Sentences with phrase «volatile fuel costs»

Although coal, oil and natural gas all feature prominently in Mr. Trump's proposed energy plan, he fails to address the risks and liabilities of these traditional energy sources — namely air pollution, volatile fuel costs, increased water use, and climate change.

Warning signs of climate distress and volatile fuel costs are leading people to question where their power comes from and how rising energy costs will affect their communities and businesses.

The dairy supply chain is complex, challenged by seasonality, perishability, volatile fuel costs and driver shortages.

Not exact matches

In the uncertain, often volatile oil market, it is difficult to predict long - term fuel costs, and more specifically, costs at the time of the voyage.

In the uncertain, often volatile global oil market, it is difficult to predict long - term fuel costs and, more specifically, costs at the time of the trip.

However, airfares and fuel costs continue to be volatile so some rises in brochure prices may be anticipated and therefore early booking is recommended.

This is not because these fuels» hidden costs have been properly internalized yet into their market prices, but rather because those market prices today are too high and volatile to sustain sales against rising competition.

And if in the future gas prices are higher than anticipated, renewables become even more cost - effective and reduce our exposure to those volatile fossil fuel price spikes going forward.

The cost of the «fuel» needed for PV electricity is zero — which provides economic security for impoverished families who would otherwise be at the mercy of historically volatile fluctuations in fossil - fuel prices.

Because there is no fuel cost associated with wind energy, utilities can secure long - term contracts (~ 20 - 25 years) to lock in prices and protect their customers from price spikes due to volatile fossil fuel costs.

We support the cost - effective control of real pollutants associated with the use of fossil fuels — for example, fly ash, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur or smog - forming volatile hydrocarbons.

A number of factors, especially volatile fossil fuel costs, have altered the mix of energy sources used to produce electricity (Figure 1).

So comparing it to nuclear or coal is misleading because wind serves a different purpose; every time it blows there's a substantial decrease in carbon emissions, volatile fossil fuel costs, water for cooling, manufacturing and pollution.

Xcel was also caught testifying just three days later that, when concerning its nuclear power plant, non-fossil generation (like solar...) did provide «a valuable hedge against potential increases in fossil fuel costs» which have been «extremely volatile.»

Even if it's not considered as cool to ride an electric bus than to drive a Tesla, buses are much more efficient in not only the utilization of space on the road, but also in terms of fuel - efficiency (as measured in Person - Miles Per Gallon (PMPG)-RRB-, so with a switch to electric buses, which are less susceptible to volatile fuel prices and have lower maintenance costs, cities can actually save energy and money while reducing emissions.

But gas is a notoriously volatile commodity, and in the future, the cost of fossil fuel - based power could rise if the Obama administration's rules to curb power plant emissions take effect.