In this webinar from June 9, 2016, Synapse's Senior Associate Patrick Luckow and Senior Associate Pat Knight discuss scenarios in which United
States electric sector CO2 emissions could decline by 30 percent by 2030 driven largely by these new realities, combined with economic retirements of older coal plants.
Not exact matches
ANALYSIS: A forecast global surge into
electric cars and buyers» growing preference for the
state's hard rock lithium ore is putting a rocket into the
sector.
He also
stated that, «By way of encouraging private
sector participation in our rail development, negotiation for concession of the narrow gauge railways with a consortium led by General
Electric is in progress.
That was on display several driving hours to the south, at General
Electric in Niskayuna on Tuesday, when Cuomo announced a $ 153 million
state investment in the high - tech
sector.
«These plants are a necessary bridge to a much cleaner
electric generation
sector in our
state,» he said in a statement.
China will widen its gap with the United
States as the world's largest coal - producing country by the end of the decade, riding continued strong demand from its
electric power and steel - making
sectors, according to a new analysis from New York - based GBI Research.
Several consortiums of industry leaders across
sectors - including Partnership for Renewable Energy (which includes Bank of America, Google, General
Electric), U.S. Climate Action Partnership, or USCAP (Ford, Duke Energy, Pepsi, Shell, among others) and Climate Energy Network (a collection of small and mid-sized companies in every region of the United
States)- are «terrifically energetic and committed to their work with U.S. policymakers,» he said.
Electric utilities, environmental advocates and a nonpartisan climate think tank all agree that they dislike the way U.S. EPA sets interim goals for
states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a draft rule for the power
sector.
Using a custom,
state - of - the - art model of these
sectors, the researchers showed that the window for initiating additional climate action would close between 2023 and 2025 for the automotive
sector and between 2023 and 2026 for the
electric sector.
New Lagonda SUV will be the first Lagonda product to market Scheduled to be unveiled in 2021 First emission - free Luxury Battery
Electric SUV to market Design language is an evolution of the Lagonda «Vision Concept» revealed at the 2018 Geneva motor show Lagonda SUV is the first in a range of
state of the art, emission - free luxury vehicles 09 May 2018, Gaydon, England: After stealing the 2018 Geneva motor show with the remarkable «Vision Concept», Lagonda has confirmed plans for its first production model: a radical,
sector - defining zero - emission SUV.
-- Climate impacts: global temperatures, ice cap melting, ocean currents, ENSO, volcanic impacts, tipping points, severe weather events — Environment impacts: ecosystem changes, disease vectors, coastal flooding, marine ecosystem, agricultural system — Government actions: US political views, world - wide political views, carbon tax / cap - and - trade restrictions,
state and city efforts — Reducing GHGs: +
electric power systems: fossil fuel use, conservation, solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, tidal, other + transportation
sector: conservation, mass transit, high speed rail, air travel, auto / truck (mileage issues, PHEVs, EVs, biofuels, hydrogen) + architectural structure design: home / office energy use, home / office conservation, passive solar, other
Oct 20: «China's
State Owned Enterprises in the Greentech Market: Perspectives from Three
Sectors,» Julien Bedin (Water Research Analyst), Claire Nelson (Renewable Energy Research Analyst), Rachel Xiao (
Electric Grid Infrastructure Analyst), all from China Greentech Initiative
Starting this month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is including monthly estimates of small - scale distributed solar PV capacity and generation by
state and
sector in EIA's
Electric Power Monthly.
The CPP specifies intensity rate targets for existing fossil fuel - fired
electric generating units operating or under construction as of early 2014, with the
stated aim of reducing carbon emissions in the power
sector by 30 % from 2005 levels by 2030.
In 2013 (the last year for which Massachusetts emissions inventory data are available),
state - wide emissions clocked in at 78.0 million metric tons — with most of this reduction having come from the
electric sector.
The first
electric power
sector goal is to align the
state's renewables mandates and global warming goals with available renewables and zero carbon resources.
Riverkeeper retained Synapse to assess the potential impacts to energy reliability and
electric power
sector air emissions associated with the construction and operation of a closed - cycle cooling system as the «best technology available» (BTA) for the Indian Point nuclear power plant, in order to inform the analysis being conducted by the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) under the New York
State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
Specifically,
electric heat pumps and the
state's existing climate change policies are highly likely to lead to substantial electrification in various
sectors and to lower overall gas consumption.
This unprecedented funding proposal has spurred controversy and litigation: the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission both rejected this approach, declaring that it violates
state laws enacted to restructure the
electric utility
sector and to protect consumers from undue financial risk.
But it appears that the
state's powerful union
sector is feeling the heat from its members and employers, angered that energy - rich California now has the «lower 48's» highest average
electric utility rates for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation at 17.55 cents per kilowatt hour.
