Sentences with phrase «about electric grids»

Questions about electric grids and electric power generation capacity are distractions.

The Spy: Maggie Koerth - Baker, author of Before the Lights Go Out, a book about the electric grid and the future of energy in the United States.

Not exact matches

The new solar farm will provide power to Sierra Pacific Power Co.'s electric grid that serves Apple's data center and when completed will generate about hours 43.5 million kilowatt of clean energy a year, Apple said in a statement.

I remember all the wailing about how unrealistic electrics were because they would stress out our aging grid.

Many of the same warnings Mario Cuomo heard in the 1980s about Shoreham are the same ones his son hears today from supporters of Indian Point: Closing a nuclear plant will result in blackouts, a less reliable electric grid and increased air pollution as fossil fuels are burned to replace the lost emissions - free nuclear power; customers could face higher bills; more than 1,000 jobs will be lost, and tax revenue for schools and towns will dissipate.

The newly unveiled Volt's lithium ion battery pack, which will power the four - seat compact for about 40 miles per charge, will also be able to be replenished with cheap off - peak power by plugging it into the nationwide electric grid overnight.

Proponents talk about tens of millions of plug - in hybrid or even electric cars, each of which might use 10 kilowatt - hours a day from the grid to cover 30 or 40 miles of travel.

One thing Marjory touched on is about what happens when the electric grid goes down.

I think we can agree that the current grid would not support the kind of huge power draws we're talking about here but we should also be able to agree that, if the demand was there, the electirc utilities would find a way to make it work, even if the electric system in houses will never have the capability of handling 100K watts.

Far from being a burden on the grid, EPRI says that if we plugged 10 million electric cars into the grid it would only add about 1 percent more electric load.

Environmentalists will rejoice at this, but the trend is so swift that owners and operators of electric power systems are legitimately worrying about whether the decline of coal will undermine reliability of the electric grid and also make the nation too dependent on natural gas.

If you want an efficient alternative, how about a grid - chargable hybrid, primary electric drive using a very efficient Stirling - cycle engine for long range?

Wind - energy Entrepreneur Pursues Electric Sports Car Back in May, Dale Vince, CEO of UK - based wind energy developer Ecotricity, released a little more information about his forthcoming electric sports car project, which he insisted was «not another Tesla», and only a few days ago he was musing as to whether the UK grid could handle all - electrElectric Sports Car Back in May, Dale Vince, CEO of UK - based wind energy developer Ecotricity, released a little more information about his forthcoming electric sports car project, which he insisted was «not another Tesla», and only a few days ago he was musing as to whether the UK grid could handle all - electrelectric sports car project, which he insisted was «not another Tesla», and only a few days ago he was musing as to whether the UK grid could handle all - electricelectric cars.

And make no mistake about it, we have a compelling alternative to the conventional electric grid.

We saw a sketch of an electric car drawing power from the wind and storing energy from the grid, a photo of farmer taking off a hay crop while a wind turbine generates royalty income for his family from the same field, an illustration of wind energy at the centre of a clean and vibrant cityscape, and many more examples of how Canadians are becoming more conscious about where our electricity comes from, how we use it, and how our choices can contribute to a more prosperous and sustainable world.

I agree about the limited potential for wind — and the limit on the ability of interruptible sources to drive the electric power grid.

I have been reading lately about the «global electric grid».

The grid currently has relatively little storage for the same reason that only about 200,000 of the 17.2 million vehicles Americans bought in 2017 were electric.

Dan Boyd from Lovango Cay recently penned an article about how his off - grid solar / wind / battery system has saved him about $ 9,000, compared to what his electric bills would have been without the clean energy system.

Includes a chapter, «Autopia: Detroit Does the Electric Slide,» telling the story of the auto industry's move toward plug - in vehicles; includes a sections on «Car Hackers» about CalCars, and ones on batteries, and Google and vehicle - to - grid futures.

From the article:... Wind and solar are about to become unstoppable, natural gas and oil production are approaching their peak, and electric cars and batteries for the grid are waiting to take over.

I don't believe that we can make long - term predictions about climate change when we are still unable to make solid predictions about the short term, dynamic behavior of the electric power grid.

Wind often supplies about 20 percent or more of the power in Texas during the windiest parts of the day, according to grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

As energy storage technologies come onto the market, more homeowners are thinking about going «off the grid» — completely severing their connection to their electric utility — with the use of solar batteries.

The DOE's graphic and facts about the grid and how it works are especially helpful now that new regulations may soon demand that electric power be generated with fewer fossil fuels and be used more efficiently in an effort to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change.

When we talk about small wind turbines we're also talking about microgeneration — the small - scale generation of electric power by individuals — as opposed to the larger, grid - tied power production of commercial wind turbines, such as those found on wind farms.

I think that if you have solar energy, the most effective thing is probably to add it to the grid and avoid using coal and / or natural gas to generate electric power and now you do not have the CO2 to worry about.

Over the last few weeks, I've produced a few posts about different components of infrastructure, and now realize that maybe we should take a step back, discuss the general topic a bit more, and cover some essential points before diving deeper into the reasons such innovations as smart grids, electric cars and clean energy may or may not be as sustainable as promised.

Toby Barlow writes in the New York Times about his move to Detroit, (into a famous Miesian townhouse community) but also of others there who are rebuilding a neighbourhood, complete with local farming, solar heating and a mini-community solar electric grid, and more.

One criticism about Electric Vehicles is that they will cause grid - instability.

It's All About TimingI've said it many times before, and I still haven't seen evidence to make me change my mind: The transition to plug - in hybrids and electric cars won't be that big a deal for the power grid.