Sentences with phrase «coal and gas generators»

But nobody wants to own or run coal and gas generators if they can only make money out of them for a few hours on a few days.

Not exact matches

Coal and nuclear generators would be uniquely suited because, unlike gas plants, they aren't fed by pipelines.

The payments would've bolstered the economics for coal and nuclear generators who've seen their profits and market share squeezed by cheap gas and renewables.

Coal prices in general were driven even lower in 2016 due to low natural gas prices and warmer - than - usual winter temperatures that cut down demand for coal as an electricity generator, according to the U.S. Energy Information AdministratCoal prices in general were driven even lower in 2016 due to low natural gas prices and warmer - than - usual winter temperatures that cut down demand for coal as an electricity generator, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administratcoal as an electricity generator, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

A slew of new coal - fired generators are coming online, he noted, and while those plants are sleeker and more efficient, they're still not nearly as clean as gas - fired turbines or renewable power sources.

A researcher is about to test a technology that he says could be a breakthrough for curbing greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants, natural gas generators and other industrial facilities.

NuScale claims it will be able to produce power at about seven to nine cents per kilowatt - hour — roughly the same as big nuclear plants, only a few cents more than the cheapest modern natural gas — fired or coal - fired plants, and one - third the cost of a typical diesel generator.

Instead, for decades electric companies have built coal, nuclear, natural gas and oil - fired generators close to customers.

Thousands of small generators, including rooftop solar panels and facilities that extract energy from garbage or sewage, could feed into the system, replacing or complementing big coal, nuclear or natural gas plants, they say.

Increasing use of existing natural gas - fired capacity and lower use of existing coal - fired generators

Everywhere you look, companies and power generators like the Tennessee Valley Authority are announcing plans to shutter coal - fired plants and replace them with wind, solar, and plants that use cleaner - burning natural gas.

And as the English have done and as the Chinese and the Indians and etc will still do, they will use coal, lots of coal plus gas and oil for power generation until some capitalist somewhere with a very good idea on how to reduce costs and still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatAnd as the English have done and as the Chinese and the Indians and etc will still do, they will use coal, lots of coal plus gas and oil for power generation until some capitalist somewhere with a very good idea on how to reduce costs and still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatand as the Chinese and the Indians and etc will still do, they will use coal, lots of coal plus gas and oil for power generation until some capitalist somewhere with a very good idea on how to reduce costs and still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatand the Indians and etc will still do, they will use coal, lots of coal plus gas and oil for power generation until some capitalist somewhere with a very good idea on how to reduce costs and still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatand etc will still do, they will use coal, lots of coal plus gas and oil for power generation until some capitalist somewhere with a very good idea on how to reduce costs and still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatand oil for power generation until some capitalist somewhere with a very good idea on how to reduce costs and still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatand still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatand devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generatand gas generators

Power generators are turning away from coal for a host of reasons: In some instances natural gas is cheaper; many states are requiring utilities to generate a certain portion of electricity from renewable resources; individual cities (and even an entire Canadian province) have decided to stop purchasing electricity created by burning coal; and new Environmental Protection Agency regulations are making it more expensive and less economical to use coal plants.

Of the country's 6,000 coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar electric - generating facilities, a small sub-group of mostly coal - fired power generators produces more than its share of the nation's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions compared with the electricity it produces, the report found.

Recently, with natural gas prices declining and coal prices rising, dispatching natural gas generators in some parts of the country has become increasingly competitive with running coal generators.

Of course, lower wholesale electricity prices hurt gas - fired power plants as well, but the low prices are «most harmful to coal - based generators and to a lesser extent nuclear - based generators.»

Stanwell Corp, the Queensland government owned electricity generator, has failed to make any money in the past year from its 4,000 MW of coal and gas fired generation because rooftop solar has taken away demand and pushed down wholesale electricity prices.

And in the past few weeks, investment banks such as UBS, along with Macquarie Group and Deutsche Bank have all noted how the solar industry is reframing energy markets in Europe, and beyond, and turning once profitable coal and gas fired generators into marginal businesses, and forcing many to close or to embrace a more rapid change to renewables and distributed generatiAnd in the past few weeks, investment banks such as UBS, along with Macquarie Group and Deutsche Bank have all noted how the solar industry is reframing energy markets in Europe, and beyond, and turning once profitable coal and gas fired generators into marginal businesses, and forcing many to close or to embrace a more rapid change to renewables and distributed generatiand Deutsche Bank have all noted how the solar industry is reframing energy markets in Europe, and beyond, and turning once profitable coal and gas fired generators into marginal businesses, and forcing many to close or to embrace a more rapid change to renewables and distributed generatiand beyond, and turning once profitable coal and gas fired generators into marginal businesses, and forcing many to close or to embrace a more rapid change to renewables and distributed generatiand turning once profitable coal and gas fired generators into marginal businesses, and forcing many to close or to embrace a more rapid change to renewables and distributed generatiand gas fired generators into marginal businesses, and forcing many to close or to embrace a more rapid change to renewables and distributed generatiand forcing many to close or to embrace a more rapid change to renewables and distributed generatiand distributed generation.

On current gas price expectations, a CO2 price of only $ 5 per ton would be sufficient to make new gas - fired generators as economical as new coal - fired plants, based on the present value of fixed and variable costs.

During 2012, particularly in the spring and early summer, low natural gas prices led to competition between natural gas - and coal - fired electric power generators.

The current downward trend in coal - fired generation began in 2007, when increased U.S. production of natural gas (particularly from shale) led to a sustained downward shift in natural gas spot prices and increased generation from natural gas - fired generators.

Natural gas and coal generators are currently suing New York over the ZEC program and its benefits to New York's nuclear program, which are estimated to cost ratepayers 3.2 cents / kWh.