Furthermore, within several years of the pipeline's construction, the overall need for natural gas in New England's
electric sector is expected to decline dramatically as
states work toward compliance with existing laws and regulations.
The transportation
sector has shown early signals of adaptation too, as automakers keep establishing ambitious plans for electrification of their future fleets and ten
states so far have Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) programmes to encourage the deployment of
electric vehicles.
Special thanks is owed to our report author Amy Gahran, lead designer Kendall Davis and Brand Studio manager Kelly Mount for making the 2018
State of the
Electric Utility Survey our most comprehensive look at the power
sector yet.
Looking at just emissions from the
electric power
sector, emissions in Minnesota dropped by slightly more than the U.S.. However, since 2009, the
state has made little to no progress on emissions even as electricity generation by wind increased by 92 percent.
Thanks to that development, in April of last year
electric power
sector emissions in the United
States reached their lowest level since 1988, almost 50 % off their 2007 peak at the dawn of the shale gas revolution.
Utility Dive's fifth annual
State of the
Electric Utility survey shows a
sector committed to the clean energy transition, but wary of policies coming out of Washington.
The approach builds upon existing
state programs by identifying cost - effective actions to increase clean energy in the
electric system and to leverage that clean electricity in the transportation and building
sectors to achieve needed emissions reductions.
In the transportation
sector, the
state enjoys one of the country's highest rates of
electric vehicle (EV) ownership, while researchers and startups are developing low - carbon biofuels and advanced vehicle technologies.
EPA's Clean Power Plan establishes carbon dioxide (CO2) performance standards for each
state's
electric power
sector.
Thailand's CTF investment plan is targeting $ 300 million in concessional financing to catalyze private
sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency and to support direct investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency by
state - owned
electric utilities and Bangkok's bus rapid transit.
«The story of how California's
electric system got to its current
state is a long and gory one,» Bushnell wrote, but «the dominant policy driver in the electricity
sector has unquestionably been a focus on developing renewable sources of electricity generation.»
Directs the Secretary to conduct programs in partnership with the private
sector that address: (1) hydrogen production from diverse energy sources; (2) use of hydrogen for commercial, industrial, and residential
electric power generation; (3) safe delivery of hydrogen or hydrogen - carrier fuels, (4) advanced vehicle technologies; (5) storage of hydrogen or hydrogen - carrier fuels; (6) development of safe, durable, affordable, and efficient fuel cells; and (7) the ability of domestic automobile manufacturers to manufacture commercially available competitive hybrid vehicle technologies in the United
States.
Dry sorbent injection (DSI) is a pollution control technology that may play a role in the United
States»
electric power
sector's compliance with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
NCSEA works with its members and partners to transform our
state and region's energy system through leading - edge market innovation and policy advocacy primarily in ten clean energy technology
sectors: alternative fuel vehicles (primarily
electric vehicles), biogas, energy efficiency, energy storage, fuel cells, geothermal, hydropower / marine, smart grid, solar, and wind.
Synapse also routinely performs operational and planning modeling analyses of
electric power systems using industry - standard models such as Strategist, Market Analytics, PROMOD, and PLEXOS, and applies economic models such as REMI and IMPLAN to estimate impacts of
electric sector policies and investments on employment, gross domestic or
state product, and other metrics.
The brief argues that the EPAs Rule «unlawfully attempts to radically transform the
electric sector and usurp
states» traditional authority over the
electric grid.»
New York
State energy planning based on the Reforming the Energy Vision goal to change the energy system of New York to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80 % from 1990 levels by 2050 is trying to choose between many expensive policy options like pricing carbon in the
electric sector while at the same time attempting to understand which one (or what mix) will be the least expensive and have the fewest negative impacts on the existing system.
13The amount of coal distributed by
State of origin and
State of destination is reported on Form EIA - 6, «Coal Distribution Report,» for consuming
sectors other than
electric utilities, and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 423, «Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants,» for utility coal
electric utilities, and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 423, «Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for
Electric Plants,» for utility coal
Electric Plants,» for utility coal by rank.
* Under a market - based program, the
electric sector provides approximately 55 % of the GHG reductions needed to achieve the
state CO2 constraint.
Meanwhile, natural gas prices in the
electric power
sector (including supplemental gaseous fuels) for New York and nearby
states have plummeted thanks to surging domestic natural gas production — one of the hallmarks of the U.S. shale energy revolution:
Named the U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers» 2015 Law Firm of the Year for Energy, our team serves the
electric power
sector (conventional, nuclear, renewable, including wind and solar, and transmission), the oil and gas
sector (upstream, midstream, and liquefied natural gas, refining, and petrochemicals), the water industry, and financial institutions, investment funds, project developers,
state - owned enterprises, and public - private partnerships in the energy
sector.