Your electric generation does not cost you anything, so the moment your system starts working, you begin recovering on your investment against the electric costs you incurred through the local utility.
Jobs in
electric generation do not include fuel jobs, so for example, the coal jobs in the two charts have to be added together to get total employment.
Not exact matches
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.
Despite the renewables building boom, such geothermal, wind and solar projects still
do not crowd out fossil fuel — fired
generation in the energy mix of, for example, the utility Pacific Gas &
Electric.
Brynjolfsson and McAfee note that factories didn't use
electric motors to change their workflows until three decades after
electric motors were first introduced — which was enough time for the managers from the steam - powered era to retire and for a new
generation of managers to take their places.
Not only
does the
Generation EQ promise to usher in a new sub-brand of
electric Mercedes on a dedicated new platform, but when the first production version arrives in U.S. showrooms, it'll look damn close to the crossover we've seen in Paris.
Eberhardt didn't say which form of electrification will be offered on the next -
generation F - Type, but Jaguar
did recently show off a fully
electric E-type (pictured below).
We
do know that the Tesla Model 3 will use a new
generation of the company's
electric drivetrain, which will reportedly provide a «realistic» range of over 200 miles.
Audi's global chief
did not rule out future
generations of the pure -
electric SUV wearing Q badging, but indicated the production e-tron quattro would come with a name rather than an alpha - numeric badge to better reflect its positioning both in terms of size, price and technology.
Having said that, the driver's seat (which has standard
electric adjustment) doesn't drop as low as we'd like, the latest -
generation Comand multimedia system can seem remarkably over-complicated at times and rearward visibility is abysmal.
For the rest of us, Hyundai
did a good job at Geneva with a wide range of offerings, from the Le Fil Rouge concept that showcases the company's next design language, through the Santa Fe midsize SUV — which may have the industry's best array of standard safety features, including blind spot detection — through extensions of the line such as the
electric Kona and Nexo second -
generation fuel cell vehicle.
Electric power steering gets better with each
generation, and the MX - 5's rack
does a fantastic job placing the car, giving good feedback during hard driving without becoming harsh and twitchy at freeway speeds.
Mitsubishi's new eX Concept doesn't just show off the company's new design direction — it's also a platform for its next -
generation electric vehicle technologies, the automaker explained at the vehicle's Tokyo Motor Show debut.
As the
Generation EQ concept demonstrates, Mercedes views its future
electric lineup as a logical addition to its current one, which is why the concept that debuted in Paris this week
does not significantly depart from the GLC - Class layout and size.
It's hard to mistake this BUDD - e concept for anything but a new
generation of VW's iconic van, but it
does feature a new twist: it's all
electric.
In so
doing, the SAV with all -
electric drivetrain will blaze a trail for both the fifth
generation of BMW eDrive technology and a flexible vehicle architecture which in future will allow every model in the line - up to be fitted with a combustion engine, a plug - in hybrid system or a battery -
electric drive unit, as desired.
Unlike the others, however, Kia didn't just shoehorn an
electric powertrain in the Soul without first thinking about it — the automaker planned for an all -
electric version when development began on the second -
generation Soul.
Don't rule out the possibility of the next -
generation Acura NSX becoming a fully -
electric supercar.
Rosina races through the streets of Prescott, an eternal loner, the only brown girl in town who doesn't hang out with the other brown girls, as if she's trying to stand out on purpose, her spiky black hair snaking through the air, earbuds in her ears, listening to those wild women that made music in towns and cities so close to here but practically a whole
generation ago, those brave girls with boots and
electric guitars, singing with voices made out of moss and rocks and rainstorms.
Because
electric utilities
do not necessarily know how much electricity is generated by rooftop PV on their distribution systems,
generation from these systems must be estimated.
The construction of new
generation to comply with the Clean Power Plan may necessitate upgrades to, and expansion of,
electric power transmission systems; however, NEMS
does not include transfer limits on intraregional power trade, nor
does it contain a power - flow model or assess the reliability of bulk power transmission systems in detail.
The Directed
Electric Generation Facility Cessation Mitigation Program provides payments to municipalities that depended on large fossil - fired generating plant property taxes when those facilities are closed down which certainly
does not translate into reductions.
The first
generation of mass - priced
electric cars with ranges of 60 to 90 miles simply didn't have enough range to be used outside predictable daily commute duties and local... read more February 26, 2018 by John Voelcker
(There is an out for
electric transportation — nuclear power
generation, but I don't think I'll see Greenpeace demanding nuclear power anytime in my life).
If we start using
electric cars in large numbers (and I hope we
do soon), then solar towers and various other forms of large scale clean electricity
generation may supply a substantial fraction of our transport energy, especially for short local runs less than 100 klms a day.
ComEd
does not own or operate
electric power
generation facilities.
If we want to reduce the climate impact of
electric power
generation in the United States, there are less costly and risky ways to
do it than expanding nuclear power.
25 - 30 years ago (sorry, don't have an exact figure), the electricity authority (Gov run) was called «Hydro -
electric» — because at the time ALL the electrical
generation for the grid came from hydro sources.
The existing pilot program applies only to Dominion Virginia Power and sets the maximum size of a renewable
generation facility at one megawatt; the programs authorized by SB 148 apply to all
electric utilities and
do not set limits on the size of facilities.
There is a lot of information that
does not favor this source of
electric generation!
To
do so the environmentalists have effectively been put in charge of the US
electric power
generation system by the Obama Administration through control of the USEPA.
For instance, if you have a fleet of
electric vehicles and you have some flexibility in the time of the day you charge them, or you have a building that needs to be cooled but you can
do some pre-cooling, you have windows of time for
electric demand that can be aligned with renewable
generation.
Often, wind
generation does not coincide with the demand for
electric power; wind resources are generally more prevalent overnight, when demand for
electric power is at a minimum.
The project includes a collection system and flare only, and it currently
does not incorporate
electric generation.
In the meantime, we suggest skipping cars altogether and going with public transportation, a bicycle, or an
electric scooter; if you
do have to drive, then carpool, keep your car in good condition so that it operates efficiently, look into whether Zipcar or another car sharing service is available in your area, and keep an eye out for that next
generation of hybrids.
Apparently a food calorie often uses more fossil fuel than the equivalent
electric energy needed to power you the same distance on a bike — partly because you need more energy to go one miles due to inefficiencies in your body getting motive force out of the calories than an
electric system
does, even if you take into account the
generation and transportation losses of the electrical power.
While a shift in
electric generation to natural gas from coal has played a significant role in recent reductions in U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, more will need to be
done for the U.S. to meet its goal of reducing GHG emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
An Ounce of Prevention... If you are a Prius early - adopter and still have your 2001 to 2003 model, listen up: Toyota is
doing a voluntary security recall on 52,000 first
generation Prius hybrids in the US to «replace the
electric
This calculation doesn't include hyro -
electric generation.