Sentences with phrase «annual electricity needs»

Germany, which has much lower sunlight potential that the continental U.S., nevertheless leads the world in the deployment of solar power and now is meeting 4 percent of its overall annual electricity needs from the sun.

Our new solar energy system is meeting more than half our annual electricity needs — pretty cool, huh?

IKEA's newest system comprises 1,260 solar panels and, according to store spokesperson Mary Ann Barroso, is expected to generate around 421,000 kilowatt - hours of electricity in its first year — roughly equivalent to the annual electricity needs of 37 homes.

The Government of Alberta announced today that it will legislate its target to meet 30 % of the province's annual electricity needs from renewable resources.

Most community solar providers will recommend that you size your system to meet approximately 100 % of your current annual electricity needs.

Canada now has 11,898 MW of installed wind generation capacity, enough to supply six percent of Canada's electricity demand and meet the annual electricity needs of more than three million homes.

Not exact matches

By looking at the plant's total annual utility use and the fraction of yearly operations needed to print a single issue of DISCOVER, David Hakenewerth, a manager at Quebecor's Jonesboro facility, determined that producing one month's edition of the magazine consumes 63,364 kilowatt - hours of electricity and 1,704 therms of natural gas.

But because a shift to electricity (or fuel cells technology) is not going to happen overnight, the government needs to get busy in establishing programs that will bring about massive energy conservation now, to reduce the annual amount of GHG emissions.

Estimates show an annual investment of $ 45 billion is needed to meet universal electrification, but the latest data shows that finance commitments for electricity in these 20 «high - impact» countries that represent 80 percent of those without electricity access is less than half that number, averaging just $ 19.4 billion a year.

«For both nations to achieve the same per capita electricity use as the European Union, for instance, they would need the equivalent of 7 billion tons of coal each year, approximately the world's current use,» he wrote in the company's 2010 annual report.

As ASP's annual report «America's Energy Choices» states, America will need more energy of all sorts, but particularly electricity.

Lastly, in a grid with 100 % renewable power production, the generation capacity would need to be ten times larger than the peak load, and excess electricity would surpass the EU annual electricity consumption.

In the case of a grid with 80 % renewables, the generation capacity needs to be six times larger than the peak load, while the excess electricity would be equal to 60 % of the EU's current annual electricity consumption.

The installations at the two Regional Food Bank facilities are comprised of a total of 2,673 solar panels and expected to combine for approximately 973,000 kilowatt - hours of annual generation, to meet approximately 60 percent of the facilities» electricity needs.

As a number of countries and jurisdictions reach high levels of renewable energy penetration, they are adapting FITs to address new needs and opportunities (High RE penetration can be defined as at least 15 % of annual electricity generation from RE.

That's equal to the emissions from 670,000 vehicles or the annual electricity use of 440,000 homes, not to mention the reduced need to mine coal or drill oil.

Since pretty much the start of the National Electricity Market more than a decade ago, the Australian power industry has regarded the annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) as their bible to help pinpoint where a new coal or gas - fired generator might be needed to meet rising demand.

A single 8 - MW turbine is capable of generating enough electricity for about 8,000 European households, so that the power generated by this complex will cover the annual power consumption needs of about 1.3 million homes.

That savings alone would pay for the new power infrastructure needed within about 17 years, or about 10 years if annual electricity sales are accounted for.

Potential Annual Wind Power Contribution to Electricity Needs in Top Ten Carbon Dioxide - Emitting Countries

Likewise in Nicaragua, non-hydro renewables met 41 % of the nation's electricity needs (with wind providing roughly half of this), and Ireland, Portugal and Spain all met 19 % or more of annual electric demand with wind, on relatively isolated grids.

The annual average investment needed over 2010 - 30 to ensure everyone has access to electricity in the 17 high - impact countries covered by the Access Investment Model (AIM) ranges from just over $ 1 billion to provide everyone with access to 24 hours of electricity a day on very low - powered appliances (i.e tier 1) to around $ 40 billion to provide everyone with access to 23 hours of electricity a day on very high - powered appliances (i.e. tier 5).

(Note: 1BOG is a «community - based program that organizes group deals on residential solar panels» — so it has also included the square footage of solar panelling needed for a family's annual electricity use.

Power Compare further notes that Bitcoin's current estimated annual electricity consumption stands at 29.05 TWh — the equivalent of 0.13 percent of the world's overall electricity needs.