Sentences with phrase «u.s. electric power system»

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In a report out this week, the North American Electric Reliability Corp., a nonprofit regulatory authority charged by the federal government with oversight of reliability in U.S. power systems, found that it still lacked adequate analysis to know whether the plan's targets are achievable.

The U.S. needs a new electric transmission system to deliver cleaner, more reliable power nationwide.

If the project secures permits from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the California Energy Commission and is built, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project could be the world's largest concentrated solar power sSystem project could be the world's largest concentrated solar power systemsystem.

The «scariest thing» to the established U.S. utilities, said Milner, as Chanin nodded in agreement, is an efficient, low - cost system in which solar power can be easily stored in an electric battery, at home or otherwise.

North Korea has also been accused of trying to hack electric power companies in the U.S. and a railroad system in Canada.

Whatever the engine, all U.S. - bound A8s are mild hybrids using a 48 - volt electric system to not just improve gas mileage but to help power all the tech.

Critical Knowledge: Battery - powered, mini-sized sport coupeClosely related to i MiEV hatchback, which goes on sale in Japan in 2009Sale of Mitsubishi electric vehicles (EVs) in U.S. is distinct possibilityCould be quick - charged or charged overnightTri - motor system: In - wheel electric motors up front, plus a single motor for the rear wheelsIntroduction Mitsubishi doubtless surprised quite a few visitors to the New York Auto Show, in March 2008, by promoting a pair of small electric cars.

In 1994, the U.S. Electric Power Research Institute — EPRI — convened a panel of utility technologists to develop «Criteria for Practical Fusion Power Systems.»

EIA recently launched a new U.S. Electric System Operating Data tool, which provides hourly electricity operating data, including actual and forecast demand, net generation, and the power flowing between electric Electric System Operating Data tool, which provides hourly electricity operating data, including actual and forecast demand, net generation, and the power flowing between electric electric systems.

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.

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.

In the U.S., electric markets come in three models: wholesale competitive markets such as PJM and CAISO; legacy state - regulated monopoly markets individually governed by regulatory commissions either appointed or elected; and public power systems, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and Bonneville Power Administration, owned by governments or their consupower systems, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and Bonneville Power Administration, owned by governments or their consuPower Administration, owned by governments or their consumers.

The Nissan Energy Management Team repaired enough compressed air system leaks in U.S. manufacturing facilities to save 11,300 megawatt hours of energy last yearâ $» thatâ $ ™ s enough energy to power the all - electric Nissan LEAF around the earth more t...

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.

(OAKLAND, CA) August 6, 2010 — BrightSource Energy, Inc., developer of utility - scale solar thermal power plants, announced today that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for BrightSource's Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.