Sentences with phrase «electric generation»

Most people are unaware of the unconstitutional expansion of federal authority to take control of electric generation in this country.

The decisions made today and in the next few years will shape electric generation in 2050, so we have to make the right decisions starting now.

His draft energy plan says we're going to switch from coal - fired to gas - fired for electric generation.

The average operating heat rate for gas - fired power plants is about 21 % lower than coal - fired electric generation facilities, creating less CO2 emissions.

Federal reliability standards require that a certain amount of electric generation capacity needs to be located in specific geographic areas in order to maintain reliability of the electric system.

As the scientific statement notes, 42 percent of all new electric generation capacity in 2012 was renewable energy.

And by aggressively adding renewables to the power grid, carbon emissions from electric generation could be cut by a total of 46 %.

And by 2030, natural gas - fired electric generation is estimated to be 41 percent lower than in 2015.

Her practice supports the commercial, project development and financial transactions fundamental to the development and operation of electric generation projects.

Already some fossil - fuel electric generation technologies are up to 60 %, or more, efficient now.

An excellent illustration of the impact of uncertainty on electric generation investment is a recent history of the wind industry.

The data also will allow the staff to assess current conditions in electric generation system infrastructure and identify major statewide trends affecting electricity supply and reliability.

So what kind of electric generation technology could end up cheaper than coal - fired generation is today?

«These plants are a necessary bridge to a much cleaner electric generation sector in our state,» he said in a statement.

However, electric generation does in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

This is an interesting assessment of power loss in human powered electric generation, but the fundamental assumption that bike powered electricity generators are not sustainable is flawed.

This tool calculates the average emissions from utility - scale electric generation at the regional electricity grid level.

The proposal calls for upgrading existing pipeline facilities and storage assets, with a goal of supplying electric generation markets in the gas - constrained region.

Most of the year, there's enough gas to supply electric generation.

The traditional model has been that electric load (electric demand) drives electric generation... your factory turns on, and you have to turn on a fossil - fuel burning power plant.

For example, energy companies estimate that raising the operating temperature by 1 percent at a single electric generation facility can save up to $ 20 million a year.

That would mean a substantial increase in electric power generation making the goal of getting electric generation off of coal (about 40 % of generation) substantially harder.

This growth would serve both industrial and electric generation demands.

«Direct natural gas use in industry and to fuel electric generation grows, while natural gas use in building heat remains relatively flat over time,» the report says.

The project includes a collection system and flare only, and it currently does not incorporate electric generation.

Still other methods include carbon capture and storage for fossil fuel electric generation, and eliminating emissions from hydrogen production.

In 2008, President George W. Bush's Department of Energy released a groundbreaking report that showed how the United States could reach 20 % of total electric generation from wind power by the year 2030.

Electric generation industry: Stationary and mobile generating units that are connected to the electric power grid and can generate electricity.

Wind generators provided the largest share of additions to total U.S. electric generation capacity in 2012, just as it did in 2008 and 2009.

Prohibits the location of certain wind electric generation facilities within forty miles of an airfield or airbase under jurisdiction of any federal military department.

Still others have highlighted the diminishing diversity of our nation's electric generation mix, and what that could mean for baseload power and grid resilience.

Expertise in operating steam / electric generation units, as well as monitoring conditions, flows, and temperatures.

2013: Defeated legislation that would change Act 250 criterion 9 (f) to require all commercial development applications to include renewable electric generation

Policies to replace fossil fuel - based electric generation with wind and solar generation necessitate massive land modification and habitat destruction.

-- OPINION: Former Attorney General Dennis Vacco says that Article 10 weakens local control of siting electric generation facilities.

Second, many states actively favor renewables in electricity generation, and even in places that don't, the word has gotten out that coal combustion is far deadlier to humans than any other electric generation source — including natural gas.

FullCycle Energy Fund's purpose is to provide above average returns by investing in the emerging market of converting traditional electric generation plants from high cost,...

He began with a statistic that wind power was # 1 in new US electric generation capacity last year.

This gas can be used for transportation and / or to run turbines for electric generation during quiescent wind periods.

He also said «many states actively favor renewables in electricity generation, and even in places that don't, the word has gotten out that coal combustion is far deadlier to humans than any other electric generation source — including natural gas.»

As the independent system operator, ISO New England is responsible for coordinating electric generation and sales in New England and for ensuring the reliable operation of the region's electric grid.