fuels in the electrical grid and a carbon tax would
promote fuel switching faster.
Not exact matches
Force restrictions on energy use,
promote conservation or
switch to alternative
fuels and suddenly their economy is in shambles.
For instance, public investments that enhance energy efficiency or that
promote switching to renewable
fuels would help buffer consumers from fluctuations in future
fuel costs while also driving deeper greenhouse gas reductions than subsidy removal alone.
«The PRLC's Mission is to
promote the ability of electric customers to respond to market signals through load reduction, curtailment,
fuel switching, generation, energy - efficiency, and other technologies.»
Going forward, we will
promote fuel -
switching from coal to gas for electricity production and encourage the development of a global market for gas.
But the government's efforts to
promote a
switch to cleaner energy has been hindered because power generated from fossil
fuels is cheaper and is therefore given priority on the power transmission grid.
SoCalGas has also worked to thwart bills at the legislature in Sacramento that would encourage
fuel -
switching and
promote electrification.