
	Where results make sense

Topic: Electricity utilities

Related Topics

public utility

marginal utility

Northeast Utilities

Lists of public utilities

Public Utility District

utility functions

Maximum expected utility

utility theory

List of file sharing utilities

Rural Utilities Service

Subjective expected utility

In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Sector Projects - Electricity Utilities (WBCSD)
		Electricity is at the heart of the global energy challenge.
		The lack of access to electricity that far too many people in developing countries have to endure is one of the significant stumbling stones on the way to making poverty history
		The WBCSD’s Sector Project on Electricity Utilities brings together 8 leading utilities from around the world to develop a deeper and more concrete understanding of these challenges and explore policy needs and the potential business contribution to solutions.
	www.wbcsd.org /includes/getTarget.asp?type=p&id=Nzc&doOpen=1&ClickMenu=LeftMenu (425 words)

	Electricity Deregulation: The Issue
		The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, a national service organization that represents consumer-owned cooperative electric utilities, is worried that electricity deregulation could have a negative impact on residential customers, small businesses, farmers and ranchers.
		Rural electric cooperatives are led by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which is consistently among the industry’s top 10 contributors to candidates and parties.
		Electricity deregulation has been the focus of pointed debate in Congress as far back as 1996, but the absence of consensus — among members of Congress and the various groups lobbying them — has resulted in little progress.
	www.opensecrets.org /news/electricity.htm (1868 words)

	The Future of Electricity Provisions
		Electricity is often traded over the system through "wheeling" transactions, in which electricity is injected into the network at one end by the transmitting utility, and an equivalent amount is removed at the other end by the receiving utility (the electrons are intermingled throughout the grid).
		But as the 1980s progressed, utilities were prodded by environmentalists who wished to reduce energy use, and state regulators to use DSM as a cross-subsidy mechanism, raising rates to energy users to fund their energy efficiency programs; DSM was transformed from an investment in avoided plant costs to a hidden tax on electricity users.
		Opponents of competition in electricity invoke the metaphor of the regulatory compact." According to this conception of public utility regulation, ratepayers have a morally-binding contract with utility shareholders, in which ratepayers are obligated to pay "nonconfiscatory" rates, affording the utility shareholders a "fair" rate of return on their investments.
	www.cato.org /pubs/regulation/regv17n3/reg17n3-hoffman.html (4406 words)

	Utilities
		Electric plants harness highly pressurized steam or some force of nature to spin the blades of a turbine, which is attached to an electric generator.
		Depending on the population served by the water system, the utility may be a small plant in a rural area that requires the occasional monitoring of a single operator or a huge system of reservoirs, dams, pipelines, and treatment plants, requiring the coordinated efforts of hundreds of people.
		Formerly, utility companies operated as “regulated monopolies,” meaning that in return for having no competition, they were subject to control by public utility commissions that ensured utilities acted in the public interest and regulated the rates they were allowed to charge.
	www.bls.gov /oco/cg/cgs018.htm (3531 words)

	Ontario electricity utilities want compensation for energy conservation (2004)
		Local hydro utilities are eager for the province to tell them how they'll be compensated if they encourage their customers to save power — and lose money as a result.
		But while natural gas utilities are able to reap financial rewards if they meet conservation targets, the new legislation doesn't set up a similar system for electric utilities.
		Utilities and generators could get mixed signals if the IMO's plans for the shorter term don't mesh well with the power authority's longer-term plans, he said.
	www.ontariotenants.ca /electricity/articles/2004/ts404h26.phtml (465 words)

	IndustrySearch - Australian electricity utilities look at offering broadband
		A massive telecommunications project run by a consortium of Australian electricity utilities is targeting a new way of delivering broadband services to consumers in regional Australia.
		Eleven of the country's electricity utilities have joined together to form a group known as UtiliTel, which is investigating ways to create added value to their infrastructure.
		Fierce competitors in the electricity market, the utilities are looking at sharing ideas, and their fibre cable, to create a network that could one day be offered to, or rival Telstra's broadband service.
	www.industrysearch.com.au /news/printarticle.asp?id=18794 (383 words)

	Electricity - Utilities Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Electricity networks, that is the system of poles and wires for the transportation of electricity from generators to end-customers, are considered to be ‘natural monopolies’ in that they involve facilities that cannot be economically duplicated.
		For this reason, new players in NT electricity market will be permitted to use Power and Water’s wires once they enter into an access agreement and pay the regulated network charge.
		Power and Water is obligated to use all reasonable endeavours to accommodate the requirements of those seeking access to the electricity network and to provide access to available spare network capacity and new capacity on a non-discriminatory basis.
	www.nt.gov.au /ntt/utilicom/electricity (594 words)

	Free electricity audits/ policy case studies/ energy efficiency
		She pointed out the necessity of reducing the electricity consumption, and, according to the interviewees, she suggested the utilities should widen the target group for electricity advising to include trade and industry.
		The utilities’ criteria for choosing the companies for a free electricity audit are often related to the volume of electricity consumption.
		Two of the four free electricity audits were part of the research project carried out in the period 1987-1993 by AKF in cooperation with several consultants and utilities.
	www.psychologie.uni-kiel.de /nordlicht/sme/b2.htm (3802 words)

