Sentences with phrase «electric grid by»

I - 937 was passed by the voters to diversify and clean up Washington's electric grid by requiring utilities to generate at least 15 % of their electricity from new, non-hydro, renewable sources such as wind and solar.

Powerpack 2 helps businesses gain greater control, efficiency and reliability across the electric grid by enabling them to:

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As reported by Associated Press, the Serbian grid company EMS blamed Kosovo for «uninterruptedly withdrawing, in an unauthorized manner, uncontracted electric energy from the Continental Europe synchronous area.»

Imagine a world in which most of the vehicles are electric and yet they are powered off the grid by natural gas and solar.

Those comments, plus inquiries sent to the utilities by the commission staff, showed that efforts to harden the state's electric grid «have worked» to minimize damage to the system, Ballinger said.

The initial $ 220 million investment in the fiber optic system was funded, in part, by a $ 111.6 million federal grant provided as part of the federal stimulus program in 2010 designed to spur jobs and the development of a smarter electric grid.

It's that discharge during peak times that relieves the electric grid from the demand posed by our facilities.

A steadily increasing number of people will want to get in on the «new Bitcoin,» a bizarre paradox given that gold is as old as time, and will soon realize that gold possesses virtues Bitcoin does not, given that it is real, not digital and abstract; that owners can personally possess and store it in physical form; that it will survive any kind of electric grid or Internet disruption that might occur; that it can not ever be hacked; that it is the epitome of private, quiet wealth; that it is actually quite beautiful to behold; and that it was not and can not be made by man, only by God, who does not appear to have any interest in making any more of it.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --(April 6, 2016)-- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has formed a strategic alliance with TransCanyon, LLC (TransCanyon), a joint venture between subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, to jointly pursue competitive transmission opportunities solicited by the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO), the operator for the majority of California's transmission grid.

As for the grid, the proliferation of electricity storage could eventually transform it into a «plug and play» for the units, used by utilities, solar customers and electric vehicles.

Since a large part of St. Thomas» electric grid is powered by solar, many downed power lines were still live and one man got electrocuted.

As the planet warms, driven by Western excess and cascading Asian growth (China adds the equivalent of southern California's electric grid annually), life may become increasingly untenable.

«By this incident, the Nigerian electric power grid lost generation completely before restoration commenced at 20:22 Hrs.»

The director of Puerto Rico's power company resigned on Friday amid ongoing blackouts and scrutiny of a contract awarded to a small Montana - based company to help rebuild the electric grid destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

The authority's staff has been reduced by half to fewer than 50, and most operational control of the electric grid has been turned over to PSEG Long Island.

The Cuomo administration estimates the Clean Energy Standard, chiefly its nuclear subsidies, will add an average of $ 2 to residential electric bills, although the Empire Center calculated the standard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind turbines.

In December 2009, the LIPA Board of Trustees approved power purchase agreements with BP Solar International Inc. and enXco Development Corporation, thereby creating the State's largest source of solar power on Long Island by introducing approximately 50MW of clean renewable energy generated on Long Island onto LIPA's electric grid.

Geomagnetic storms caused by violent solar flares can overload transformers and cause electric grids to fail; so can electromagnetic pulses, triggered by nuclear detonations miles above the ground.

Because Georgetown's electricity grid is managed by a regional entity, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the city is well - positioned for 100 percent renewable electricity, Edgar said.

Smart electrical grids and energy storage options would allow utilities to operate more efficiently by helping them manage spikes in the demand for electric power.

The benefits will include greater grid reliability, integration of solar rooftop generation and plug - in vehicles, reductions in electricity demand, and stronger cybersecurity, according to a new study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

The pair of papers, «Assessing the cost of large - scale power outages to residential customers» and «Providing limited local electric service during a major grid outage — A first assessment based on customer willingness to pay,» examined residential power users» willingness to pay (WTP) for full or partial backup services during a theoretical 24 - hour blackout and then determined the investments required by the electrical provider to implement these services.

A plug - in hybrid electric uses a traction - drive power electronics system to propel the car forward by providing force to the car's wheels and has a charger for recharging the high - voltage battery when it is plugged into the power grid.

Entire electric grid The research is funded by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment and is aimed at showing that the entire electricity grid could be run on renewable energy.

