Sentences with phrase «through power bills»

So, businesses will pay more for RET than households through their power bills, and in some cases more than the direct cost of a carbon tax.

Not exact matches

«It grows earnings not so much by the brilliance of management or the diversity of their operations, as Welch and Immelt claim, but through the acquisition of companies (more than 100 companies in each of the last five years) using high - powered, high P / E multiple GE stock or cheap near Treasury Bill yielding commercial paper.

The proposed RRO flow - through rate would more than offset the added costs of the PPAs, and consumers would even see a net reduction in their power bills.

After baptism we will no longer say that Jesus has payed the bill in advance but will improve our life through the power of Jesus death and resurrection.

Alcoholics Anonymous, being «spiritual, not religious,» doesn't use the Bible at all; rather it uses another sacred text, the inspired Word of God as expressed through Bill Wilson, the Big Book... Unlike the Oxford Group, which claimed salvation and redemption by Jesus through the Oxford Group, AA proclaims «recovery» by one s «Higher Power» through the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (Ken Ragge, The Real AA: Behind the Myth of 12 - Step Recovery [AZ: Sharp Press, 1998], pp. 82 - 83).

She spoke after Labour, Tory and Green MSPs on Holyrood's Social Security Committee united in June to vote through a series of amendments to the Scottish Government's Child Poverty Bill - including one by Green MSP Alison Johnstone requiring ministers to set out whether they will use new welfare powers to increase child benefit.

«These types of taxes hit everyday households the hardest and at a time when the cost of living is going through the roof with increased power bills, a new tax is the last thing Australians need

Old Labour believed in «the power of the people» expressed through Parliament, and their Marxist background made them sceptical of an updated Bill of Rights.

Its practical application, and that of the Coalition's Localism Bill, can be seen to have shifted responsibility for delivering services and managing budgets onto the local and community level, while effectively withholding power through enforcing cuts and strengthening government oversight, as with Gove's current dominion over education provision.

«Those are costs that could be considered a hidden tax on people who pay utility bills across New York to support the state budget with dollars that are flowing through the New York Power Authority,» said Deputy State Comptroller Bob Ward.

Sunder, Focusing only on individual dissent in divisions misses the real point about concentration of power in the executive; namely, that Governments rail - road legislation through the house, with MPs so busy they have no time for proper scrutiny of anything, be it bills, statutory instruments, select committees, standing committees or whatever.

Unlike the mainstream left, they do not seek to gain power through traditional channels - winning elections and passing bills into law.

Usually the Commons» slow winding - up sees an unusual power - shift: because of limited time as the government tries to rush through its remaining bills, the opposition takes control because ministers need its cooperation to get the legislation through.

In its submission the CIOT also raises concerns about the Bill's delegation of wide - ranging powers to ministers to set Customs rules and rates using secondary legislation (regulations, which can not be amended during their passage through Parliament).

He said they fear the changes will pushed through as part of the budget process, where lawmakers have less power to stop it, than as a separate bill.

While much has been improved through the area's Bus Alliance (between Merseytravel and the three bus operators) there are additional powers being devolved through the Bus Services Bill that will make a real difference to residents.

The data retention and investigatory powers bill (Drip) went through all its changes in a matter of hours last night, with a rump of 33 MPs voting against it at third reading, and 416 voting it through.

However, the Coalition has said it believes this centrally - driven approach to development is «bureaucratic and undemocratic» and it will therefore abolish regional strategies and return planning powers to councils and communities through the Localism Bill currently before Parliament.

Senate higher education committee chair Kenneth LaValle, a Long Island Republican, ushered a bill through his chamber during the 2014 session that would change how the Regents are selected, giving the governor and legislative conferences appointment power.

It is clear that, had the Conservatives outright power, they would be railroading this Bill through Parliament without hesitation.»

(Through power of attorney, one partner can pass off the authority to do banking, bill paying and other decision - making if that partner is mentally or physically unable.)

Now he's planning on giving more power to individual lawmakers through a strengthened steering committee that will vet bills that come to the floor to the chamber.

Have no doubt, that the Conservatives or Labour left in power unchecked by Liberal Democrats would have rammed this bill through.

While Monday was filled with anxiety, Tuesday proved to be more of a procedural day, with lawmakers powering through as many bills as possible.

His bill would restore audit powers that Cuomo took away from his office in 2011 and restrict the ability of public authorities to sign contracts through not - for - profits, like those used by former SUNY Polytechnic Institute Alain Kaloyeros before his arrest in the alleged bid - rigging scheme.

New measures included in the Immigration Bill currently progressing through Parliament will make it easier to prosecute employers using illegal labour, increasing the maximum prison sentence to five years and with powers to close down businesses which continue to flout the rules.

Opposition to the data retention and investigatory powers bill (Drip) was growing both in and out of parliament, but it will not come quickly enough to stop the home secretary ramming the bill through all its Commons stages in a matter of hours.

