Sentences with phrase «demand for electricity generation»

«Renewable Minnesota» demonstrates that: - Minnesota has more than enough wind and solar resources to meet the state's demand for electricity generation.

Minnesota has more than enough wind and solar resources to meet the state's demand for electricity generation.

Will an increase in natural gas demand for electricity generation in states that currently use coal have a significant impact on prices that California pays for natural gas?

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The increase in foreign demand is being driven by industrialization and attendant demand for coal fired electricity generation in the developing world including India and China.

The increase in demand for electricity, reduction in the quantity of water at the Akosombo Dam, irregular gas supply from the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company in Nigeria, irregular maintenance programmes and late procurement of crude oil to power generation plants, have conspired to plunge the country in the current power crisis.

More than 33 gigawatts of coal - fired electricity generation will be retired over the next couple decades, EIA said, pushing up demand for natural gas.

So «while there is a strong demand for the additional power,» Japan's electricity providers must integrate the new generation in a way that doesn't compromise their ability to deliver reliable power or drive up prices for consumers, he said.

This means that best mix of renewable energy generation, storage and transmission components can be found to cover the electricity demand, leading to total electricity cost roughly between 55 and 70 euros per megawatt - hour for all 9 major regions in the world.

A previous NREL report, «Land - use Requirements and the Per - capita Solar Footprint for Photovoltaic Generation in the United States,» had estimated that if solar energy was to meet 100 % of all electricity demand in the United States, it would take up 0.6 % of the total area in the United States.

Ngong Hills Wind Farm in Nairobi, Kenya, sited close to where there is significant demand for electricity (Nairobi) and near existing infrastructure, is a good example of multiple land uses for recreation (a popular hiking area for locals), energy generation, and livestock grazing.

Progressive utilities are assisting customers to the extent they can with these systems, because incrementally capitalizing grid tie can be attractive compared to capitalizing monolithic generation plants and because they do not demand an ongoing input of money for the electricity they generate.

National Grid can confirm that for the past 24 hours, it has supplied GB's electricity demand without the need for #coal generation.

(1) increased demand for heating fuels and electricity due to cooler winter and warmer summer conditions in 2007 than in 2006; (2) increased consumption of fossil fuels to generate electricity; and (3) a significant decrease (14.2 percent) in hydropower generation used to meet this demand.

This concept could also be extended to include a small charge on electricity usage, known as a «wires fee» that could generate additional funds for research and development of advanced power generation, storage, transmission, and demand response technologies.

The emerging model is that the utilities (distribution companies) that are responsible for providing electricity service to their customers act as portfolio managers, integrating all of the resources needed to provide that service, including electricity from spot market purchases, independent power producers, utility owned generation, and demand side management.

At the same time the shift in fuels for electricity generation began lowering the carbon intensity of electricity in the region, demand for electricity in the Northeast became stagnant or started declining.

While generators used more natural gas for electricity generation, overall CO2 emissions from natural gas were down because of lower gas heating demand this winter when temperatures were significantly above the historical average for the season.

Moderating electric sector demand, but a continuing trend towards natural gas: Natural gas accounted for slightly less than 32 % of total electricity generation in 2017, down from nearly 34 % in 2016.

These allow the integration of a range of options, including coupling with the electricity sector through heat pumps and power to heat, using the generation from variable renewable power sources at times of low demand to heat water for the district heating system.

It's another acknowledgement of the tough operating environment for nuclear facilities as gas - fired and renewable energy sources continue to grab more power generation market share in an era of lower electricity costs and slowing demand for electricity.

Henry Yoshimura is the Director of Demand Resource Strategy for ISO New England where he is responsible for integrating distributed energy resources (energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation) into the New England wholesale electricity mDemand Resource Strategy for ISO New England where he is responsible for integrating distributed energy resources (energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation) into the New England wholesale electricity mdemand response, distributed generation) into the New England wholesale electricity market.

Dr. Cochran analyzes policies and market designs that create an enabling framework for emerging energy technologies (e.g., renewable energy, demand response, and distributed generation), with a focus on best practices for grid integration of renewable electricity.

The Green - e Renewable Energy Standard for Singapore («Standard for Singapore») allows Green - e Energy certification of renewable energy products throughout Singapore, in order to accelerate the development of renewable generation and renewable electricity markets, and to provide consumers a meaningful mechanism through which they can express demand for renewable electricity.

There is evidence that the Midwest is steadily decarbonizing its electricity generation through a combination of new state - level policies (for example, energy efficiency and renewable energy standards) and will continue to do so in response to low natural gas prices, falling prices for renewable electricity (for example, wind and solar), greater market demand for lower - carbon energy from consumers, and new EPA regulations governing new power plants.

