Sentences with phrase «rates utilities charge»

There is a lot of public debate around the rates utilities charge solar customers, but very little of it shows an awareness of the embedded technical and philosophical issues.

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The company has one Connecticut service station, in Milford, and five super-charging stations that can provide up to 170 miles of range in as little as 30 minutes, though the charge rate depends on weather, demands on the utility grid, and other factors.

The company ended up billing the utility above - market rates for expenses, charged nearly double the standard wages for line crews, and used expensive charter flights to bring in supplies.

As of December 1, 2009, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, for example, offered an off - peak discount of approximately 50 % off of the regular residential electricity rate for electricity used to charge electric vehicles.

Pipeline owners led by Enbridge Inc. and Williams Cos. could be forced to refund as much as $ 18.5 billion to drillers, utilities and even United Airlines Inc. for upfront payments they charged customers before new U.S. tax rules cut the corporate rate.

«Utilities have altered their rate structures such that demand charges are rising faster than overall energy rates, and businesses are bearing the bulk of those increases,» said Peter Rive, SolarCity's chief technology officer and chief operations officer.

The price of utilities and property rates and charges, for example, both increased by more than 5 per cent over the year.

To ensure that companies don't gouge customers, local utility boards set the rates that companies can charge.

A councilmanic tax does not include fees, rates and charges, or special assessments such a building permit fees, utility rates or LID assessments.

The commission is charged with setting utility rates and protecting consumers.

It's just a reckless pie in the sky idea that Cuomo floated that's surely going to raise electricity rates, as if the nuclear bailout wasn't enough or the fact the NY is the only state to charge its residents sales tax on its utility bills.

As of April 1, rate payers are now charged a $ 2 a month fee on their utility bills to finance the bail out.

We had a partnership with Microsoft for value charging where Microsoft works with the utility companies to define charging rates and times a day, so this application you can set it up to say, hey, I want to charge with the lowest rates and it will know what time at night that is and it will come on and charge for you and shut off.

As adoption increases, utilities will have to figure out the best way to have enough electricity on the grid to charge more and more cars without affecting rates and reliability for those with and without electric cars, he said.

Resolved, that the Superintendent, or designee, be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a Lease Agreement with Landsman Development Corporation, 3 Townline Circle, Rochester, NY, to lease approximately 8,737 square feet of the four story building located at 30 Hart Street, Rochester, NY, (commonly known as the Family Learning Center), for the period March 1, 2018, or as soon thereafter as the Agreement is fully executed, through June 30, 2022, for a rental rate not to exceed Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Two Dollars Fifty Four Cents ($ 4,732.54) per month, plus all additional charges under the Lease Agreement, including but not limited to Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges, property taxes, utilities and repairs, for a sum not to exceed One Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Nine Dollars Seventy Five Cents ($ 1,479.75) per month, funded by the Department of Educational Facilities, contingent upon budget appropriations and contingent upon the form and terms of the Agreement being approved by Counsel to the District.

With UVO eco, drivers can remotely10 monitor and charge their vehicle's high - voltage battery; setup charging schedules to take advantage of off - peak utility rates; preset the vehicle's cabin temperature, turn on window defrosters, and heat the steering wheel, lock or unlock doors, and find their vehicle from their smartphone or web enabled device.

Another feature of the app developed by Microsoft works to make sure the majority of the Ford Focus Electric's battery pack is charged when utility rates are the cheapest.

The mobile application and website also offers the ability to set charging notifications and alerts to optimize utility rates, and provides 24 - hour roadside assistance, along with a public charging station locator.

Ford claims that drivers will be able to recharge the vehicle's 23kWh, high - voltage, lithium ion battery in 3 to 4 hours on 240 - volt power and that, with the help of utility rate - aware charging software developed by Microsoft, a full charge will cost about $ 2 to $ 3, or about 4 cents per mile.

With UVO eco, drivers can remotely monitor and charge their vehicle's high - voltage battery; setup charging schedules to take advantage of off - peak utility rates; preset the vehicle's cabin temperature, turn on window defrosters, and heat the steering wheel, lock or unlock doors, and find their vehicle from their smartphone or web - enabled device.

With regulated utilities, government controls the rates they can charge while still allowing the companies to earn a reasonable return in order to continue to provide quality service.

It's great for individuals who predominantly charge gas station, grocery and utility purchases onto their credit cards — in these categories, cardholders can earn a 2 % rewards rate.

Examples: Some utility companies charge you more per unit of energy, interest rates (on cars, homes, credit cards... everythang) is higher, and some jobs won't even hire you if your score is below a certain number.

