Sentences with phrase «electricity business models»

Given the rising costs of fossil fuels, this would be a PR nightmare for the generation industry, but UBS raises the possibility, echoing our story last year about how electricity business models and markets are effectively broken.

In terms of infrastructure, such big solar fits as comfortably as a coal - fired power plant in the traditional electricity business model, which involves large plants transmitting electricity over a grid of conducting lines through transformers and into individual homes and businesses.

Not exact matches

Developing an advanced business model that manages the risks and uncertainties of the power system, supported by a three - year, $ 345,000 grant from the energy department's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

The cumbersome process of providing electricity access through grid extension alone is becoming obsolete as new business models and technologies enable the development of off - grid markets.

Eventually, shifts in electricity demand and the utility's business model, along with the sustained court challenges, killed the project.

However, the declining costs of renewables and efficient end - user appliances, along with innovative business models financing electricity access, are all having an impact, and have been transforming the energy access landscape, especially in rural areas.

One of the primary business models that has emerged which provides solutions focuses on areas covered by mobile networks but not electricity grids.

Suggested topic: if energy storage prices come down far enough, is carbon - fueled electricity a dead business model?

Commentary: Changing utility business models and electricity investment in Europe Technology, market and policy changes are transforming European utilities and new creating strategic opportunities 15 December 2017

Of course, making the most of renewable energy's strengths will require continued cost reductions, an evolution of utility business models, and changes in how electricity is managed and traded.

AN ALL - RENEWABLE LOS ANGELES (A MODEL FOR THE WORLD) The marketing of electricity for plug - in hybrids presents a marvelous opportunity for the L.A. - owned utility to significantly enlarge its business over time.

Working with utilities and state regulatory commissions to evolve business and regulatory models and advance more sophisticated electricity rate structures

The pricing model for net metering, which will enable Costa Rican homes and businesses that generate their own electricity to store surplus in the grid, enters into force...

This document brings report the key messages that emerged from the Third International Off - grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC 2016), including the importance of (1) mainstreaming off - grid renewable energy in national rural electrification strategies, (2) creating an ecosystem to accelerate deployment, (3) designing dedicated policies and regulations for the off - grid sector, (4) unlocking capital for energy access, (5) identifying the right business models for deploying off - grid renewables, (6) innovating to improve accessibility, reliability and range of electricity services, (7) strengthening the sustainability of energy access efforts and maximizing benefits and (8) harnessing the cross-sector development impact of off - grid renewables.

It examined innovative business models that allow customers to become self - sufficient in their power supply and trade electricity with one another as part of a broader energy community.

PDF) entitled «Disruptive Challenges» in January 2013, outlining the threat that distributed energy generation presents to the traditional utility industry business model of selling electricity from large, centralized, mostly fossil fuel power plants.

Electricity's carbon risks could be managed by new nuclear plants and «clean coal,» sustaining and even bolstering many of the power sector's century - old institutions — traditional business models, vendors, and regulators, coal - mining, even railroads.

clean energy innovation improving consumer choice and affordability more efficient use of energy deeper penetration of renewable energy resources wider deployment of «distributed» energy resources micro grids roof - top solar on - site power supplies and storage promote markets advanced energy management enhance demand elasticity and efficiencies empower customers more choice 50 % of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030 business as usual bad public policy clean energy's economic and environmental potential the power industry was headed for trouble rising utility bills growing customer dissatisfaction socially unjust clean energy economy haves - and - have - nots change in culture business model for the whole system moves the electric industry away from a monopoly, top - down and incentive driven system governed by the market emphasizes distributed energy a distributed system platform market exchange microgrids solar energy efficiency distributed energy resources compete to serve the grid pro-consumer pro-innovation markets - based more affordable resilient capital efficiencies encouraging more distributed energy demand response energy efficiency