Peru's overall demand for electricity is projected to increase an average of 4 percent each year between 2002 and 2030.23 Continued glacier retreat could create critical conditions between 2015 and 2025, affecting water supplies needed for 60 percent of the population and for hydroelectricity generation.20, 10,22

Electricity markets are undergoing massive transformation, as the push for low - carbon power generation shifts the industry towards high investment in renewables and other new technologies even as demand stagnates or declines in many countries.

Concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy with storage, a proven technology for electricity generation (4), can provide variable energy, to compensate for fluctuations in demand, for a large fraction of U.S. energy needs.

Domestic solar power has helped to decrease the average demand for power from the electricity grid, but peak power consumption, so far as I know, has not declined, and the generation and transmission system has to be able to cover peak demand.

(9) a robust, efficient, and interactive electricity transmission grid that will allow for the incorporation of clean energy technologies, distributed generation, and demand - response in each regional electric grid;

The North America Electricity Reliability Council is warning that reserve generation capacity is becoming so low in the country (except for the Southeast) that unless generation is added or demand reduced, within a decade there will be brownouts or blackouts.

There are three likely suspects: (1) cheap natural gas; (2) the growth of subsidized wind generation in the American Midwest; and (3) stagnant or declining demand for electricity.

Parker Gallant: I recently reviewed the cost of wind and solar generation relative to its contribution to Ontario's demand for electricity and its impact on our electricity costs is shocking.

Power surplus in Ontario: in my presentation I had suggested that more wind power projects were not necessary, especially not for a form of power generation that is intermittent, produced out - of - phase with demand and is expensive, causing Ontario electricity rates to rise.

Through the process of integrating landfill methane with other solutions, the total addressable market for electricity generation technologies was adjusted to account for reduced demand resulting from the growth of more energy - efficient technologies, [8] as well as increased electrification from other solutions like electric vehicles and high - speed rail.

Albania is trying to increase its thermal generation capacity to cope with increased demand for electricity in the country, which has long depended almost solely on hydro plants for power generation.

As grid ruinable electricity sources, like wind and solar, can not be regulated for demand but they have priority in supplying the grid, they added a new level of control to the grid, a control that throttles the simplicity and efficiency gains of fossil fuel generation whilst adding considerable complexity to grid control.

The first effect poses an obstacle for meeting renewable energy utilization targets, since more renewable generation will be needed to meet a targeted percentage of the total electricity load demand with renewable energy.

Due to an increase in demand for natural gas for space and water heating, and limitations imposed by natural gas pipeline constraints, electricity generation from gas was unable to scale up, and the burden was transferred to oil as dual fuel generators switched over.

This reflects both seasonal growth and added renewable generation capacity, as well as maintenance and refueling schedules for nuclear power plants, which normally undergo maintenance during spring and fall months, when overall electricity demand is lower.

The intent of this and other Green - e certification Standards is to accelerate the development of renewable generation and renewable electricity markets, and to provide consumers a meaningful mechanism through which they can express demand for renewable electricity.

The project has been plagued by billions of dollars in cost overruns, stagnant demand for electricity, competition from cheap natural gas plants and renewables, and the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric, the lead contractor and the designer of the AP1000 reactor that was supposed to be the foundation of a smarter, cheaper generation of nuclear power plants.

CSE also recommends enacting CEA's plan to retire 48 GW of India's oldest coal generation by 2027, allowing cleaner distributed electricity sources to meet India's power demand while raising capacity factors for newer «cleaner» coal plants, simultaneously reducing financial risks for utilities and consumers.

Will natural gas demand in California decrease due to the carbon emission concerns associated with natural gas use for electricity generation?

The green proposition of electric cars, especially the plug - in variety, is that by promoting the development of electricity generation and energy storage technology development (in the form of energy storage devices such as batteries), electric cars are not only reducing the need for gasoline, but also creates pull factors for the development of grid - connected renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy by creating new electricity demand and provide energy storage solutions to address the problems of the intermittent nature of solar and wind power.

The abundance of diverse renewable energy resources, growing demand for power, macroeconomic stability, and historically high electricity prices continue to position Mexico as one of the most attractive destinations for investments in renewable power generation.

The trend of decreasing coal generation can be attributed to both falling natural gas prices and stagnant demand for electricity, but it can also be partially attributed to the increasing role of solar and wind generation: March 2016 set records for both the highest amount of monthly wind generation ever measured and the highest amount of monthly utility - scale solar generation ever measured.

Global demand for wooden pellets, used to replace coal in the generation of electricity, has risen considerably in recent years as governments seek ways in which to cut carbon emissions and reduce fossil fuel reliance.

In its annual World Energy Outlook 2016 report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that coal will remain the largest single source of electricity generation through to 2040, most of the new demand for coal will be driven by India and Southeast Asia.

Thailand's 2015 Power Development Plan sets a timetable for developing new generation to meet growing electricity demand.

Heading into the 2013 spring shoulder season (between winter and summer), when demand for electricity typically falls, higher prices for natural gas reduced the fuel's share of total generation below the record levels of last April.