However, Virginia
utilities have not done this, except in very tiny amounts.
The plumbing system, and some kitchen
utilities have not been installed.
Recently, classic defensive stocks such as consumer staples and
utilities have not lived up to their reputation.
Because most
utilities have not protected their giant transformers, and there are no replacements, the grid would stay down for at least a year, or a decade, or forever.
Recently, classic defensive stocks such as consumer staples and
utilities have not lived up to their reputation.
If today's European carbon prices were applied to the U.S., most
utilities would not automatically install new power generation technologies, according to a study by the Electric Power Research Institute.
My experience with EMF was that
utilities would not make statements or fund studies because it would be suspect.
Utilities would not be able to charge the average residential customer more than $ 2 per month to recover costs.
The Iowa utility wouldn't be able to accomplish these goals without the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, a 15 - state power market through which MidAmerican and other utilities and power producers buy and sell electricity.
Not exact matches
U.S.
utility giant Southern Co. didn't get the extension it
had been looking for that
would've qualified its long - delayed nuclear power project in Georgia for a production tax credit.
In the case, National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services, the High Court ruled that ISPs are information services, as the FCC
had defined them at the time, and
not public
utilities.
«It goes further than we anticipated, and radical is the right word for it,» Downes says, adding Wheeler
has gone too far, chiefly because the FCC does
not have the authority to reclassify broadband as a
utility or update Title II the way Wheeler's proposal intends to do.
But I can see that it might
have some
utility in some but
not all contexts and I think we need to be pretty conservative and cautious about its use.»
You can make a chart of your monthly
utilities, rent and other expenses to demonstrate that your expenses
have gone up while your salary hasn't.
Merkle wouldn't say if Ford expected sales of larger SUVs to eventually outpace compact
utilities, a segment that's surged past family sedans like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.
While
utilities have long discouraged energy storage by homeowners and industrial consumers because it threatens their revenue model, Brown says it makes a lot of sense,
not just for enabling more renewable power but for lightening the load on old, creaky infrastructure.
The court ruled in favor of Verizon, saying that the FCC did
not have the authority to enforce its previous order, unless it reclassified Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as common carriers, essentially public
utilities.
There are two types of patents in general use,
utility patents for fully developed devices and products, and design patents for items that haven't yet been created.
Maggie Koerth - Baker, author of Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us, says
utilities simply haven't done a good enough job of explaining the idea.
If
utilities such as Water Corporation can't fulfill their primary responsibility to the public, maybe an alternative ownership model
would be a better option.
«It is
not the biggest issue, but it is an issue,» he said recently while giving reporters a tour of a Louisville plant that
has started making two aluminum - bodied sport -
utility vehicles.
Contrast that with the NSA — an organization that hasn't sold its
utility to the public.
But ISP lobbyists suggest electricity isn't that different from the Internet because it is a usage - based
utility, and a non-neutral market
has in fact emerged around it.
Initially, it was thought that the new regulations
would be rolled out in the first half of 2015, but with the possibility of further legal entanglements on the horizon, especially
having to do with the President's stance of reclassifying broadband as a common
utility under the Telecommunications Act, the issue may
not be resolved so quickly.
This means you're
not only going to
have a lower mortgage, you are going to
have lower real estate taxes, you're going to
have lower
utility cost, lower home repairs.
Businesses that don't
have enough money to pay their employees or
utilities, may
have to borrow money to fulfill their obligations.
«I
had been living for 10 years in sub-Saharan Africa and I couldn't open a [U.S.] brokerage account quickly because I didn't
have a
utility bill,» Rosiello said.
It becomes a bit more obvious when we talk about resources that might
have entrepreneurial
utility, but that aren't so obvious at first because they're
not uniformly valued.
One that still doesn't
have a good API and doesn't really
have much
utility (I expect that Google will
have a LOT to say when it introduces the final product in 2014).
Most don't
have high price - to - earnings ratios, and their cash flows are as predictable as any
utility.
