Sentences with phrase «utility has improved»

While sport utility vehicles had their problems in the past, mainly with rollovers, the safety ratings of sport utilities have improved dramatically over the years.

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And what you really have found when you look at it is that renewables, solar, and especially utility - scale solar with proper power plant controls and smart inverters, can actually improve reliability and stability of the grid.

City commissioners on Tuesday night will consider the law, which would establish a stormwater utility to improve the city's drainage and curtail flooding.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

The idea was acquiring Grichuk to start, and deploying something like Gamel / Heredia platoon - Grichuk - Haniger and have a young, cost efficient and controllable outfield with room to improve, and then allocate most of the available cash to addressing the rotation and utility role.

Just as importantly, they can improve internally, as they've already done with Wilson Contreras, unlikely utility belt and cult hero.

Having that common wall and being within the same building will absolutely improve your insulation which in turn makes your home more comfortable and cheaper when paying for utilities.

But first let's begin with all the outstanding BOB Sport Utility Stroller features, some of which have been recently improved!

The BOB Sport Utility stroller has an improved heat - pressed foam padded Poly and Dobby weave fabric that is also water resistant.

The District's Planning and Athletics Departments are developing a comprehensive sports field master plan that will address existing fields to meet current and projected program needs as well as explore potential new field configurations that would gain efficiencies in scheduling, program management, and tournament opportunities; ancillary amenities and infrastructure; maintenance; storm water management, lighting and utilities; as well as improved parking management strategies.

The steps leading up to Hendricks Chapel were demolished to make way for a newer, improved staircase and despite heavy rain, the Waverly Avenue Utility Project has also continued on schedule.

Also, in the past, tariff hikes justified on the grounds of improving service delivery had failed woeful to bring about any appreciable improvement in the services of the utility providers.

It will also have great value to utility companies by cutting expenses and improving reliability.

«Cinematic rendering, a new 3D reconstruction technique, provides a lifelike representation of imaging data and may have potential for enhancing diagnostic utility compared with volume rendering, particularly in terms of a more natural and physically accurate image with improved shape and depth perception,» Schoepf said.

The development of species - specific toxicants or alternative approaches to specifically target invasive species would be transformative in the sense of drastically improving the conservation utility of invasive species eradication.

Since it replicates smoking's efficiency at producing the desired THC effect using smaller amounts of the active ingredient as opposed to pill forms, this device has great potential for improving the therapeutic utility of THC».

Just a decade ago, «it was disconcertingly easy to find education leaders who dismissed student - achievement data and systematic research as having only limited utility for improving schools or school systems,» according to the Minnesota - Toronto researchers.48 Lately, the pendulum has been swinging sharply the other way.

You're sitting on basically the same seats that you remember, although the Honda body engineers have finally allowed the use of a 60 / 40 - split folding rear seat to improve cargo utility.

The WR - V also misses out on the much loved «magic seats» from the Jazz that would have allowed the rear bench to fold completely flat and improving the utility of the boot space.

For the past few years, Isuzu hasn't been much of a competitor in the compact - truck market.As the Japanese automaker focused on closing down its car division and improving its Rodeo and Trooper sport - utility vehicles, it virtually ignored its small pickup, letting it languish in the market without an air bag, four - wheel anti-lock brakes or up - to - date styling.Thanks to a massive assist from General Motors, those shortcomings have been addressed in the all - new Isuzu 1996 Hombre.The Hombre, built in America for Isuzu by GM, is based on the Chevrolet S - 10 and GMC Sonoma pickups.

Critical Knowledge: 2010 CTS Sport Wagon: Cadillac fills out the CTS lineup this year with the introduction of a new Sport Wagon model, which joins the CTS and CTS - V sedans and improves cargo utility by offering up to 53.4 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded.2010 CTS Sedan: The CTS Sedan gets a new standard 3.0 - liter V - 6 engine with direct injection for 2010, as well as a USB port, available adaptive forward lighting and a pop - up navigation system.

Critical Knowledge: Based on current Outlander crossoverDesign inspired by Lancer Evolution sedanReshaped bumpers, headlamps, side mirrors, side sills, fenders and hoodEnhanced, more powerful V - 6 engineUpgraded shifting program with Idle Neutral LogicSuper All Wheel Control (S - AWC) 4 - wheel - drive (4WD) systemShorter, stiffer suspension19 - inch OZ Racing wheels; Brembo brakesFUSE Handsfree Media Gateway systemIntroductionBuilding on the success of its current Outlander crossover utility vehicle (CUV), Mitsubishi recently announced at the New York International Auto Show the Outlander GT Prototype, an all - new design intended to improve upon the performance and technology found in the current Outlander.

It sounds like the new one will have the utility of the old one, while the civility will improve, at least a little.

Recognized for the load - bearing HD cover, DiamondBack has introduced two new covers in 2010 designed for restyling and improved utility — The DiamondBack 180 and the DiamondBack 270.

