Sentences with phrase «regulated utility»

«After deregulation, the regulated utility will own the local distribution company, for sure, and may own other arms of the process through separate companies.»

Officially, Con Edison (New York City's regulated utility company) has a tool that is supposed to help you compare ESCOs, but it looks like it was designed in 1998 and is about as helpful as gluing your fingers together.

In New York, you'll see ESCO used to specifically describe companies that provide an alternative to Con Edison, New York's regulated utility company.

Despite the intention to help consumers save money on electricity, only 28 % of Consolidated Edison's (New York City's regulated utility) customer base has chosen an ESCO.

Shannon's previous work in the highly - regulated utility industry gives her invaluable insight into the rigorous demands of compliance.

Our representation of the noteholders in bankruptcy court litigation led to a confirmed plan under which our clients received (i) the opportunity to buy Energy Future Holdings» regulated utility Oncor and convert its parent into a real estate investment trust (REIT), and (ii) a down - side recovery, along with other unsecured creditors, of US$ 550 million in the event the transaction did not close.

We have broad experience managing the sometimes challenging relationship between government and business, including client representation in matters involving environmental, energy, mining, public land, regulated utility, and water law and policy.

For instance, to quantify a claim relating to a regulated utility we would employ forensic accounting and economics to unravel the pricing mechanism adopted.

The traditional regulated utility business model allows for generation and distribution, but as more grid - connected rooftop solar (and other Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) sources) come on line, the utility will not be getting as much revenue for generation, yet still has to maintain and upgrade on the grid distribution side.

But the company is a regulated utility and spends money only when it can be reimbursed.

Kewaunee, a merchant plant no longer associated with a state - regulated utility, was licensed to operate through 2033.

ComEd's plan (HB 3293) would use the Smart Grid foundation the regulated utility has initiated to build community solar, energy efficiency, microgrids, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Elsberg said.

Utilities» key account customers are finding «economically compelling alternatives to their traditional regulated utility's offerings,» the SEPA paper explains.

The regulated utility will provide technical support.

To date all operating nuclear power plants were developed by state - owned or regulated utility monopolies [2] where many of the risks associated with construction costs, operating performance, fuel price, and other factors were borne by consumers rather than suppliers.

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.

So before history can repeat itself and wind power (or solar power) can once again challenge the established order, whether it be an authoritarian regime in the developing world or a regulated utility in a Western democracy, it needs to be made dispatchable — available on demand.

E.ON U.S., a subsidiary of E.ON, owns and operates Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E), «a regulated utility that serves 318,000 natural gas and 390,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties», and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), a regulated electric utility in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A., that serves 518,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.»

The result will be excess pipeline capacity, paid for by regulated utility customers.

Pipelines are attractive investments because they are typically allowed rates of return of around 14 %, compared with the average regulated utility return allowed by public utility commissions of about 10 %.

With a background in regulated utility issues, Matt has worked directly with electric, water, and natural gas utilities to advance best practices in demand response, demand side management, program design, and alternative rate mechanisms at Comverge, the National Association of Water Companies and the Institute for Electric Efficiency at the Edison Foundation.

The centerpiece of the bill is resolution of a dispute over the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA), the once - obscure 1978 federal law designed to promote small power producers in regulated utility markets.

That will pretty much turn Entergy into a fully regulated utility, which will guarantee a decent return on investment, instead of leaving margins to the vagaries of the market.

On the other hand, many high quality REITs and / or MLPs also carry the opportunity for higher total returns by offering more growth potential than available from a regulated utility stock.

For example, a regulated utility company like Dominion Energy may have a dividend pay out ratio above 80 %.

In addition to its regulated utility operations, which generate approximately 90 % of earnings, the company also has a small wholesale energy company.

We note that the stability of a regulated utility business model means that the company can safely operate with a lower interest coverage ratio than its peers in other sectors.

The company has 5 wholly owned subsidiaries, two of which cover Connecticut Water's regulated utility business.

First, many of the best dividend payers are in the regulated utility industry, meaning their returns on capital are guaranteed and their customers are entirely captive.

In a previous job I used FactSet to pull historical monthly pricing and quarterly fundamental data for a universe of over 100 regulated utility stocks (both current and past public firms).

While prisons can be seen as having similar economics of a regulated utility company with faster earnings growth, the inability to predict long - term shifts in the business model leads me to favor relatively pricier utilities, which provide roughly the same yield as CXW would if it converted to a REIT with much more predictability going forward.

I worked in the energy industry where third party energy marketing arms had to be totally separate on paper and physically housed apart from its affiliate, the regulated utility.

In 2000, he was promoted to vice president, Customer Care, in the regulated utility and remained in that position until 2005, when he was named president of the Delmarva Power region.

Increasingly, Entergy is focusing on its regulated utility business, which is more profitable than the six merchant nuclear plants it operates.

For example, a regulated utility company like Dominion Energy may have a dividend pay out ratio above 80 %.

As a result, we recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $ 29.6 billion and we increased regulatory liabilities of our regulated utility subsidiaries by approximately $ 6.0 billion for the portion of the deferred income tax liability reduction that we will be required to, effectively, refund to customers in the rate setting process.

The Atlanta - based second - largest regulated utility company, Southern Company (SO), reported its 1Q18 earnings today.

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan regulators on Friday cleared DTE Energy's request to build a near - $ 1 billion natural gas power plant, the first approval of such a large facility for a regulated utility in decades and a move that coincides with the retirement of coal - fired plants.

In the 1980s, she says, she worked for a regulated utility that had a line item in the budget for strip clubs.

Certain other companies — think of our regulated utilities, for example — fail it because inflation places heavy capital requirements on them.

As an added benefit, regulated utilities are exempt from a provision in the tax law that places a cap on the tax deductibility of interest expense.

For example, our large investment in regulated utilities falls squarely in this category.

The recent price to earnings ratio is about 15 times making the stock attractively valued compared to other regulated utilities.

As a result, Southern has one of the lower valuations in the regulated utilities sector.

Underweight mining services, staples, domestic (traditional) media, telcos, domestic property trusts, consumer discretionary and regulated utilities.

The governor intends to have the Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities in the state, codify the requirement, these people said.

Requires regulated utilities to bear the cost of facility relocations related to MTA construction projects.

Advocates at the Capitol on Thursday called for a «people's commissioner» on the Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities.

The state Department of Motor Vehicles is being run by a deputy commissioner, while the Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities, has one of its five seats unfilled.

That was the backdrop for last week's deliberations at the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities in the state.