Sentences with phrase «u.s. electric generating»

At that rate of growth, the entire U.S. electric generating system would have needed to be built again over only 10 years.

As of 2010, 54 % of U.S. electric generating capacity already have FGDs installed.

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.

Overall, utility - scale solar systems make up about 1.1 % of the total U.S. electric generating capacity, while distributed generation PV systems provide another 0.8 %.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the second most powerful court in the country behind the Supreme Court, heard two cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's first rules to crack down on mercury from the country's fleet of electric generating units.

The offshore wind power potential in the U.S. is huge, totalling more than 4,000 gigawatts if fully developed — about four times today's total U.S. electric power generating capacity and enough electricity to power about 800 million homes, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

None of the numbers regarding openings and closings are likely to matter in the long run because electric power companies are using less and less coal to generate electricity — the primary use of coal in the U.S.

The presidents welcomed: (i) a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to the China Power Engineering and Consulting Group Corporation to support a feasibility study for an integrated gasification combined cycle (I.G.C.C.) power plant in China using American technology, (ii) an agreement by Missouri - based Peabody Energy to invest and participate in GreenGen, a project of several major Chinese energy companies to develop a near - zero emissions coal - fired power plant, (iii) an agreement between G.E. and Shenhua Corporation to collaborate on the development and deployment of I.G.C.C. and other clean coal technologies; and (iv) an agreement between AES and Songzao Coal and Electric Company to use methane captured from a coal mine in Chongqing, China, to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Through December 2015, CSP made up 8 % of total U.S. solar electric generating capacity, while utility - scale solar photovoltaic (PV) made up 53 %, and distributed solar PV made up 38 %.

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.

The U.S. wind energy industry installed a record 13,124 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity in 2012, which brings the total wind power in the U.S. to 60,007 MW.

In April 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new source performance standard (NSPS), limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new fossil fuel — fired electric generating units (EGUs).

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.

If the U.S. were instead to use that natural gas to generate electricity as part of a portfolio with renewable sources of electricity, the analysis shows that «if the entire vehicle fleet were converted to electric vehicles and high efficiency natural gas combined - cycle power plants were used to generate all the additional electricity required, the increase in natural gas demand would be significantly less» than if the entire fleet was burning natural gas in its combustion engines — roughly a decrease in natural gas usage of 19 billion cubic feet per day.

The expected introduction of plug - in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use, but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say.That's because a plug - in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility generating plants supplying electricity to recharge the big batteries that allow plug - ins to run up -LSB-...]

Since the 1950's, the U.S. electric power industry has used SF6 in circuit breakers, gas - insulated substations and other switchgear used in the transmission system to manage the high voltages carried between generating stations and customer load centers.

A veteran of the U.S. Submarine Service (one hitch) and a degreed Electrical Engineer (U.T. Knoxville — 1968 — three peer - reviewed IEEE papers published), I spent most of my career designing, building and commissioning electric power generating plants including hydro, pumped storage, coal fired, natural gas, nuclear (both PWR and BWR), geothermal, wood - waste, and landfill gas.

Operating cost for electric cars is $ 0.50 to $ 0.75 per mile versus $ 0.10 for gasoline powered cars once battery replacement costs are included By 2020, Chinese PER CAPITA emissions will be higher than America's Does not believe that the 0.6 degree temperature rise to date is the West's «fault,» but does believe that China is the future problem Whatever U.S. does about emissions reduction and what people do as individuals is totally trivial in face of the fact that China is adding huge amounts of coal fired generating capacity The most meaningful emissions reduction strategy today would be to convert China from coal to natural gas The claim that there are more frequent or more intense hurricanes and tornadoes as a result of AGW is not scientifically supported We can reduce emissions, but it is important that we do the RIGHT things (and NOT the WRONG ones) Not worried about «peak oil;» coal can be converted to liquid fuel

Past mandates and subsidies have increased wind's share of generated electric energy to 0.8 % of total U.S. generation and geothermal's share to 0.4 %.

ABSTRACT The current U.S. electric grid is underutilized and could generate and deliver the necessary energy to power the majority of the U.S. light - duty vehicle fleet.

About Enhanced Geothermal Systems: According to the Geothermal Energy Association (2007), http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/partner/story?id=48465 EGS currently generate 0.371 % of the electric power in the U.S. New projects in 12 states will double this amount to total nearly 6,000 Megawatts of power in several years.

Existing U.S. nuclear power generating plants operate under increasingly competitive market conditions brought on by relatively low natural gas prices, increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources, and limited growth in electric power demand.

The expected introduction of plug - in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use, but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say.That's because a plug - in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility generating plants supplying electricity to recharge the big batteries that allow plug - ins to run up to 40 miles without kicking on their gasoline engines.

It is true that there will almost certainly not be a new coal - fired electric generating station built in the U.S. for at least the next several years, but the hiatus won't be caused by any specific rule.

Once again, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson touted the supposedly huge benefits of controlling emissions of mercury (Hg) and other air toxics from U.S. coal - and oil - fired power plants (or electric generating units, EGUs).

Utility companies retired nearly 18,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in 2015, about 80 percent of which was conventional coal - fired power plants, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said this week.

In the first six months of 2014, 4,350 megawatts (MW) of new utility - scale generating capacity came online, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Electric Power Monthly.

At the end of 2012, 64.3 % of the U.S. coal generating capacity in the electric power sector already had the appropriate environmental control equipment to comply with the MATS and allow their operation past 2016.

By the end of the year, there were a total of 440,000 operating solar electric systems in the U.S., generating enough electricity to power 2.2 million homes.

Over the past few years, wind, solar, and natural gas have made up nearly all new electric generating capacity in the U.S. And earlier this year, wind energy surpassed conventional hydropower to become the country's largest renewable resource, with enough installed to power 25 million homes.

Out of its total 28,019 MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (2.63 % of the U.S. total), Progress Energy produced 39.2 % from natural gas, 28.3 % from coal, 15.9 % from oil, 15.7 % from nuclear, and 0.8 % from hydroelectricity.