	ELECTRICITY ACT, 1998 UPDATE FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY UTILITIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Electricity Act, 1998, which received royal assent on October 30, 1998, provides for the payment of a transfer tax by municipalities and municipal electricity utilities that sell real or personal property used in connection with generating, transmitting, distributing or retailing electricity.
		To facilitate transfers between and amalgamations of municipal electricity utilities, the transfer tax will not apply to transfers from one municipality or municipal electricity utility to another until November 7, 2000.
		A transferor is permitted under the Electricity Act, 1998 to deduct certain amounts in determining its transfer tax liability in respect of a particular transfer.
	www.fin.gov.on.ca /english/tax/1999/tuelect.html (559 words)

	edie news centre - Electricity utilities contribute 25% of industrial pollution
		Some 77% of the total pollution released by the electricity sector comprised a mix of hydrochloric and sulphuric acid, released into the air.
		Of the guilty companies, coal and oil burning power stations were responsible for over 25% of all releases, both on and off site, reported to the federal authorities in the US and Canada.
		Looking at air pollution alone, 43% of all reported industrial pollution came from the electricity utilities.
	www.edie.net /news/news_story.asp?id=4504 (570 words)

	Logo and websites - State Electricity Utilities and discoms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Electric supply at the time of formation of the state in 1948 was available only in the Capitals of the erstwhile princely states and the connected load at the time was less than 500 kW.
		The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) is a statutory body formed on 01.07.1957 under the Electricity Supply Act, 1948 as a successor to the erstwhile Electricity Department of the Government of Madras.
		Electricity is a concurrent subject at Entry 38 in List III of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.
	www.energymanagertraining.com /banner/StateElectricityUtilities.htm (1910 words)

	Electric Utilities Deregulation \| Electricity Deregulation \| Questia.com Online Library
		...Traditional electric utilities are a dying...privatization, and deregulation are shaping...purchase of electricity.
		As tax-based entities, municipal utilities did not feel it their responsibility...skills required to create and manage an electric utility, but there was plenty of...
		Utilities were guaranteed...in any case, deregulation of the utility...therefore the...
	www.questia.com /library/electric-utilities-deregulation.jsp (669 words)

	Utilities - Electricity
		You would be surprised just how much you can lower your utility bills by taking a few of these simple steps.
		Besides being a tremendous environmental waste, if that water is heated it will cost you about £8 if you heat with electricity, £4 if you heat with natural gas - plus the cost of the water itself.
		By replacing old shower heads with new ones, a family of four can save around 15,000 gallons of water per year, which amounts to savings of over £150 and £60 for electric and gas heated water respectively.
	www.jobnut.co.uk /services/utilities/electricity.html (721 words)

	United Utilities web site :: Welcome to United Utilities
		United Utilities own and operate water and electricity networks in north west England and manage utility and business process services for clients throughout the UK and overseas.
		We own and operate electricity, wastewater and water networks in north west England and operate utility infrastructure for customers throughout the UK and overseas
		United Utilities PLC 2007 AGM statement : 27/07/2007
	www.unitedutilities.com (176 words)

	Utilities Kingston - Electricity Safety
		GFCI outlets are recommended for all outdoor use, bathrooms and laundry rooms to minimize the risk of electrical shock.
		A: The Ontario Electrical Safety Code was developed to keep residents and businesses in Ontario safe from electrical shock and fire hazards.
		It ensures that the plug is inserted correctly in a socket and reduces the risk of electrical shock.
	www.utilitieskingston.com /electric/safety.html (1099 words)

	Zambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the Kariba hydroelectric station on the Zambezi River provided sufficient capacity to satisfy the country's requirements for electricity (despite the fact that the hydro control center was on the Rhodesian side of the border).
		A railroad to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, built with Chinese assistance, reduced Zambian dependence on railroad lines south to South Africa and west through an increasingly troubled Angola.
		In January 2003, the Zambian Government informed the IMF and World Bank that it wished to renegotiate some of the agreed performance criteria calling for privatization of the Zambia National Commercial Bank and the national telephone and electricity utilities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zambia (3238 words)

	Electricity - Utilities Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Non-contestable retail electricity tariffs and charges are regulated by the Government, via an Electricity Pricing Order issued by the Regulatory Minister.
		Whilst the current Electricity Pricing Order, effective from 1 July 2000, is similar in scope and design to previous prices set by the Minister for Essential Services under the repealed Electricity Act, it is intended in future to develop a more formal framework for regulating the electricity prices paid by non-contestable customers.
		Recognising that some customers would experience a significant price shock as they moved from the regulated non-contestable tariff to a cost reflective contestable tariff, the government has chosen to intervene in the competition process to allow for the staged movement to cost-reflective prices.
	nt.gov.au /ntt/utilicom/electricity/electricity_retail_pricing.shtml (182 words)

