Sentences with phrase «using less utility»

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We should be outraged that California water utilities use a business model that left them with revenue shortfalls after residents used less water during the drought of 2011 - 17.

A utility could use tens or even hundreds of megawatts for a storage project, while one commercial building could use only one megawatt, or less.

To a lesser degree, companies in the Materials, Consumer Staples, Telco and Utilities sectors have talked about using their savings to pay down debt.

RGC Resources used its assets less efficiently than the US Gas Utilities industry average last year based on Return on Assets.

But the Lovins have shown electric utility companies that they can make a better profit if their customers use less electricity.

For example, a study by Vasilis Fthenakis and Hung Chul Kim of Columbia University (2009) found that, on a life - cycle electricity - output basis — including direct and indirect land transformation — utility - scale PV in the U.S. Southwest requires less land than the average U.S. power plant using surface - mined coal.

However, these pages are mainly descriptive in nature and less used by the user until unless he is interested in information or utility that page carries.

However, these pages are mainly descriptive in nature and less used by the user until unless he is interested in details or utility that page carries and provides him.

In fact, Honda's research shows that recreational towing accounts for less than 3 percent of midsize truck use, and when owners do tow, nearly 70 percent tow either flat - bed utility trailers or boat trailers weighing less than 2,500 pounds.

The U.S. model will get the more - expensive Japanese - market coil spring rear suspension, replacing the cheaper, but less responsive, leaf springs used so far for the American model.Also, sheet metal and front and rear fascias of the compact sport - utility will have a significantly new look, as penned by Mitsubishi's U.S. design studio in Cypress, Calif..

I paid 3 times less than a used Dodge Sprinter... same utility and the same mileage.

If you're looking for less expensive option, CNET.com has put together a nice how - to on using the free utility Contacts Sync.

To be sure, the best and most effective advice for saving money on utilities really is just to use less energy.

We will also attempt to diversify across industries throughout the portfolio, but this may not always be possible, as some emerging markets with less mature stock markets will have fewer companies in which to invest than U.S. investors may be used to (note that less - mature stock markets are often dominated by banks and utilities).

If you'd like to lower your utility bill costs, using less energy isn't the only way — you can also explore the state and local energy assistance programs available in your area.

The miles may be worth less but have more utility since you can use them to book award for your family or to get a premium experience in first or business class.

The increasing proliferation of these tools has the potential to raise awareness among environmentally - minded people and perhaps bring pressure to bear upon utilities to use more renewable energy sources (or at least less coal mined from the tops of mountains!)

Some utilities offer incentives for using less energy, while others have different pricing for different times of day where energy consumed during peak hours is more expensive.

The decline in coal - related emissions is due mainly to utilities using less coal for electricity generation as they burned more low - priced natural gas.

Power generators are turning away from coal for a host of reasons: In some instances natural gas is cheaper; many states are requiring utilities to generate a certain portion of electricity from renewable resources; individual cities (and even an entire Canadian province) have decided to stop purchasing electricity created by burning coal; and new Environmental Protection Agency regulations are making it more expensive and less economical to use coal plants.

According to Pentland, increasing demand is unlikely to be the cause of rising electricity rates, due to the simple fact that «many if not most utilities are selling less — not more — electricity than they used to sell.»

This year's worth of generation data, along with the utility bills showing total usage, finally allowed them to conclude that their project was using less energy than it produced and is, in fact, net positive.

Last year the Energy Information Administration noted that the «decline in coal - related emissions is due mainly to utilities using less coal for electricity generation as they burned more low - priced natural gas.»

A utility encouraging its customers to use less energy and reduce their monthly bills might seem counterintuitive at first glance, but energy efficiency measures have benefits for property owners and utilities alike.

The sponsors of I - 1631 included a similar but less stringent provision, requiring electric utility plans to include «a long - term strategy to eliminate any fee obligation» imposed by the measure, as a way to push utilities to use at least some of the retained revenue to directly reduce carbon from their electricity generating sources.

We believe that great design should enhance the value of each place, make optimal utility of space, elicit an emotional response, and use less energy.