With warmer summer weather and increased electric demand for air conditioning, demand will increase, requiring increased output from both coal - and natural gas - fired generators.

The newest coal - fired generator in the state, the enormous Unit 6 at the Rogers Energy Complex in Cliffside, is being converted to run flexibly on either coal or gas, while coal - fired Unit 5 was excluded by the UCS analysis because it is being converted to run partially on natural gas, but would also fail the economic stress test compared to natural gas and wind.

Electricity generators have chosen natural gas for its affordability and reliability, often replacing coal - fired power plants and emitting up to 56 percent less greenhouse gases than coal for the same amount of electricity.

The ESOO document notes that only four new plants have come on line in the past financial year — the 67MW Oaklands Hill wind farm in Victoria and the 53MW Hallett 5 wind farm in South Australia, along with the first 566MW stage of the Mortlake gas peaking plant in Victoria and a 60MW upgrade to the Eraring coal - fired generator in NSW.

The cost of backfilling hundreds of «missing» wind megawatts, by importing coal - fired power from Victoria, running gas - fired OCGTs, reciprocating diesel engined generators and Jay Weatherill's 276 MW diesel - fuelled Open Cycle Turbines (that chew up 80,000 litres of diesel every hour) is staggering: Wind «Powered» South Australia Pays $ 14,000 per MWh for Power that Coal - Fired Plants Can Deliver for coal - fired power from Victoria, running gas - fired OCGTs, reciprocating diesel engined generators and Jay Weatherill's 276 MW diesel - fuelled Open Cycle Turbines (that chew up 80,000 litres of diesel every hour) is staggering: Wind «Powered» South Australia Pays $ 14,000 per MWh for Power that Coal - Fired Plants Can Deliver for Coal - Fired Plants Can Deliver for $ 50

Coal rose by 63 %, natural gas fuelled generators by 20 %, nuclear by 5.3 %, and various kinds of oil and, critically, duel fuel generators by 26 %.

On the charge of dormant Commerce Clause breach, the judges found the plaintiffs» argument failed to show how out - of - state nuclear plants were suffering from ZEC implementation and that coal and gas - fired generators» interests are not protected under the Clause as non-nuclear entities.

TRUenergy also owns the Mount Piper and Wallerawang black coal - fired generators in NSW; gas - fired generation at Tallawarra in NSW, at Hallett in South Australia, and Newport and Jeeralang in Victoria.

Over the next decade the prices electricity generators pay for gas and coal are also predicted to increase, in turn pushing up electricity prices.

Traditional grids invented by Thomas Edison draw supplies from a handful of generators fueled mostly by coal, nuclear and natural gas plants, which can run around the clock.

**** Remember all that huff and puff put out over the last few months by the Clean Energy Council and near - bankrupt wind power outfit, Infigen about wind power becoming so cheap as to be competitive with coal and gas fired generators?

Typical thermal efficiency for electrical generators in the industry is around 33 % for coal and oil - fired plants, and up to 50 % for combined - cycle gas - fired plants.

Beyond coal and nuclear plants, gas generators that can also burn diesel are likely to stockpile that fuel to meet the 90 - day requirement, Kavulla said.

Faced with concerns over how quickly new nuclear will progress through the planning and licensing system, and the possibility that even coal plants that are compliant with existing EU environmental regulation may be forced to close early by the proposed Industrial Emissions Directive, generators have little choice but to prepare to build a second wave of gas - fired plants (ie in addition to the 8GW currently under construction) to keep the lights on before new nuclear and some CCS coal plants start to come onto the system in the 2020s.

Baseload power (i.e. coal and nuclear) interests that are being edged out by more competitive natural gas power generators are increasingly relying on the powerful emotion of fear to draw policymaker support for their struggling assets.

The 99.33 % of wind power output that went AWOL for hours (at various times, 3 days straight) was, instead, all supplied by conventional generators; the vast bulk of which came from coal and gas plants, with the balance coming from hydro.

Falling gas prices and higher carbon taxes have combined to leave coal generators facing increasing losses.

This has coincided with the unplanned withdrawal of older coal and gas - fired generators.»

Lawrence Berkeley and Argonne National Laboratories examine the growth of solar, wind and natural gas power plant operations on wholesale power markets and the impact on nuclear and coal generators.

The so called Renewable Energy technologies such as Wind and Solar even if further refined and made more efficient, sought after efficiency increases that are now running into the problems of ever diminishing returns for the investments needed to raise those levels of efficiency, are now just one of the limiting factors in the hope of the so called Renewable Energy systems ever replacing today's base load coal, gas, oil, nuclear powered generators.

**** Promoting Parasitic Power Producers carbon-sense.com Viv Forbes 17 July 2014 Wind and solar are parasitic power producers, unable to survive in a modern electricity grid without the back - up of stand - alone electricity generators such as hydro, coal, gas or nuclear.

Aren't wind turbines asynchronous generators turning at the same speed as the rest of the generators powered by nuclear, coal and gas?

The scenarios were all run for the winter season — Dec. 1 through Feb. 28 of 2024 - 2025 — and assumed no additional natural gas pipelines but accounted for demand reductions from energy efficiencies and rooftop solar power and the continued closure of coal and oil generators.

The option of using substitute natural gas in combined heat and power distributed generators further reduces the viability of any investment in coal - fired plants.

Large generators are powered by hydro, nuclear, coal, oil and gas.

Generation from natural gas and renewables has accelerated to replace the rapid and unprecedented retirement of coal - fired generators.

Directed the operations and maintenance of a power plant consisting of three pulverized coal boilers, two 25 MW steam turbines, one LM6000 gas turbine, one Heat Recovery Steam Generator and all of the associated auxiliary equipment.