Previously, SCE had been negotiating with NRG Energy on the construction of a new 262
MW natural gas peaker plant in Oxnard, a plan the city of Oxnard opposed.
The request was a condition of the commission's approval of Progress» plan to close Lee and build a 950 -
MW natural gas plant at the site.
Today the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to retire all three coal - fired units of the Allen Fossil Plant (990 MW) in Memphis and approved replacement with a new 1,000
MW natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) plant.
¶ The governing board of Glendale Water and Power, a California municipal utility, last week halted plans for a 310 -
MW natural gas plant to explore renewable energy and storage options instead.
Affordability measures are included in bids The City Council - adopted resource plan, which also projects the construction of a 500 -
MW natural gas plant, envisions that Austin Energy will acquire the solar energy by 2017 if the power is «available and affordable.»
Not exact matches
The Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Virginia Power's plan to build a 1,588
MW,
natural gas - fired combined - cycle plant in Greensville County, rejecting the assertion by groups representing independent Continue Reading
The Company's portfolio of assets includes approximately 24,300 megawatt (
MW) of generating capacity; 6,500 miles of electric transmission lines; 57,300 miles of electric distribution lines; 12,200 miles of
natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 22,000 miles of gas distribution pipeline, exclusive of service lines.
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In addition, LIPA and PSEG - Long Island — which manages LIPA's electric grid — are now seeking additional proposals for projects that would generate 280
MW more in renewable energy, including solar,
natural gas and wind.
They imposed a temporary moratorium on buying or building new
natural gas capacity over 150
MW and ordered APS to return with plans to acquire more renewables.
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That project would include the closure of DEP's existing 379
MW Asheville 1 and 2 coal units and construction of about 752
MW of
natural gas - fired generation (two 280
MW combined cycle units proposed to commence operations in 2019 and an optional 192
MW combustion turbine unit proposed to commence operations in 2023).
Out of its total 35,843
MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (3.36 % of the U.S. total), AEP gets 69.0 % from coal, 22.2 % from
natural gas, 6.4 % from nuclear, and 2.3 % from hydroelectricity.
APS wants to spend $ 500 million to increase the net site capacity for the Ocotillo
natural gas plant in Tempe by 290
MW, from 330 to 620
MW.
TEP's nearly 2,700
MW of owned generation at the end of 2016 included ~ 1,400
MW of coal, ~ 1,200
MW of
natural gas or oil power plants, and only 46
MW of owned solar.
Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign Deputy Director Evan Gillespie said the «central question» for LADWP is what to do about the 1,682
MW of in - basin
natural gas.
CPV Valley Energy Center is a 650
MW combined - cycle,
natural gas - fired generating plant near Middletown, NY that is much further along and expected to be online in February 2018.
According to the Cricket Valley web site this is a proposed 1,000 megawatt (
MW) combined - cycle,
natural gas - fired generating plant in Dover, NY that is expected to be on line by the first quarter of 2020.
The solar numbers pale in comparison to the more than 4,600
MW of new
natural gas combined - cycle plants Dominion has been building just in this decade.
The only fossil fuel making strong advances is
natural gas, which had 132
MW added in October, but a dominant 5373
MW added in the first 10 months of the year.
Meanwhile, Duke's regulated subsidiaries, Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress, filed integrated resource plans in North and South Carolina that call for up to nine new
natural gas generating units, totaling 8,300
MW.
GlassPoint will build an 850
MW (thermal) solar thermal facility in Bakersfield, generating 12 million barrels of emissions - free steam annually for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) replacing
natural gas.
The average offshore wind turbine in 2015 was 3.4
MW but grew to 4.7
MW during 2016, with capacity factors exceeding those of
natural gas plants.
Florida regulators have given the green light to a pair of new
natural gas - fired power plants that will add nearly 1,700
MW of generation capacity in the state, and a Florida - based energy project developer has...
Assuming the region becomes even more dependent on
natural gas, if there were short - term disruptions to other fuels, the region could need about 2,400
MW for a few hours on about nine cold days a year by 2029/2030.
Out of its total 13,041
MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (1.22 % of the U.S. total), DTE Energy produces 61.3 % from coal, 16.4 % from
natural gas, 11.7 % from oil, 9.3 % from nuclear, and 0.2 % from biomass.
Meanwhile, nearly 42,000
MW of synchronous generating capacity (coal, nuclear, and
natural gas) retired between 2011 and 2014.
With the massive, 2,250 megawatt nuclear plant now retired, Southern California Edison (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) have both requested another 500
MW of new
natural gas.
