Those rules, which are expected to be finalized in mid-2012, constitute another preferential subsidy for wind energy that will raise electricity prices for everyone, whether they rely upon that source or not.
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Moreover, imported electricity brings in competition for local generators, potentially lowering electricity prices.
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The wholesale energy market is volatile, and prices for electricity per kilowatt-hour can fluctuate daily.
In the long run, liberalisation and competition will deliver lower electricity prices for companies and households alike.
Neither Southern nor Xcel favor mandatory caps, noting that it would cause a spike in electricity prices for consumers.
Previously, egged on by local governments, they had charged industrial users very high prices for electricity in order to charge householders very low ones.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has raised electricity prices for the first time in more than 30 years in a bid to offset higher fuel costs.
Democrats tried to amend the bill to include price caps for wholesale electricity prices in the West, but the effort failed.
In fact, low gas prices, along with sluggish demand for electricity in the aftermath of the recession, have kept power prices subdued (petrol prices are another matter).
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The report said this reflects higher prices for labor, electricity and maintenance, as well as reduced by-product credits resulting from lower base-metals prices.
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Unstable economic conditions that have kept demand for electricity low and wholesale prices down for most power companies.
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The price volatility in this market and the dependance of it now for electricity production will severely hamper the economy as natural gas prices rise due to increased costs of electricity.
"What I need from the president is some relief from the astronomical prices that Californians are paying for electricity, " Davis added.
But low electricity prices make it more difficult for truly low carbon energy sources, like nuclear, solar, and wind, to compete.
Bulgaria's prime minister called for a sharp cut in electricity prices and revoking the license of the country's largest foreign-controlled power supplier.
JPMorgan will be able to offer electricity for sale only at prices based on specified factors, so that utilities can continue to be able to meet demand.
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The recession and a surge in the number of new power plants brought online had cut the prices it could charge for generating electricity--its core business--from a peak of 25 cents per kilowatt-hour (in California, December 2000) to 2.7 cents a year later.
Free permits for electric utilities will help keep electricity prices low.
Consumers pay for these indulgences through surcharges on electricity prices, but politicians like them, which is why the Europeans and the British both indicated there would be more of them.
Much would depend on whether the government would be able to implement a cut in electricity tariffs, which will lower prices for consumers by as much as 16 per cent, said Capital Economics.
It found that for domestic consumers and for small industrial and commercial consumers, electricity prices were about the EU average.
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Few surprises for guessing, subsequent global LNG and domestic electricity prices soared.
Inflation is running in double digits, domestic gas and electricity prices need to be raised and the outlook for the world economy is suddenly gloomier.
The influence of the state in controlling key prices notably interest rates, the exchange rate, and prices for refined energy products, water, and electricity politicizes investment decisions, artificially spurs export-led growth, and favors manufacturing.
But wind farms--which substitute for coal as a fuel for electricity--have little to do with oil prices.
Recently, though, low natural gas prices and reduced electricity consumption due to the recession have dampened demand for wind.
The regulator said the report provided a comparison of electricity prices in Northern Ireland with the rest of Europe for the first time.
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The way wholesale electricity prices work, all producers get the same rate for power at any given time, and that rate is set by the most expensive power source on line at the time.
Poland relies on highly CO2-emitting coal for most of its electricity and argues that higher carbon prices would mean higher power prices, or even a shift to natural gas that would increase its dependence on Russia.
But if the legislation succeeds in reducing emissions, the reduced supply of electricity will necessitate a rise in retail prices to reduce demand for the reduced supply.
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