HO ho ho! Just when you thought there was a light at the end of our very long Covid tunnel, the Grinch has donned his job’s worth Santa hat. It turns out you could be fined up to £20,000 for decorating your house with Christmas lights. In a bid for a festive cheer-up, folk up and down the land have given their homes festive makeovers with twinkly lights, giant inflatable snowmen and life-sized shiny reindeer. But angry neighbours of people with lots of Christmas lights have taken to social media and forums to air their grievances. One user Twitter said: “You think your neighbour’s annoying, well mine has Christmas lights set to music.”
Your Christmas lights could land you with a £20,000 fine
YOU could be fined up to £20,000 for decorating your house with Christmas lights. Residents up and down the county have given their homes festive makeovers with twinkly lights, giant inflatables and life size golden reindeer. If you take a drive around your neighbourhood you will see an array of festive homes, but did you know Christmas decorations could land you with a huge fine. Recently, angry neighbours of people with lots of Christmas lights have taken to social media and forums to air their grievances. Many Twitter users in particular have expressed anger about their neighbours due to the issue.
Your Christmas lights could land you with a £20,000 fine
YOU could be fined up to £20,000 for decorating your house with Christmas lights. Residents up and down the county have given their homes festive makeovers with twinkly lights, giant inflatables and life size golden reindeer. If you take a drive around your neighbourhood you will see an array of festive homes, but did you know Christmas decorations could land you with a huge fine? Recently, angry neighbours of people with lots of Christmas lights have taken to social media and forums to air their grievances. Many Twitter users in particular have expressed anger about their neighbours due to the issue.
Friday, December 18, 2020
Belton Zeigler’s presentation to E4 Carolinas South Carolina Energy CLE on Dec. 18, 2020.
The utility planning and investment cycle begins with planning to comply with Federal reliability standards, proceeds through Integrated Resource Planning reviews at the Commission level, then results in Siting Act proceedings to certificate the construction of new facilities. The utility’s investment in the new facilities is recovered through rate proceedings that follow the commencement or completion of construction.
1. Federal Reliability Standards
Electric utility reliability requirements are established and enforced by the National Electric Reliability Council (“NERC”) under Section 1211(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1995.
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The error resulted in a two to three tonne slurry of alkaline bauxite being released into the air which travelled 11km south and impacted 119 properties and vehicles in the South Tree Industrial State and caused $868,906.78 in insurance payouts.
Crown prosecutor Deborah Holiday, acting for the Department of Environment and Science, told Gladstone Magistrates Court an alarm was raised at 5.55pm where a control room supervisor requested an electrician investigate the incident who in turn contracted a technical specialist.