The CPUC storage decision, which guides SCE and SDG&E to purchase a combined 745
MW of storage, can help ensure that a smart combination of energy storage and local clean energy can cost - effectively eliminate the need for new
natural gas plants.
This would require adding over 24,000
MW of new capacity, using either coal - fired,
natural gas or nuclear power.
He managed to find a note of optimism in the more efficient coal power fleet that will remain after 68,000
MW of old capacity retires by 2020, under pressure from various regulations and competition from
natural gas.
SB 743 (Frank Wagner, R - Virginia Beach, referred to Agriculture, Conservation and
Natural Resources) helps solar projects below 5
MW qualify for the above - mentioned tax exemption passed in 2014.
Net wind capacity additions totaled 10,043 megawatts (
MW) in 2012, while net
natural gas capacity additions totaled 7,206
MW.
The remaining capacity offered came from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 15
MW to be built at the HAL Ojhar Township in Nasik, and 10
MW from Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments on behalf of the Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for a project in Gujarat.
Saving fuel: Today's 10,000
MW of wind power saves about 0.6 billion cubic feet per day, or about 3.5 % of the
natural gas used nationwide to generate electricity.
In addition to energy storage, CAISO will be procuring additional regulation and reserve capacity from other assets including
natural gas plants and a potential 6,000
MW of hydropower.
More specifically, between January to March, 18 megawatts of new
natural gas generating capacity were added, whereas 1,291
MW of new renewables.
SolarReserve has entered into a 25 - year power supply contract with NV Energy supplying power at $ 135 per
MW - hour, but new
natural gas plants are able to supply power for less than half that price ($ 52 per
MW - hour).
Florida regulators have given the green light to a pair of new
natural gas - fired power plants that will add nearly 1,700
MW of generation capacity in the state, and a Florida - based energy project developer has announced a 1,000 -
MW gas - fired facility project in South Carolina.
Subsidiary E.ON Energie is one of Germany's top two power companies (running neck and neck with RWE), with some 12 million electricity,
natural gas, and water customers in Central Europe; the unit also has about 28,200
MW of electric generating capacity and serves energy customers throughout continental Europe.
Out of its total 11,159 megawatts (
MW) of U.S. electric generating capacity in 2005 (1.05 % of the U.S. total), E.ON produces 74.8 % from coal, 22.8 % from
natural gas, 1.4 % from oil, and 1.0 % from hydroelectricity.
One key step was the return to service of 450
MW of capacity from two retired
natural - gas fired units at the AES Huntington Beach power plant.
California, with the second - largest level of additions, added just under 1,100
MW, of which about 77 % was solar and 21 % was wind, with the remaining additions from
natural gas and other sources.
Rochester Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Energy East, changes plans for the proposed 300
MW Russell Station II plant from coal to
natural gas.
Instead, the company adopts new plans to add 101
MW of wind power and 45.5
MW of geothermal power by 2011, and to develop a
natural gas turbine in Idaho by 2012.
Dynegy and LS Power cancel a proposed 500
MW coal plant in West Deptford, New Jersey, proposing instead a
natural gas plant.
American Electric Power and Oklahoma Gas & Electric's 950
MW Red Rock Generating Station is rejected by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for failure to evaluate alternatives such as
natural gas.
Via Mercury News More on Alternative Energy China's Largest Solar Panel Maker Expect Sales to Climb 20 % in 2011 We Could Have 10
MW Wind Turbines by 2011 and 15
MW Turbines by 2020 U.S. Needs to Boost Spending for Energy R&D;, Panel Tells Obama Some U.S. Utilities Starting to Replace Coal with
Natural Gas Steven Chu: China Giving U.S. a Clean Technology «Sputnik Moment» iSuppli Forecasts 15.8 GW of Solar PV in 2010, 19.3 GW in 2011 South - Korea to Invest $ 8.2 B In Massive Offshore Wind Farms Stirling Engine Made with Soda Cans Spins to 860 RPM (Video)
Breaking a streak of five years in which wind power was the second - largest new resource added to the U.S. electrical grid in terms of aggregate gross capacity, in 2010 wind power placed third, behind the 7,200
MW of new
natural gas and 6,000
MW of new coal - fired generation capacity.
DONG (Dansk Olie og NaturGas) has over 600
MW of installed onshore and offshore wind around Europe, and CEO Anders Eldrup emphasized that excess wind capacity (produced largely at night) is a
natural fit with a network of electric cars charging up at owners» homes and offices.