Sentences with phrase «electric grid in»

Where it's not feasible to create all our own energy, we fulfill the remaining needs with grid - purchased renewable energy, preferably delivered to our facilities or to the same electric grid in which our facilities are located.

Work is almost done, and the plant is expected to be connected to the electric grid in March.

The low carbon intensity of the electric grid in Canada and corresponding low embodied carbon of the cell would combine with the high mitigation potential in China to produce an optimized mitigation technology.»

ERCOT, the main electric grid in Texas, received 9.9 percent of its electrical generation from wind energy during 2013 and is on track to top 10 percent in the coming years considering the 7,000 MW of new capacity now under construction in Texas.

In fact, I have come to the rather astounding conclusion that even if wind turbines and solar PV could be built at zero cost, it would not make sense to continue to add them to the electric grid in the absence of very much better and cheaper electricity storage than we have today.

More efficient design of offshore wind sites will help maximize renewable energy output, delivering more clean energy to the electric grid in a smaller physical and environmental footprint.

Each year, PJM holds an auction to make sure enough electricity generation will be available three years in the future to meet projected peak needs plus a margin of safety for the electric grid in Ohio and all or part of a dozen other states, plus the District of Columbia.

It is interesting to note that in California Gov. Jerry «Moonbeam» Brown pushed legislative reform of the state's environmental law (CEQA) to fast track and streamline concentrated solar farm installations without regard for loss of bird life and the habitat the birds live on (e.g. insects); and more recently has fast tracked the installation of expensive batteries on its electric grid in record time without the usual delays for environmental clearances (see: «A Big Test for Big Batteries», New York Times, Jan. 14, 2017) but apparently did not even have on a back burner a project to fix the open and notorious Oroville Dam spillway defects and deficiencies.

Microgrids are onsite generation and storage resources that serve a localized load and can disconnect from the larger electric grid in the case of outages or instability.

Innovators gather in DC this week to discuss how to modernize the U.S. electric grid in the face of a changing electricity sector.

In addition, electricity capacity margins — the amount of unused power capacity — have declined, increasing the vulnerability of America's electric grid in the event of a disruption.

Despite warnings from staff and ignoring input from lawyers, Puerto Rico's bankrupt utility signed a massive $ 300 million contract on October 17 with a tiny, inexperienced Montana company to rebuild its damaged electric grid in the aftermath of the Hurricane Maria disaster.

In the emails, Clinton advisers discussed how to frame the candidate's «energy infrastructure» plan, which would call for replacing old pipelines, repairing rail tracks and improving the electric grid in a way that would appeal to labor unions, who had yet to endorse her at that stage.

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It's the result of an abused electric grid left to rot — and what's happening in Puerto Rico could happen in many other parts of America.

Rossello highlighted how the island's electrical grid, which was severely dilapidated even prior to the storms, was obsolete and working off of a generation system that was 28 years older than the average electric power utility in the United States.

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.»

The new solar farm will provide power to Sierra Pacific Power Co.'s electric grid that serves Apple's data center and when completed will generate about hours 43.5 million kilowatt of clean energy a year, Apple said in a statement.

The power company has also become a leader in renewables integration, grid modernization, and smart - grid technologies, while also achieving the best electric reliability in company history.

First, in America's innovation heartland and its largest solar market, California discarded its cap (i.e. removed the «net metering cap») on how many households and businesses can plug into the electric grid with rooftop solar.

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

The Midwestern state that launched the political careers of Presidents Lincoln and Obama isn't as well known for its leadership in electric grid technology.

Chicago - based Intelligent Generation, one of the startups the Smart Grid cluster supported, has created a software program that connects to the hardware of the electric grid and allows a home or business to capture solar energy, store the energy in batteries and release it to the grid when needed.

Mining is big business in Canada — and the metals and minerals we're producing are essential to increase the global supply of solar panels, wind turbines, smart grids, LED light bulbs and electric cars.

Currently, households in Africa not connected to the electric grid can spend up to 20 % of their total budgets on kerosene, which is the primary source of light for many of these households.

Its ancient electric grid was in disrepair, requiring expensive shipments of imported oil to operate.

