Sentences with phrase «electric power grids»

They can also overload electric power grids on the ground and pose a radiation hazard for astronauts in orbit.

If the pattern can be unraveled completely, it could give hours or even days of warning to telecommunications companies, electric power grids, and satellite operators to prepare for these dangerous storms.

W: Take the weather, or take air traffic control, or take electric power grids.

Space weather events such as geomagnetic storms can disturb Earth's magnetic field, interfering with electric power grids, radio communication, GPS systems, satellite operations, oil and gas drilling and air travel.

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

Such advances will improve preparations to mitigate and prevent the storms» worst effects such as knocking out the electric power grid and disrupting satellite communications.

Like modeling complex chemical reactions or monitoring the electric power grid.

The newly available data gives researchers a treasure trove of measurements they can use to better understand how space weather works and how best to protect critical infrastructure, such as the nation's satellites, aircraft, communications networks, navigation systems, and electric power grid.

Former Vice President Al Gore stood before a crowd of renewables investors, analysts and clean energy industry executives and declared the electric power grid in the U.S. as much of a technological dinosaur as landline telephones.

Similarly, sudden bursts of plasma and magnetic field structures (coronal mass ejections, or CMEs) from the sun's atmosphere and high - speed solar wind could significantly disable large portions of the electric power grid.

He adds that Missouri S&T provides «a unique contribution to the information assurance field with our focus on developing ways to protect the nation's electric power grid, oil, gas and water distribution systems; and transportation systems from terrorist attacks.»

For the third time in three years, California energy officials are working to expand governance of the electric power grid to become a regional function covering as many as 14 states.

Banking is part of the nation's financial infrastructure, which is to say that it's part of the overall national infrastructure in much the same way the interstate highway system and the electric power grid are.

The electric power grid is one place US political deregulation fell flat on its face.

Looks like New Jersey may have to be cut out of the electric power grid.

I agree about the limited potential for wind — and the limit on the ability of interruptible sources to drive the electric power grid.

Some is delivered to the local electric power grid, and some powers a portion of the farm's operations.

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

I don't believe that we can make long - term predictions about climate change when we are still unable to make solid predictions about the short term, dynamic behavior of the electric power grid.

They can be recharged by plugging in to the electric power grid.

A nationwide blackout of the electric power grid and grid - dependent critical infrastructures — communications, transportation, sanitation, food and water supply — could plausibly last a year or longer.

New technologies are needed to make the electric power grid smart and responsive.

Americans must understand that the closure of 411 coal - fired power plants, over 100,000 megawatts, by the Obama Administration jeopardizes the reliability of our electric power grid and the low cost of electricity.

It would also be an excellent way to transfer some of the country's dependence on oil to the national resources we use to power the electric power grid.

In 2012, the continuing SONGS closure put pressure on the electric power grid operator, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), to adjust both generation and transmission in order to meet summer demand for electricity, and in general, continues to change the generation profile in the area.

Travis Fisher, a Trump political appointee in the Department of Energy, wrote a 2015 report for the Institute for Energy Research that called clean energy policies «the single greatest emerging threat» to the nation's electric power grid, and a greater threat to electric reliability than cyber attacks, terrorism or extreme weather.

Right now, the reliability and economics of the electric power grid is changing.

Not exact matches

«Power grids are grounded, so they can pick up electric fields generated deep inside the Earth.

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.

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 statepower 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 statePower 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.

We need companies to invest and people to look at small grid power systems, combinations of wind and diesel, thermal energy, hydro electric energy things that can be tailored for these individual villages depending on their location.

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 Illinois Smart Grid Regional Innovation Cluster has used the funds to provide support to small startups developing technology to help modernize and update Illinois» electric grid, the network for delivering power from suppliers to businesses and consumers.

As Vox has reported, Puerto Rico's electric grid was vulnerable and dilapidated before the storm due to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's long history of financial woes and minimal maintenance and invelectric grid was vulnerable and dilapidated before the storm due to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's long history of financial woes and minimal maintenance and invElectric Power Authority's long history of financial woes and minimal maintenance and investment.

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.

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.

Solar power might be an undeniable part of our future — the industry created double the amount of jobs as coal did last year and accounts for nearly 40 % of new electric capacity added to the grid, more than wind or even natural gas — but SolarCity itself isn't.

Meanwhile, a lot of the «clean energy» options (like hybrid / electric vehicles) still require the power grid, which — you guessed it — largely uses traditional energy sources (like natural gas).

Building owners can agree to place Sun Electric panels on their sites and the power generated can be sold onto the electrElectric panels on their sites and the power generated can be sold onto the electricelectric grid.

The hurricane destroyed the island's electric grid, and 84 percent of the public utility's customers still don't have power.

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.

Electric power would be effectively free If photovoltaic panels where globally grid.

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

He also deployed a team of power restoration specialists to help with electric grids that are still down.

The Army Corps of Engineers is ending its work to rebuild Puerto Rico's electric grid despite fears the island's government won't be able to restore power on its own to more than 16,000 people who remain blacked out eight months after Hurricane Maria.

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 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 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.