Others have proposed new powers for the electorate to trigger an election or referendum and veto bills passing through parliament.

The very first Private Member's Bill under the Assembly's new powers will this week become a reality if Assembly Members choose to vote through Peter Black AM's Mobile Homes Bill when it comes before them for its final stages on Wednesday.

They will use their power as the majority party to set the Senate agenda and bring up about a bill a week through the August recess, when senators up for re-election will go home for a month of full - time campaigning.

Fortunately, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D - SC) put an amendment in the stimulus bill vesting that power in legislative leaders (both of which say they will accept such funds) if Sanford carries through on his threat.

In order to draft laws that are part of its area of responsibility, but where the powers of legislative competence have not been devolved to it, the Welsh Assembly could request these powers using a Legislative Competency Order or they can receive the transfer of power and the right to make laws through parliamentary bills.

Carwyn Jones and Nicola Sturgeon had accused Theresa May of carrying out a «power grab» through her Withdrawal Bill by keeping hold in London some of the powers returning from the European Union even though those powers affect areas which are devolved to Cardiff and Edinburgh.

The CPC boss said the council would no longer watch, while Nigerians were being extorted by power firms through estimated billing and poor electricity supply.

Then there are the big electric bills that come from running all those pumps and compressors — the single largest expense, which doesn't include the $ 1 million or more a mile it costs to lay an electric line through these woods to power the equipment.

The movie's most sublime sequence has Deadpool putting together a superhero team of his own, a quick - cut job - interview montage that allows Zazie Beetz's Domino, Terry Crews» Bedlam, Bill Skarsgård's Zeitgeist, and Lewis Tan's Shatterstar to cycle through in short order, along with Rob Delaney's Peter — a nonsuperpowered fellow who just liked the sound of the want ad — and the Vanisher, whose invisibility powers prevent him from needing to be played by anyone at all.

«About Time» is a light - touch comedy, not free of sentimentality, about a young man, Tim (Domhnall Gleeson), from a wealthy, boho background in Cornwall, who bumbles his way through life and love but who has a power inherited from his dad (Bill Nighy): he can hold his eyes shut and go back in time.

Miss Sloane Rated R for language and some sexuality Rotten Tomatoes Score: 71 % In this box office dud, Jessica Chastain is a high power Washington lobbyist who tries to force through a bill that would enact common - sense gun regulations, only to find herself in the battle of her life as she fights the gun manufacturers.

Midway through the film, Deadpool recruits a group of superheroes with mutant powers, including Domino (Zazie Beetz), Bedlam (Ter - ry Crews), Shatterstar (Lewis Tan), Zeitgeist (Bill Skarsgard) and Vanisher (a blink - and - you - missed - it Brad Pitt)-- plus one decidedly non-superpowered corporate shmoe from payroll named Peter (Rob Delaney).

But the one who pulls up in second place is surprising: season two breakout recurring guest star Darren Criss (interestingly getting billing as part of the main starring cast, not with the recurring cast), who may be a complete ham but is a consummate showman as he powers through a trio of numbers fronted by his character, Blaine Anderson.

And though he had many supporters, including powerful state legislators who pushed through a special bill that transferred powers from the school board to the superintendent, Amato could not survive the disastrous financial reports, audits, and indictments that began flowing through his office in 2005, almost as a prelude to Katrina's tidal surge.

But who should get that power remained a burning question in Lansing last week, as the state House surprised the Senate with a substitute for the bill that had been widely expected to breeze through both chambers.

«Phyllis has worked tirelessly to improve the odds for students through an approach that values and respects the power and potential of great teaching,» said Henry Hipps, Deputy Director, K - 12 at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The compromise bill makes a huge course correction by giving principals significantly more power to build their faculties through the teacher - evaluation process.

A bill seeking more powers for local authorities to assess children receiving home education has gone through a second reading in the House of Lords.

Despite formidable opponents like the current President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten, and the current Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, not to mention legions of anti-reformers who prowl the fact - free corners of the internet, Moskowitz has succeeded through her shrewd use of the media, her high - powered network, and unrelenting drive inherited from her Holocaust - surviving ancestors.

The guidance also outlines teachers» powers included in the Education Bill currently going through parliament, which will:

A uniquely tuned all - wheel - drive system, strengthened shell and chassis, new electronic power - assisted steering with a faster, linear - geared rack, better aerodynamics, cooling and shot through with a dynamic quality so far beyond the ST, it unquestionably lives up to the RS billing.

Billed as a concept, the SRT10 gains the Dodge Viper's 8.4 - litre V10 engine - producing a fairly monstrous 592bhp and 560 lb ft. And if you're concerned about putting all that power through a Challenger, the suspension gains Bilstein shocks to help transfer the extra poke to the road.

I live in an area where we get a lot of snow during the winters and this truck fit the bill for a car that could power through it.