Sentences with phrase «public utility regulators»

More important, Duke Energy is, for the most part, a regulated utility — meaning that its major investments and electricity rates must be approved by state public utility regulators.

California's public utility regulator on Friday signaled it would allow self - driving car companies to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers just as the industry faces heightened scrutiny over safety concerns.

Cryptocurrency mining firms in New York State could face higher electricity bills after a ruling from the public utilities regulator.

news.slashdot.org - According to Reuters, California's public utility regulator on Friday signaled it would allow passengers to ride in self - driving cars without a backup driver in the vehicle.

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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.

A report by the California Public Utilities Commission is due out this fall on the costs and benefits of rooftop solar that may help determine the direction regulators and lawmakers take on net metering programs in the state.

While Trump's federal tax cut is causing headaches for some New Yorkers, Cuomo and regulators at the state Public Service Commission are working to ensure that utility customers in the state are able to reap some of the benefits as soon as possible.

The Electricity Company of Ghana and the utilities regulator — Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) have been at loggerheads following the latters» order to the ECG to suspend a billing software which was churning out outrageous bills to consumers.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com /

The meeting was skipped by top utility regulators, who pointed to the 24 public hearings they've had on the issue.

State Public Service Commission chairwoman Audrey Zibelman, who inhereted the project when she took the helm as the state's chief utility regulator, recently issued a statement noting that regulators will «re-examine» the need for the transmission lines.

Arizona regulators gave the state's largest utility the cold shoulder last week, essentially rejecting Arizona Public Service Co.'s plans to double its natural gas fleet over the next 15 years.

Still, Webber says the visualizations could help utilities, regulators, and advocacy groups communicate with the broader public about the different forces shaping the evolution of the nation's electrical grid.

As a result, they and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), their regulators, are no longer thinking only about the quantity of the renewables they want.

Meanwhile Arizona, whose latest crop of regulators were bought and paid for by utility Arizona Public Service, is moving full speed ahead with changes that will curtail that state's distributed solar market.

Sunrun wants to begin leasing rooftop solar systems to residential customers in Florida, but only if state regulators confirm it won't be regulated as a public utility.

Considered a top state for solar energy potential — and home to a robust rooftop solar sector — Arizona's current net metering policy debates started in 2013, when utility Arizona Public Service sparked controversy with a fee proposal for rooftop solar customers that regulators ultimately scaled back to

Considered a top state for solar energy potential — and home to a robust rooftop solar sector — Arizona's current net metering policy debates started in 2013, when utility Arizona Public Service sparked controversy with a fee proposal for rooftop solar customers that regulators ultimately scaled back to a $ 5 grid access charge.

This includes the collection, reporting to regulators and public availability of key information about utility financial and technical performance that can provide a basis for investors and developers to assess investment opportunities.

Regulators need to reconsider the meaning of basic utility service, of safe and adequate service, and of the public interest, in this new reality.

Although the failure of a transformer at the 1,346 Mw Krümmel nuclear facility on July 4 did not endanger the public, revelations that Vattenfall, the Swedish utility, failed to install a monitoring device or promptly inform its regulator have caused alarm.

The comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan closed December 1, 2014, with over 1.6 million contributions, including over 200 from utilities, regulators, and other public agencies.

If regulators don't order a refund of all tax savings, they might require some money to go to projects that produce savings and other public benefits, «such as modernizing the utilities» grids to allow for better incorporation of clean energy resources,» suggested a joint brief filed by the Environmental Defense Fund, Ohio Environmental Council, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and the Environmental Law & Policy Center.