Sentences with phrase «substantial purchasing power»

The substantial purchasing power of the federal government will be harnessed to drive the market toward alternative fuels, spurring private innovation and investment in alternative fuel infrastructure to meet the federal demand.

They can, and San Francisco schools recently signed on to direct their substantial purchasing power toward healthy, local food.

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Slovakia's problems are not particularly economic — the Bratislava self - governing region is the sixth - wealthiest EU region, with purchasing power parity per capita income more than 180 % of its regional average — and as a member of the eurozone, the country has attracted substantial foreign direct investment, notably into its auto industry.

If the US economy and currency strengthen relative to the Canadian economy and its currency, you may lose substantial amounts of purchasing power.

Conversely, I would look at things like gold and the Rogers Commodities index and think that as our purchasing power has stayed the same, our raw materials input costs have become much more expensive and are rising after a substantial dip that has improved margins drastically.

«(II) calendar year 2012, in the case of an electricity local distribution company that owns, co-owns, or purchases through a power purchase agreement (whether directly or through a cooperative arrangement) a substantial portion of the electricity generated by a new coal - fueled unit, provided that such company timely informs the Administrator of its election to use 2012 as its base period.

(PG&E power mix shows potential for substantial greenhouse gas emissions reductions for EV owners who purchase electricity from the utility vs those who own a gasoline or diesel - burning vehicle.

The electricity sector's share of greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario in 2012 was only about 9 percent of total emissions, compared to the transportation sector with 34 percent and the industrial sector with 30 percent (Ontario, Auditor General 2015), meaning that further environmental gains in the electricity sector are inherently limited.4 In any event, this impact needs to be compared to other alternatives, such as further enhancing transmission connections and expanding power purchase agreements with neighbouring jurisdictions, in particular Quebec and Manitoba, which have substantial clean hydroelectric resources.

Formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, AARP is well known for its substantial lobbying power, as well as its purchasing power — and because of that, it can provide discounts on everything from meals, to hotels, to life insurance for its many millions of members.

If the buyer is able to purchase the property at a substantial discount through the power of the broker's / agent's negotiating ability, the broker / agent will have more than earned her fee.