	Solar Utilities Network : : Greenwashing
		Established utilities get to charge customers expenses already accumulated for their "stranded" costs -- some $28 billion invested in failed nuclear plants or outdated fossil fuel facilities.
		The utilities say that's only fair since much of the outlays were mandated by the state.
		And for the most part, for every slice of high-priced "green" electricity, an identically "browner" slice goes to the rest of a region's customers who buy on price.
	www.solarnet.org /greenwash.htm (1308 words)

	Gas and Electricity Domestic Utilities Quote
		Providing energy services to over 5 million UK customers, Scottish Power are confident they can save you money on your gas and electricity bills.
		You can choose to have a gas only supply, mix of gas and electricity or simply just electricity.
		Good savings of up to £60 can be claimed if you purchase gas and electricity and choose to pay via monthly direct debit.
	www.officefile.co.uk /engines/gas-electricity.htm (276 words)

	EIA - Electricity Data, Electric Power Capacity and Fuel Use, Electric Surveys and Analysis
		EIA - Electricity Data, Electric Power Capacity and Fuel Use, Electric Surveys and Analysis
		Electric Power Flash data estimate for next month
		Electric Power Annual 2004 - State Data Tables
	www.eia.doe.gov /fuelelectric.html (47 words)

	New York State Electric Company- NY City Deregulated Electricity Gas
		To help establish a competitive market in electricity, many utilities in New York State sold their electric generation plants to allow for more environmental friendly and economical electric plants.
		For the same electric energy, electric prices in New York are now levelled to competitive prices.
		To request for a free and no-obligation analysis on New York commercial electric energy, fill out our request form.
	www.newyorkelectricitycompany.com (107 words)

	Six Large Electricity Utilities Working Together to Deliver Smart Metering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Government of Ontario has established targets for the installation of 800,000 smart electricity meters by December 31, 2007 and installation of smart meters for all Ontario consumers by December 31, 2010.
		Representing over 40% of the electricity customers in the province, the coalition is well positioned to deliver this new technology.
		The announcement represents a further commitment by these large distributors to combine their expertise and apply resources to ensure that the government's demand management goals are achieved in a timely and efficient manner.
	www.electricityforum.com /news/jan05/Utilitiessmartmeter.html (298 words)

	Connect Your Utilities Online at WhiteFence \| Home Phone \| Cable TV \| High-Speed Internet \| Electricity
		WhiteFence is the nation's leading online marketplace for utilities and home services:
		Set up services at your new home—all at once
		ComEd Prepares for Heavy Weekend Demand for Electricity, Offers Energy-Saving...
	www.whitefence.com (79 words)

	Electricity \| Order Utilities Services Online at WhiteFence
		WhiteFence is your place to order electricity service online.
		Save valuable time by avoiding being put on hold and the other hassles involved in connecting your essential home services over the phone.
		Order service from your local electric company by entering your address to the right!
	www.whitefence.com /electricity-service.html (72 words)

	United Utilities web site :: Welcome to United Utilities
		United Utilities own and operate water and electricity networks in north west England and manage utility and business process services for clients throughout the UK and overseas.
		We own and operate water and electricity networks in north west England and manage utility and business process services for customers throughout the UK and overseas
		Information on products and services for home customers including setting up a direct debit, using water wisely and how to contact us.
	www.nww.co.uk /index3.htm (167 words)

	Kentucky Utilities Company
		If a new extension violates any building guidelines, the problem will have to be corrected at the homeowner's expense, or electricity will be shut off to the home.
		The new gift certificates — called Home Utility Gift (HUG) certificates — are on sale now.
		A HUG is a gift certificate that credits the utility account of any KU or ODP customer.
	www.eon-us.com /ku/default.asp (530 words)

	ELECTRICITY ACT, 1998 : UPDATE FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY UTILITIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AMENDMENT TO REGULATION 124/99 MADE UNDER THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 1998 UPDATE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY UTILITIES
		The Electricity Act, 1998 provides for the payment of transfer tax by municipalities or municipal electricity utilities (MEUs) that transfer any interest in property used in connection with generating, transmitting, distributing or retailing electricity
		Transfers described in section 3 of Ontario Regulation 124/99 are excluded from the payment of transfer tax.
	www.fin.gov.on.ca /english/tax/2000/regbulle.html (243 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		Availability information may be found in the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or via the "Full-text Availability" link.
		These costs, which amount to$100--$200 billion nationwide, reflect the differences between regulated prices for electricity generation and the prices that might occur in fully competitive power markets.
		The large financial stakes, equivalent to nearly the total value of US electric-utility common stock, guarantee controversy.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=566236 (192 words)

	IndustrySearch.com.au® Australia - Australian electricity utilities look at offering broadband
		IndustrySearch.com.au® Australia - Australian electricity utilities look at offering broadband
		23/11/2005 - A massive telecommunications project run by a consortium of Australian electricity utilities is targeting a new way of delivering broadband services to consumers in regional Australia.
		No portion of this site may be copied, retransmitted, reposted, duplicated or otherwise used.
	www.industrysearch.com.au /news/viewrecord.aspx?ID=18794 (460 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)