This, they worry, could drive out smaller players and force energy producers to have separately capitalised subsidiaries, and might strangle the market in its infancy.
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She said Labour had plans to create "a tough new energy regulator with the power to force energy companies to pass on savings to consumers".
And the group isn't overjoyed at the plans of the regulator to force energy companies to simplify and make more transparent how they charge for gas and electricity.
As states force energy companies to derive more and more of their electricity from renewable sources, utilities will have to enter the market on all fronts, from owning their own installations to buying SREC-like instruments, to funding new projects and technologies.
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News was slow, time was short and Congress had just outlined a new energy plan that would essentially force these energy-wasting bulbs out by 2012.
And then he spoke, not with the power of physical force or energy but with something stronger: humility.
Their success began in the early days of 2001 and the struggle over the task force on energy policy.
She said Labour would replace Ofgem with a more trustworthy regulator and force reluctant energy companies to pass on price reductions to customers.
About a year ago Babar got a call from the office of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, whom he didn't know, asking him to lead a pro bono task force on energy for Punjab.
The GAO is looking into alleged improper ties between Cheney's energy task force and lobbyists for the energy industry.
Only then would mandates accelerate the deployment of cheap, clean energy rather than force more expensive clean energy technologies on the market.
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Meyer hopes it will help scientists learn more about the mysterious force called dark energy.
They tried to force a household energy storage system to be a refrigerator-sized appliance.
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The World Resources Institute, the Clean Air Task Force and Duke Energy have started this work, with great prospects for results.
By simply piercing the surface of the water, you set off an energy force within the body of water that extends outward, impacting anything it touches.
In addition to Shell, Chevron and the Heinz Endowments, the participants in the new center include the Environmental Defense Fund, the Clean Air Task Force, CONSOL Energy, PennFuture and other groups.
Abramsesque plot revolves around a strange and powerful energy force (are there any other kinds?) that must be stopped or, depending on how you feel about mysterious energy forces, encouraged.
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Glover-Weiss said the task force consulted with energy executives, environmental groups, labor unions, consumer groups and a wide array of others as it developed the energy policy driving legislation now moving through Congress.
Instead, the government exempted some energy-intensive firms from the Climate Change Levy - a measure designed to force industries to use energy more frugally.
The issue emerged again in 2001, when Cheney was sued for his role chairing an energy task force.
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"My countrymen, I love France passionately and have put my whole heart, energy and force into serving her and you, " Chirac said.
The Defense Science Board Task Force report on DoD Energy Strategy emphasized that fuel cells present an enormously compelling strategy for avoiding the risks associated with over-reliance on the national electrical grid.
In 2004, he refused to recuse himself from a case involving Dick Cheney, even though he'd gone duck hunting with the vice president when the court was considering an appeal involving Cheney's energy task force.
At the time of his appointment, it was noted in the press that he got on well with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and had even hired some of her former staff to work with him on the energy task force he ran in the US Chamber of Commerce.
Alternative energy only accounts for a small percentage of energy sources, but the onset of peak oil will force society to look elsewhere to meet its energy needs.
Because it opposes the attractive force of gravity, dark energy tends to inhibit cluster formation.
The solution to this conundrum is that the higher prices will force everyone to use less energy.
Ten billion light-years distant, Mingus will help shed light on so-called dark energy, the force that appears to be speeding up cosmic expansion.
According to studies by the Congressional Budget Office and others, Cap and Trade legislation could force U.S. energy producers to close facilities and cut production to comply with its mandates.
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