The 2017 budget pulled out $ 2.8 billion from the fund and earmarked some of that for clean energy priorities, including innovation in smart grids and energy storage, electric vehicle charging and adopting stronger building codes.

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.

Smart Energy Instruments (SEI), a Toronto - based cleantech company with a unique solution to improve electric grid reliability, and Hitachi High - Technologies Corporation of Japan, today unveiled the first component of SEI's planned chipset product line for smart grid applications in an event at MaRS Discovery District.

We raise much of our food, burn wood for heat, water is gravity spring (no pump), private septic system, solar power I installed feeds grid back, no electric bill, wireless internet tower income pays our property taxes, so basically we can live on a vastly reduced income should it be needed, Much of our savings is in precious metals.

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.

Regarding public funds, we're getting older and broker as we speak in terms of public obligations toward pensions (and other expenses), and meanwhile our bridges and electric grids rot.

Governor Brown has set an audacious goal to convert half of the state's electric grid to solar, wind and other low carbon sources in 15 years.

Major car manufacturers can't seem to queue up fast enough to get a spot on the Formula E grid as in recent weeks both Porsche and Mercedes have confirmed that they'll be entering the all - electric series in 2019.

The applications will ensure that electric cars will not overwhelm the power grid in the United States.

Once the pipeline is complete, the Valley Energy Center will begin to reduce the region's overall emissions, protect and enhance the reliability of the region's electric grid, and start saving New York's energy consumers more than an estimated $ 600 million in electricity costs annually.»

YOU CA N'T» if fear mongers like you lived back in the 30s there would be no interstate highways, no electric grid and life expectancy would still be at 55.

Many of the same warnings Mario Cuomo heard in the 1980s about Shoreham are the same ones his son hears today from supporters of Indian Point: Closing a nuclear plant will result in blackouts, a less reliable electric grid and increased air pollution as fossil fuels are burned to replace the lost emissions - free nuclear power; customers could face higher bills; more than 1,000 jobs will be lost, and tax revenue for schools and towns will dissipate.

«I guess he feels in the end this is an excellent scheme,» said Matthew Cordero, a former electric grid operator and a trustee of the Long Island Power Authority.

The comprehensive redesign and reconstruction will incorporate the latest hands - on interactive technologies and reflect the transformative changes occurring in New York State's electric power industry under Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo from the increased use of clean renewable power resources, smart grid technologies and energy efficiency.

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.

Superstorm Sandy may have been the worst disaster to hit the LIPA electric grid, but the storm's aftermath brought a wave of changes that included a new system operator, badly needed technology and infrastructure upgrades, and more than $ 1.4 billion in federal funding to repair and prepare for the next big storm.

The State, through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), awarded LIPA $ 6.7 million in Federal stimulus funding which will allow LIPA to connect the solar panels installed on the carports to the Long Island electric grid.

It is different from the practice — and in some cases the requirements — for the Long Island Power Authority, which has a 12 - year, $ 3.87 billion contract with PSEG of Newark to operate the Long Island electric grid.

Awarded through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), $ 8.3 million in funding will support LIPA's Solar Pioneer program, which offers rebates to homeowners who install new residential grid - connected solar electric systems.

«Under such a scenario, PSEG, the New Jersey company that won the bidding to manage LIPA's electric grid starting in 2014, would be the outward face of LIPA, while other state agencies, such as the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency and the New York Power Authority, could take on renewable energy and power purchasing decisions,» the Newsday report said.

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.

In addition, LIPA and PSEG - Long Island — which manages LIPA's electric grid — are now seeking additional proposals for projects that would generate 280 MW more in renewable energy, including solar, natural gas and winIn addition, LIPA and PSEG - Long Island — which manages LIPA's electric grid — are now seeking additional proposals for projects that would generate 280 MW more in renewable energy, including solar, natural gas and winin renewable energy, including solar, natural gas and wind.

We waste, I think, something like eight percent of our electricity in New York state alone just because of a faulty electric grid.»

«We also should be investing in a new electric grid.

The committee also called for increased investment through public and private funds in physical resources to ensure that critical electric infrastructure is robust and that society is able to cope when the grid fails.