Sentences with phrase «add more electricity»

If not, such so - called offsets aren't displacing the emissions from fossil fuel burning, they're simply adding more electricity to the overall system.

«Instead of meeting consumer demand for electricity by adding more electricity to the system, we pay people to reduce their usage,» McAuley explained in an email.

Not exact matches

The IEA said demand for cooling will add more to global electricity demand than the spread of electric vehicles.

«As long as revenues increase, so will (electricity) costs (more machines will be added for as long as it's profitable to do so),» de Vries wrote.

In 2013, for the first time, the world added more low - carbon electricity capacity than fossil fuel capacity.

«States like New York have demonstrated that clean, renewable forms of energy not only enhance public health and our environment, but also add jobs, hold the line on electricity rates, and make our energy systems more secure and reliable.»

Praise for a «level of predictability» Market projections from SEIA and partner GTM Research indicate the U.S. solar market will add roughly 72 gigawatts of new capacity between 2016 and 2020, pushing the country's net solar capacity to more than 100 GW, or roughly 3.5 percent of all electricity produced in the United States.

As more wind energy is added to the grid, power companies have to match increasingly variable electricity supplies to intermittent demand.

THE world added more solar capacity in 2017 than all new coal, gas and nuclear electricity - generating plants combined.

But it doesn't add much to the cost of the resulting electricity because it allows the turbines to be generating for longer periods and those costs can be spread out over more hours of electricity production.

But manufacturing each one consumes more than 2300 kilowatt - hours of electricity — adding a tricky ecological dimension to the decision of whether to buy.

«Using different microscopy methods, we were able to gain a better understanding of the phases, compositions and crystalline structures that allow these materials to convert light into electricity more efficiently,» said Poplawsky, adding that the availability of data is limited.

We have demonstrated that in winter Helsinki, black cells generate considerably more electricity than traditional cells even though both cells have identical efficiency values,» she adds.

The world added more solar capacity in 2017 than all new coal, gas and nuclear electricity - generating plants combined.

At the same time, he added, the government's feed - in tariff, the costs of which are shared by the government and electricity customers, has resulted in «more and more consumers hav [ing] to pay higher electricity charges to utilities.»

By killing energy waste, Tan said, more than a million dollars was saved on annual electricity bills, despite the fact that the campus never stopped adding new buildings.

Like that dam and other hydroelectric power facilities, that massive additional amount of electricity would be produced without adding more CO2 to the atmosphere, Hamelers pointed out.

The incandescent and fluorescent bulbs commonly sold today use a lot more electricity than do LEDs, but they are also better at shedding heat, says Christian Wetzel, an associate physics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «LEDs may generate less heat,» he adds, «but it still needs to be removed.»

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Sensors on the powerline monitor and gather data about local system activity and are fed back to our control centre for analysis and planning of Nova Scotia's future energy needs... As we add more renewable energy to the grid, batteries can provide the utility with more flexibility to reliably address peak electricity demand with stored energy.

And California, he adds, «has held per - capita electricity use flat for 30 years — saving 65 peak GW and more than $ 100 billion of power - system investment — while per - capita real income rose 79 percent.»

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You can add optional additional information to your account settings — the cost of electricity per kilowatt - hour, for example — which will help you see a more complete picture.

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-- China in 2012 increased electricity output more from non-hydro renewables than from all fossil - fueled and nuclear sources, and in 2013, added more PV capacity than the US had added since it invented PVs in 1954.

This is despite an increase in emissions from several other sources, including an increase in the use of specialty research gases, increases in the carbon - intensity of purchased grid electricity, more severe weather, and new campus buildings added to the academic building portfolio.

It added $ 1.3 billion to the economy, created more than 14,000 new jobs and saved $ 460 million in electricity and heating costs between 2012 and 2014, according to a recent report from the economic - consulting firm Analysis Group.

In addition to driving more renewables and reducing emissions, an increased RPS policy can reduce wholesale electricity prices, act as a hedge against high, volatile natural gas prices, and add up to 3,000 jobs per year.

But, it added, «there are still difficulties facing this technology in terms of duration of electricity storage, efficiencies and losses, size, and — perhaps more concerning — the sustainability of the materials used in battery technologies and the long - term management of wastes and recycling».

Adding more wind energy to the electricity grid makes the system more affordable and reliable because wind has no fuel cost and delivers valuable services that make the grid more resilient.

Measures to enable, say, wind power to compete more effectively with coal - based electricity invite an outcome that is the worst of both worlds: coal combustion continues, even as wind power subsidies benefit developers while adding to budget woes.

When asked to select from a variety of sources to help the state increase its energy supply, more than 90 percent of the 949 Delaware residents responding to the survey supported an offshore wind option — in which whirling wind turbines as tall as 40 - story buildings would be erected off the coast to generate electricity — even if wind power were to add between $ 1 and $ 30 per month to their electric bills.

If there is a scarcity of electricity and the population trends are rising you may need to add some more power to your local grids.

Yes the public will receive royalties on «their» fossil resources, but this added cost to the fossil companies will be passed on to the consumer who will pay more for electricity etc..

He added: «Areas for improvement include a closer look at the cost of achieving national targets, a more pro-active climate change strategy, greater energy efficiency and further pursuit of competitive gas and electricity markets.»

Georgia Power Company could be adding more wind power to its electricity portfolio.

49 Rising Energy Costs for Consumers Average annual household utility bills have increased 48 % since 1980 (adjusted for inflation)-- Add in today's average annual gasoline budget per household and today's estimated annual home energy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 2Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 2electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 2Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % by 2015

Adding carbon and capture technology to new coal plants makes electricity from coal more expensive than energy from solar thermal and wind power, even when «firming costs» are included for alternatives (see table).

Meanwhile, he said, the add - on sends a price signal for either the addition of generation or improvements to the grid to import more electricity into the zone.

More new wind electricity generating capacity was added in 2012 than any other generation technology, including natural gas — a record 13,100 megawatts.

The change was made to comply with Ontario Regulation 405/12 and we surmise was to deflect on rising electricity costs caused by more and more renewable energy added to the grid.

«It adds more renewables, but it adds renewables when the system most needs capacity, so it also saves ratepayers money when electricity prices are highest.»

In summary, as more renewable energy is added to the grid, it gives us clean electricity, diversifies our energy mix, and can even help bring quick and affordable power to areas that fossil fuels and traditional grids may not easily reach.

Mr Gallant says that November 10 is emblematic of what's wrong with Ontario's electricity policy; we add, why buy more power Ontario doesn't need and inflict more damage on the natural environment and Ontario's rural communities, when the answer is so simple.

Geosequestration would add another $ 51 / MWh, putting it up to $ 114 / MWh; this is much more expensive than electricity from several sustainable generation methods; wind in particular.

Needed, the study says, is natural gas - fired power generation that can reach full power in less than 30 minutes — meaning the ability to add more than 600 megawatts of electricity to the grid, Mooney writes.

Since no two wind farms have identical wind profiles, each one added to the grid makes wind a more stable source of electricity.

Adding more renewable energy would result in curtailment cost of paying renewable generators for not producing electricity from $ 150 million to $ 225 million a year 23.

Even though we plan to add over 60 billion square feet of new buildings to our building stock (a 23.3 % increase) over the next two decades, and renovate as much or more, Building Sector operational energy consumption — which accounts for 75.7 % of electricity use — will be low enough to prevent the need for any new power plant capacity in the U.S.

Surplus base load generation caused by renewable energy will add more costs for electricity ratepayers 25.