Sentences with phrase «u.s. electricity reliability»

«This is a much - needed, pragmatic look at U.S. electricity reliability and resilience, including the priority of maintaining critical clean baseload power as electricity markets change,» said Rich Powell, director of ClearPath, which advocates for nuclear and hydropower.

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A December report from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) said U.S. power generation from renewable sources, along with natural gas, would produce enough electricity to offset retirements of U.S. coal and nuclear units over the next 10 years.

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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which monitors and regulates grid stability in Canada and the U.S., estimated in a report last April that net Canadian electricity exports under the Clean Power Plan could grow three-fold between 2020 and 2030 as demand for renewable power grows in states such as Ohio, Michigan, New York and jurisdictions in New England.

NERC, which is responsible for assuring the reliability of the grid in the U.S. and Canada, has issued two reports that include a sober warning about potential problems if we rely too much on natural gas for electricity.

U.S. electricity trade with Canada is increasing, providing more economic and reliability benefits to both the United States and Canada.

«The research appears conclusive: Wind and solar could replace carbon - intensive baseload as the dominant sources of electricity generation in the U.S. without affecting reliability,» notes Bloom.

There are important reasons natural gas is the United States» primary fuel for electricity generation — and will be in the years to come, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): 1) Natural gas is abundantly available — thanks to America's energy renaissance; 2) Natural gas» affordability has made it competitive in the marketplace; and 3) Among all the fuels used for power generation, natural gas is the definition of reliability — uniquely positioned as a fuel to furnish key attributes that ensure the health of the modern electricity grid.

WHEREAS, America's 99 commercial nuclear plants generate 20 percent of the Nation's electricity with remarkably high levels of efficiency and reliability while producing zero emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress enacted the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and directed the Department of Energy (DOE)...