Sentences with phrase «save electricity consumers»

Transmission technology vendors say their products could save electricity consumers billions — if utilities were incentivized to invest.

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The Alberta Liberals are calling on the NDP government to make changes to electricity pricing, to save consumers money and deal with taxpayers» looming liability related to power - purchase arrangements.

After running the numbers through Tesla's Solar Roof calculator which you can do for yourself, Consumer Reports found that the installation in New York would payout and save the homeowner money over 30 years, largely due to the high price of electricity in the area.

Once the pipeline is complete, the Valley Energy Center will begin to reduce the region's overall emissions, protect and enhance the reliability of the region's electric grid, and start saving New York's energy consumers more than an estimated $ 600 million in electricity costs annually.»

Researchers at Aarhus University have carried out extensive theoretical mapping of the way private consumers can save money for heating in a modern supply system based on electricity.

And, ultimately, electricity harvested from the wind may be the cheapest form of electricity generation, saving money for consumers.

Realistic expectations Unlike private organizations that target short - term consumer electricity savings, such as OPOWER, Greenblatt and Wei are using their behavior analogs to determine the full potential rates of adoption for energy saving measures.

A new survey of consumer attitudes released today by Accenture indicates that U.S. consumers are more interested in smart grid applications that save them money and automate the management of their electricity use, rather than giving them direct control over heating, cooling and appliances as prices fluctuate during the day.

Renewing America's Economy: A 20 percent national renewable electricity standard will create jobs and save consumers money.

Markey cites a recent Department of Energy analysis of a similar provision showing that the 20 percent standard will have no impact on the price of electricity through 2020 and will save consumers up to $ 2 billion through 2030.

«Net metered electricity will help the power company offset their production, transmission and administrative costs, and still save the consumer up to 79 percent of the retail cost.

Solar energy has become a mainstream way to save on utility bills and hedge against rising electricity rates and has wide appeal beyond the green consumers niche.

EVs will be responsible for even fewer emissions as their technology improves and more electricity is generated by renewables.1 Already, EVs are a commercially available technology that can save consumers money, even when gas prices are low.

Only the more knowledgeable consumers knew that a compact fluorescent bulb uses only one fourth as much electricity as an incandescent bulb, lasts 10 times as long, and easily saves $ 50 during its lifetime.

They would be saving money at the consumer price of electricity (not the lower wholesale price).

The good news is that policies put into place over the last three decades — including appliance efficiency standards, voluntary labeling programs like ENERGY STAR, and state energy - savings targets — have already helped offset rising demand for electricity and saved consumers billions of dollars.

States and electric utilities will invest the vast majority of those funds in energy efficiency and renewable technologies, with an emphasis on reducing demand for fossil fuel — based electricity and saving consumers money.

The average Massachusetts household paying $ 100 a month for electricity can save an estimated $ 35,900 over the next 20 years — almost $ 1,800 a year — by purchasing and installing a rooftop solar system, according to data from EnergySage, an online marketplace for solar - energy consumers.

Ecobutton is a revolutionary power saving mechanism uniquely designed to help Eco-conscious consumers reduce their carbon footprint and save money on electricity bills.

While the EPA projects new investments in energy efficiency under the Clean Power Plan will ultimately generate savings on electricity bills for consumers, a report by NERA Economic Consulting ignores energy efficiency's proven ability to save consumers money and artificially inflates the costs of the EPA's proposal.

The net effect would be that the consumers save money on their electricity bills and have more money in their pockets each month while using plentiful renewable energy.

However, I read in Kate Ascher's book The Works that the MTA is by far the largest consumer of electricity in the city, and since power is generated by burning fossil fuels, I find myself wondering how much gasoline it saves to use the subway versus, say, driving a hybrid or taking the bus?

The plug - in hybrid's fuel - cost savings over traditional gasoline - powered vehicles would save these 4 million consumers approximately $ 4.2 billion a year at today's average gasoline price of $ 3 per gallon when compared to 15 cents per kilowatt - hour of electricity for 14,400 miles driven annually.

And the model assumes that everyone makes the best choice given the economic environment — that power generators choose the least expensive means of producing electricity, while consumers conserve energy as long as the money saved by buying less electricity exceeds the cost of using less power in the form either of other spending or loss of convenience.

The authors found that RPS policies supported 200,000 jobs in renewable energy - related businesses, and saved consumers $ 1.2 bn in reduced electricity prices and somewhere between $ 1.3 bn and $ 3.7 bn in reduced natural gas prices, because renewable sources displaced natural gas generation.

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.

For consumers looking to save money by switching to an ESCO, this is frustrating: you only have direct control over the rate of a small portion of your electricity bill.