The backup
utility built into Vista and XP doesn't
have a catchy name (it's called Backup Status and Configuration), but it's a powerful tool that gets far less attention than it deserves — and it costs nothing extra.
«The wireless industry
has done everything it can to persuade federal regulators and state regulators
not to require that backup power be put in place,» said Regina Costa, chair of the telecommunications committee of the National Association of State
Utility Advocates, which speaks for consumer representatives.
When Ford informed Trump it
would not shift production of a Lincoln sport
utility vehicle to Mexico from Kentucky, he took to Twitter to say he saved the plant, although the company
had never considered moving the whole factory south of the border.
The top U.S. diplomat said Washington
would carry out «stabilization initiatives» such as clearing landmines and restoring basic
utilities in areas no longer under Islamic State control, while making clear that» «stabilization» is
not a synonym for open - ended nation - building or a synonym for reconstruction.
Initial coin offering enthusiasts
have tried to distinguish between securities tokens and so - called
utility tokens, which they claim
would not fall under SEC regulation.
«The fact that I own a house,
have a job and pay my
utilities on time doesn't add up to a FICO score,» she said.
Instead, the net metering rate will be set at wholesale prices — even though the
utility doesn't
have to pay for any of the solar panels» hardware or maintenance, and transmission costs are negligible, since the electricity is being generated close to where it is used.
The benefits they may
have received — such as the knowledge of how a production or accounting office functions or references for future jobs — are the results of simply
having worked as any other employee works,
not of internships designed to be uniquely educational to the interns and of little
utility to the employer.
The president did
not mention NV Energy by name — instead calling out several
utilities around the country that
have put pro-solar policies in place and are working to figure out how to transition the electricity industry from a simple provider to an integrated system of distribution.
Not only am I on a first - name basis with most of the head purchasers and tool room managers of the biggest
utilities in the Northwest, but there is such a small internet presence for the industry online that even the most rudimentary of Google Adwords campaigns (or something similar)
would land a well - built page in the top five within a few months.
I wan't to be able to live a happy and wealthy life and I know I
have all the
utilities but I don't know what to do.
A Miami - Dade Circuit Court judge
has ruled that Coral Gables can't force FPL to upgrade infrastructure and trim trees around power lines, but that the city can sue the
utility for breach of contract over its response to power outages following Hurricane Irma.
On Friday, Tesla said the driver
had not heeded several visual and audible warnings to put his hands on the steering wheel before his Model X sport
utility vehicle hit a concrete barrier.
Since its 2014 high on December 29, the S&P 500 Index
has gained 1.5 % (
not including a fraction of a percent in dividends), the Dow Industrial Average
has gained 1.3 %, the Dow Transportation Average is down -5.8 %, the Dow
Utilities Average is down -8.9 %, market breadth
has churned sideways, and investment grade corporate spreads are flat (though junk spreads
have come in about two - tenths of a percent).
So far, the
Utilities sector
has not participated in the stock market rally prompted by the passage of the tax law.
To pinpoint the average retirement income you
would need to live comfortably throughout the U.S., GOBankingRates looked at five factors in all 50 states and the District of Columbia: Per capita spending on groceries, healthcare, gas and fuel, housing and
utilities and personal consumption expenditures
not included in the four other categories.
For example,
utility companies, health clubs, phone companies and credit card issuers can all be creditors if you
have contracts with them or if they
have performed services for which you
have not yet paid.
«We
've never
had that many outages, and I don't think any
utility in the country ever
has,» Eric Silagy, the chief executive of Florida Power & Light, told reporters Monday.
Some may argue this comparison is too simplistic and «apples to oranges» but the annual terawatt hour consumption figures persist none the less, and Bitcoin costs roughly 10x more energy than CERN Meanwhile, most, if
not all of us will probably find it very difficult to demonstrate a cost /
utility argument in support of Bitcoin
having 10x more benefit than CERN.
For whatever reason, most investors aren't wired to think of common stocks like they do office buildings or high - quality furniture, which they understand
has utility for more than one lifetime.