The state's three investor - owned utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, initially argued for fixed charges for solar customers, but in the last month authored a new proposal that would preserve net metering but reduce the rate at which solar customers are compensated for the power they export.

The commission signaled last month that it was prepared to preserve net metering in its current form, but details like additional charges for utility transmission lines and a requirement that solar customers move to time - based rates could undermine the technology's cost - competitiveness.

This is because the utility separates the day into «peak» and «off peak» hours, and charges different rates for energy used during each time period.

Ford's database holds information on utility «time - of - use» rates that EV owners will be able to access to get the most out of their charge.

Customers learned their lessons with smart meters: cool technology that benefits utilities tends to raise rates, provides negligible access to customer data, and enables customer - unfriendly services (demand charges and dynamic TOU rates).

Further growth of Nevada's distributed PV sector, however, is uncertain because Nevada's Public Utility Commission recently approved several changes to the net - metering tariffs, including phasing in lower net - metering compensation rates and higher monthly fixed charges for distributed PV customers.

Powerpack systems can be charged when energy prices are low and discharged during peak demand when utility rates are high.

This report discusses five categories of utility strategies to integrate EVs into the grid: rate design, smart charging, charging station investment and ownership, vehicle purchase incentives, and coordination with state and local efforts.

The North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University has released a report titled Rethinking Standby and Fixed Cost Charges: Regulatory and Rate Design Pathways to Deeper Solar Cost Reductions that out.lines a series of approaches utilities and their regulators can adopt that provide a «softer path» to rate design that does not delay solar grid parRate Design Pathways to Deeper Solar Cost Reductions that out.lines a series of approaches utilities and their regulators can adopt that provide a «softer path» to rate design that does not delay solar grid parrate design that does not delay solar grid parity.

The utility set the date to draw a line between current net - metering customers, whom Rocky Mountain Power plans to grandfather into the old rate structure permanently, and new customers who would be charged according to the new rate schedule.

The basic premise of demand response — utilities charge large energy users a lower rate year - round in exchange for powering down during peak hours — has existed for decades.

At the end of the yearly billing cycle (June 1st to May 31st) your utility will write you a check still at the full rate minus the distribution charge.

This is especially true in cases where the price you pay is linked to the electricity rates charged by the utility — for example, the solar garden may offer you a 5 % or 10 % discount on the rates from the utility.

Residential customers did get a 20 percent rate cut under the deregulation act, which saved customers of ComEd, Exelon's grid - utility arm, $ 4.27 billion dollars from 1998 to 2006, while ComEd recouped just $ 1.2 billion in transition charges.

In Ohio, American Electric Power is planning to install 250 charging stations in Columbus and has submitted a proposal to the state Public Utilities Commission seeking compensation for the stations as part of a broader eight - year rate case.

The point of Milton Friedman's arguments against public utility commission law was to prevent forcing customers to commit to funding the cost of investment over 40 to 50 years in mandatory rate base charges.

Utilities across the country provide incentives, including rebates for EV charging equipment and reduced electricity rates during off - peak hours.

California's three big utilities are shifting to time - of - use rates for residential customers — meaning ratepayers will be charged more for electricity when it is more valuable.

While coal and electric utility industry officials and their supporters in Congress charge the president with fighting a «war on coal» that will cost coal states jobs and raise electric rates, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy defended the proposed rules as affordable and reasonable.

Utilities should also reflect the lower corporate tax rate in charges for shared savings under the state's energy efficiency standard, environmental advocates said.

While demand charges are more common for commercial customers with big electricity bills, some states and utilities are considering the addition of demand charges to their electricity rates to motivate people to reduce their electricity use.

«Utilities can rate base the charging infrastructure upgrades and consider what is best for the community.

The Energy Trust of Oregon, an independent nonprofit group created by the Oregon Public Utility Commission and charged with «encouraging energy market transformation» in the state, according to its Web site, is using the Earth Advantage rating system in a pilot project involving 200 Portland homes.

«Some say the rate - based infrastructure buildout will be too expensive for utility customers, but PG&E's estimate for 25,000 level two charging stations and 100 DC fast chargers was only $ 0.70 per month to the average residential customer,» Hauser said.

Many utilities offer customers the option to be billed under time of use (TOU) rates, which charge different prices for energy depending on the time of day.

Generally speaking, there are two pricing strategies that can protect a utility from under - recovery of sunk costs: (a) increase flat rates while reducing kWh charges, or (b) impose time - of - use (TOU) and / or demand (kW) charges.

As PHEVs start to enter the marketplace, we'll see increasing support from electric utilities, as they'll offer reduced nighttime rates to incentivize off - peak charging.