Some people charge their battery electric cars by plugging into the power grid, which delivers electricity generated largely from carbon - emitting fossil fuels.

Those pixels are converted to an electric current that is sent to the business end of the plastic strip — a 12 - by - 12 grid of electrodes that rests on my tongue.

The state renewable energy standard requires electric companies to meet emissions targets by investing ratepayer money into programs that green the grid and electrify vehicles and buildings, or else pay into a state fund at the end of the year.

With a Department of Energy grant awarded to General Motors, Bill Boyce, supervisor for electric transportation with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, said his utility modeled a few electric vehicle pricing schemes and found they were able to manage the impact of charging on the grid by educating their customers on the best time to charge.

BEIJING (Reuters)- Automakers» latest projections for rapid growth of China's green car market have added to concerns of worsening smog as the uptake of electric vehicles powered by coal - fired grids races ahead of a switch to cleaner energy.

The newly unveiled Volt's lithium ion battery pack, which will power the four - seat compact for about 40 miles per charge, will also be able to be replenished with cheap off - peak power by plugging it into the nationwide electric grid overnight.

A recent study found that an electric car charged by utilities at night in the regional grid that stretches across Ohio, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Virginia creates more greenhouse gas pollution than if owners plugged in their vehicles at random times throughout the daytime, when the utility fuel mixes are more varied.

Burning gasoline will never get cleaner, but the overall carbon emissions of electric cars can be reduced by eliminating fossil fuels from the grid.

To my mind, the main point of the new paper by Caldeira and team is: we can get 80 % of our electric needs from solar, hydro, and wind power (if a low - loss national grid is built for America).

Mazda isn't hedging its bets on electric power just yet, believing that until the worldwide electrical grid is predominantly powered by renewable energy, an electric vehicle's tailpipe emissions are too far offset by the dirtiness and high CO2 values of the fossil - fuelled coal, oil, and gas power plants that supply their electricity.

When a German engineer gets off the plane in Los Angeles for the first time, he expects to be greeted by a vast forest of churning windmills powering the electric grid, plus an array of solar batteries on the roof of every Starbucks.

Using V2G - technology, peak demand on the electricity grid can be better balanced, by allowing electric vehicles to not just take power from the grid, but... Read more →

Using V2G - technology, peak demand on the electricity grid can be better balanced, by allowing electric vehicles to not just take power from the grid, but also return it to the network and expect to introduce a new potential earnings model for electric drivers.

Whereas LCDs, LEDs and plasmas will strike horror into the hearts of signage integrators by turning dark as soon as power to them is cut off, an electronic paper screen will hold the last image displayed even if disconnected from the electric grid or if its battery runs out.

An electronic paper traffic sign, independent from the electric grid, powered by solar and and providing real - time traffic and parking limitations.

NEW YORK REVIEWS «Off the Grid» Lehmann Maupin By Alfred MacAdam The governing conceit of «Off the Grid» derives from electric power: those «on the grid» depend on the commercial generation and distribution of power; those «off the grid» produce their own energy.

E. g. if the sunlight is collected in outer space by large but practical thin plastic mirrors, it can be directed to any place on earth, preferably near existing hydro - electric plants, so that it would not be necessary to greatly increase the existing electric grid, all without any really new technology.

It will surely reduce the use of foreign oil by shifting the load to the electric grid, but isn't it clear that this will just exacerbate the electric power problem.

Also of potential large magnitude benefit, is (3) changing away from an electric power generating system where power plants are located in remote areas but are connected by a grid, whereby this practice has caused a massive energy wasting establishment.

«Without action that recognizes the essential reliability services provided by a strategically diversified generation portfolio, we can not guarantee the resilience of the electric grid,» Walker said in his opening testimony.

They knew 30 years ago that climate change could impact the electric grid with «more severe storms» and «destructive waves» caused by sea level rise.

These transmission lines can help abate pollution and reduce carbon emissions by making it easier to integrate renewable sources into the electric grid.

In truth, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation — the agency charged by the federal government with monitoring grid reliability — has found that today's changing mix of resources is not degrading the grid, says the report.

Currently, more than half of American households have smart meters and they are increasingly being deployed by utilities around the country as part of utility efforts to modernize the electric grid.

Among their many responsibilities, grid operators already must meet reliability standards set by the FERC - certified North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).