Sentences with phrase «electric sector programs»

Achieving another 1.5 million metric tons of reductions for existing electric sector programs would require that:

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But even if Massachusetts got even more out of its existing electric sector emission reduction programs by following these examples, that still leaves a 1.9 million metric ton gap to compliance with the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2020.

Massachusetts needs an extra 3.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2020 that can not and will not come from electric sector renewable and efficiency programs as they are currently written.

Burlington Electric is offering this incentive as part of its effort to meet the Tier III requirements of Vermont's RES, which supports utility programs that help customers reduce fossil fuel use in the heating and transportation sectors..

The program will serve as an important component of making Burlington a «net zero energy city» across electric, thermal, and ground transportation sectors and will help Burlington Electric with its efforts to meet Vermont's Renewable Energy Standarelectric, thermal, and ground transportation sectors and will help Burlington Electric with its efforts to meet Vermont's Renewable Energy StandarElectric with its efforts to meet Vermont's Renewable Energy Standard (RES).

The approach builds upon existing state programs by identifying cost - effective actions to increase clean energy in the electric system and to leverage that clean electricity in the transportation and building sectors to achieve needed emissions reductions.

Directs the Secretary to conduct programs in partnership with the private sector that address: (1) hydrogen production from diverse energy sources; (2) use of hydrogen for commercial, industrial, and residential electric power generation; (3) safe delivery of hydrogen or hydrogen - carrier fuels, (4) advanced vehicle technologies; (5) storage of hydrogen or hydrogen - carrier fuels; (6) development of safe, durable, affordable, and efficient fuel cells; and (7) the ability of domestic automobile manufacturers to manufacture commercially available competitive hybrid vehicle technologies in the United States.

Japan's electricity prices are by far the highest in the OECD, and Japan has begun a program of reforms designed to make its electric utility sector more efficient.

* Under a market - based program, the electric sector provides approximately 55 % of the GHG reductions needed to achieve the state CO2 constraint.