Fourth - generation Toyota Tarago also has more power, improved fuel economy, lower emissions, improved handling, higher feature levels, higher levels of active and passive safety, and better interior seating flexibility and cargo space utility.

Sales have dwindled as buyers moved from sports cars to sport - utility vehicles.Despite recent overhauls that have increased performance and improved styling, the mighty Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird and Ford Mustang are faltering.

Although upfitters likely appreciated the same old platform, customers would have probably preferred the increased utility and improved driving dynamics of newer models.

Amazon Kindle Fire includes the Amazon App Store, which has 10,000 applications — a free app every day, including popular games like Angry Birds, utilities like The Weather Channel, as well as the device is linked with the Kindle store, and has a browser called, Silk, described as a «lightning - fast web browser» running on Amazon's EC2 cloud computing engine to improve browsing performance.

She pays all of the household bills including the mortgage, utilities and credit cards; has loans to put the older child through school; and is attempting to finish a certificate course to improve her income.

Some of the important factors include: technology has significantly improved, utilities are becoming more familiar with integrating wind energy, key federal tax incentives have been renewed and utilities are beginning to hedge against risks associated with fossil fuels.

Savings from the bill could have been much improved by strengthening the combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard to require utilities to reduce electricity demand by 10 % by 2020.

Early in his first term Gov. Christie pulled New Jersey out of the landmark Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, despite projections that this cap - and - trade agreement to reduce carbon pollution would create new jobs, improve public health and contribute to utility bill savings for consumers in the participating states.

«My preference is for experiments that have broad utility, both for understanding proposed solar geoengineering schemes and improving our understanding of the natural climate system,» says Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Stanford, California.

Utilities now have the ability to capture the value of third - party supplied customer - sited resources and a smarter grid to improve the reliability, resiliency, and value of the system.

Utility San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) and Sumitomo Electric (SEI) have launched a 2MW / 8MWh pilot vanadium redox flow battery storage project in California to study how the technology can reliably integrate renewable energy and improve flexibility in grid management.

With oversight from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), the Clean Jobs Bill (CJB) would improve the state's energy efficiency by requiring utilities to cut demand 20 % by 2025.

By pursuing an inside - the - fence policy, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt could release a Trump - era rule that forces utilities to improve power plant combustion efficiency but wouldn't do much to require states to change their power supply or reduce carbon emissions.

An idea that received particular attention was that on all subsequent flight builds there would be extensive preflight characterization and improved documentation to increase climate science utility (to date this is not currently planned); these preflight characterizations would ensure that the sensors are stable, as nearly identical as possible from sensor to sensor, and thus climate relevant.

clean energy innovation improving consumer choice and affordability more efficient use of energy deeper penetration of renewable energy resources wider deployment of «distributed» energy resources micro grids roof - top solar on - site power supplies and storage promote markets advanced energy management enhance demand elasticity and efficiencies empower customers more choice 50 % of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030 business as usual bad public policy clean energy's economic and environmental potential the power industry was headed for trouble rising utility bills growing customer dissatisfaction socially unjust clean energy economy haves - and - have - nots change in culture business model for the whole system moves the electric industry away from a monopoly, top - down and incentive driven system governed by the market emphasizes distributed energy a distributed system platform market exchange microgrids solar energy efficiency distributed energy resources compete to serve the grid pro-consumer pro-innovation markets - based more affordable resilient capital efficiencies encouraging more distributed energy demand response energy efficiency

Utilities have also been improving operations response plans reflecting learning from storms past.

There appears to be no appetite in the General Assembly for making the RPS mandatory, and efforts to improve the voluntary goals have repeatedly failed in the face of utility or industry opposition.

Legal research innovators like Fastcase and RavelLaw have done that hard work, and added visualizations to improve the utility of results.

Fitness trackers have put a pretty big dent in the utility of smartwatches, so it's not surprising that Google has taken some time to improve the capabilities of Google Fit.

Once implemented, it would significantly improve Bitcoin's utility as a digital medium of exchange against fiat money.

However, the company's recent update to its Health app has improved the system's accuracy and utility, adding auto run tracking so you don't have to tell the app when to start monitoring your workout.

In many places, you can schedule an appointment to have your utility inspectors visit your home, and they can assess what changes you should make to improve your home's energy efficiency and lower your heating and cooling costs, Golden says.

Down payment assistance to eligible families that would otherwise not be able to afford home ownership Capital funding to develop rental at affordable rates Capital funding for essential repairs and renovations that improve the health and safety of residents living in social housing Rent supplements Grants to assist households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with rent and utility arrears

Looking ahead, because of the time that has elapsed and the fact that many distressed owners likely rented and paid utility bills in recent years, Yun says the use of new credit scoring models such as Vantage Score 3.0 and FICO 9 can help improve the ability of these buyers to become homeowners again while helping lenders further examine their credit risk to ensure safety and soundness in the market.