Using the Solar Estimate calculator, we determined that given an average monthly utility bill of $ 150, the owner of a two - bedroom home on Montagu Street in Charleston's up - scale 29401 zip code should produce around 9,890 kilowatt - hours (kWh) of emissions - free renewable energy over its useful life; resulting in an estimated net profit (energy cost savings less the cost of equipment and installation) to the homeowner of $ 57,878 over 25 years.

«Gross Revenues» means the total monies received by Grantee from a utility company or other power purchaser (provided, however, that if electricity is sold to a subsidiary or affiliate of Grantee, then, and only then, the gross receipts from the sale of electricity under such contract shall be calculated using a sale of not less than the arithmetical average of the prices quoted by market sources of information, which information may be based upon the price paid by any purchaser or purchasers, including Grantee or any subsidiary or affiliate of Grantee, for electricity produced in the Iowa region of the Midwest Independent System Operator («MISO») from operation of wind turbines during the calendar year immediate!y preceding the year in which such electricity production from the Wind Energy Project occurs, taking into account the aggregate terms associated with such transaction) derived from the sale of electric energy and capacity produced and sold from the WTG's installed on the Premises, net of proportional energy losses associated with the power collection system or utility interconnection.

While 75 % of that will be utility - scale solar to be built by Virginia Dominion Power, 25 % will consist of on - site projects of less than 2 megawatts in size, to be built by third - party developers using power purchase agreements.

In the fiscal year ended March 31, Japan's big utilities burned 18 % less oil — mostly opting for cheaper coal — after oil for power use hit a 16 - year high the previous year.

A carbon tax would allow energy efficiencies to become cost effective faster, a carbon tax would cause the utilities to use less carbon fuels in the electrical grid and a carbon tax would promote fuel switching faster.

Instead, EPA is being used by the Obama Administration to coerce states and utilities to adopt higher cost, less useful, and less reliable «renewable» power sources.

As an example, if you pay $ 0.11 per kWh for electricity from your utility but your utility only offers a $ 0.04 credit for electricity sent back to the grid, your solar electricity will be worth $ 0.07 less if you don't use it at home.

In California, where that model has been changed — where utilities like PG&E are initiating programs to help their customers use less electricity — power use has remained steady while economic growth has continued.

iDSM posits that utility companies will make use of tiered pricing and other monetary incentives in order to coax customers into using less electricity.

Energy - Efficient Heating and Cooling Equipment — More efficient and properly sized heating and cooling systems use less energy, which reduces utility bills.

Additionally, according to Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits by Greg Kats, green schools use 33 percent less energy and 32 percent less water than conventionally constructed schools, significantly reducing utility costs over the average 42 - year life cycle of a school.

The dream of using the sun's abundant energy 24/7 took a major step closer to reality recently when utility company Tucson Electric signed a power purchase agreement last week for solar plus storage at a price of less than 4.5 cents per kilowatt - hour (kWh) over 20 years.

If, for example, you use a utility trailer for your landscaping business, the liability insurance requirements for your trailer will be much less extensive than for a business owner who uses a car hauler or a heavy - duty flatbed trailer.

or less, not used commercially) and utility trailers designed to be pulled by a private passenger auto.

Here's how: because they once owned (until 2011, when they sold the division to Polaris) a company called GEM, which made ugly little plastic electric cars that were used as utility vehicles on campuses and zoos and even on public roads as part of NHTSA's «Neighborhood Electric Vehicle» classification that allowed the vehicles to be used on roads with speed limits of 35 mph or less.

If China decides to enter the space, it could show that their motive was simply to shut down the sketchier trading venues and less regulated aspects of the coin, rather than fully demote its use and utility.

Cambria Pines creates an effective water use strategy through a four pronged approach: Native and drought tolerant landscaping, efficient plumbing fixtures, rainwater harvesting, and a recycled grey water system.Cambria Pines will feature water - sense labeled faucets and showerheads that provide the feel and utility of standard fixtures while using a third less water.

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They use a lot less power than air conditioning units and will pay back their initial cost quickly in what you save on the utility bill every month.

LEED - certified multifamily properties use less energy and water, meaning lower utility bills for your tenants each month.