Sentences with phrase «electricity transmission plan»

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The result — part of the DOE's exploration of how to get 20 percent of U.S. electricity from wind by 2030 — was a plan for a national, high - voltage transmission backbone.

The main reason why Fortis is relatively cheap is their planned USD 11.3 B proposed acquisition of ITC Holdings Corp, a US - based electricity transmission operator announced in February 2016.

A Mighty (Texas) Wind A $ 4.93 billion plan to build transmission lines for wind - generated electricity has been approved in Texas.

The planned web of transmission lines will carry electricity from remote western parts of the state to major population centers like Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio.

The TSOs» so - called «Grid Development Plan» forms the basis of the «Federal Requirement Plan for Transmission Networks,» which identifies as «urgent» under the German Energy Act a total of 36 projects, including three north - to - south electricity highways and 21 projects that traverse state or country borders.

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The report outlines how interconnection policies influence electricity markets and renewable energy development through regulation of transmission access and ratemaking, dispatch procedures, technology requirements, system planning, and interconnection procedures.

Transmission / distribution networks and distributed energy build - out is picking up the pace in the 12th Five - Year Plan, with concerted efforts on: ultra-high voltage electricity transmission lines from west to east, an ambitious oil and gas infrastructure (as the graphic above shows), and distributed solar and natural gTransmission / distribution networks and distributed energy build - out is picking up the pace in the 12th Five - Year Plan, with concerted efforts on: ultra-high voltage electricity transmission lines from west to east, an ambitious oil and gas infrastructure (as the graphic above shows), and distributed solar and natural gtransmission lines from west to east, an ambitious oil and gas infrastructure (as the graphic above shows), and distributed solar and natural gas projects.

For instance, while Wyoming is among the 27 states fighting President Obama's Clean Power Plan in court, the coal - rich state looks set to meet the emissions benchmarks in those power - plant rules, largely because of a giant wind farm poised to be built in, yes, Carbon County, and newly approved transmission lines to send electricity to states in the power - hungry Southwest.

But we must also work to improve the electricity grid with increased transmission infrastructure to integrate a high amount of renewable generation, and incorporate more advanced grid planning to maintain reliability.

Subtitle F: Transmission Planning -(Sec. 151) Amends the Federal Power Act to establish a federal policy for transmission planning that calls for regional electric grid planning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the UnTransmission Planning -(Sec. 151) Amends the Federal Power Act to establish a federal policy for transmission planning that calls for regional electric grid planning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the UnitedPlanning -(Sec. 151) Amends the Federal Power Act to establish a federal policy for transmission planning that calls for regional electric grid planning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the Untransmission planning that calls for regional electric grid planning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the Unitedplanning that calls for regional electric grid planning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the Unitedplanning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the United States.

All in all, the proposal «is effectively the Eisenhower (interstate highway system) plan again for the transmission of electricity,» said Erik Olbeter, senior analyst for Pacific Crest Securities, which released an analysis of the legislation.

Directs FERC to: (1) adopt, within a year, national electricity grid planning principles derived from such policy to be applied in transmission planning that may implicate interstate transmission of electricity; (2) encourage regional planning entities to cooperate and coordinate across regions and harmonize regional electric grid planning with planning in adjacent or overlapping jurisdictions; (3) seek to ensure that planning is consistent with the national electricity grid planning principles; (4) require regional planning entities to submit initial regional electric grid plans within 18 months of FERC promulgating such principles and to update such plans every three years; and (5) report to Congress within three years on the results of the initial regional grid planning process.

-- Not later than 3 months after the date of adoption by the Commission of national electricity grid planning principles pursuant to paragraph (1), entities that conduct or may conduct transmission planning pursuant to State, tribal, or Federal law or regulation, including States, Indian tribes, entities designated by States and Indian tribes, Federal Power Marketing Administrations, transmission providers, operators and owners, regional organizations, and electric utilities, and that are willing to incorporate the national electricity grid planning principles adopted by the Commission in their electric grid planning, shall identify themselves and the regions for which they propose to develop plans to the Commission.

-- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall adopt, after notice and opportunity for comment, national electricity grid planning principles derived from the Federal policy established under subsection (a) to be applied in ongoing and future transmission planning that may implicate interstate transmission of electricity.

-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.

These are regions with high - potential wind resources, low population density (thus reducing problems related to siting and permitting), and existing and planned transmission lines to carry wind power to where the electricity is needed.

The plans included a new renewable energy electricity generation and transmissions infrastructure with large wind turbines, half a square kilometre of rooftop solar panels, and a biomass plant burning coconut husks.

Achieving the National Trading Case's full range of benefits will require policy makers and regulators across the country to work with utilities, electricity generators, advocates, regional transmission organizations, and other stakeholders to develop state compliance plans that prioritize renewable energy and energy efficiency and generate revenue through interstate carbon emissions trading.

SB 1059 provides a bridge between the transmission planning process and the permitting process by designating transmission corridor zones (transmission corridors) on state and private lands available for future high - voltage electricity transmission projects, consistent with the state's electricity needs identified in the biennial Integrated Energy Policy Report (Energy Report) and Strategic Transmission Investment Plan (Stratransmission planning process and the permitting process by designating transmission corridor zones (transmission corridors) on state and private lands available for future high - voltage electricity transmission projects, consistent with the state's electricity needs identified in the biennial Integrated Energy Policy Report (Energy Report) and Strategic Transmission Investment Plan (Stratransmission corridor zones (transmission corridors) on state and private lands available for future high - voltage electricity transmission projects, consistent with the state's electricity needs identified in the biennial Integrated Energy Policy Report (Energy Report) and Strategic Transmission Investment Plan (Stratransmission corridors) on state and private lands available for future high - voltage electricity transmission projects, consistent with the state's electricity needs identified in the biennial Integrated Energy Policy Report (Energy Report) and Strategic Transmission Investment Plan (Stratransmission projects, consistent with the state's electricity needs identified in the biennial Integrated Energy Policy Report (Energy Report) and Strategic Transmission Investment Plan (StraTransmission Investment Plan (Strategic Plan).

The State Government retained ownership of the wholesale market operator Victorian Power Exchange (VPX), which was subsequently reorganised with its market and system operation functions being transferred to the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO) and its transmission planning functions being transferred to VENCorp (now Australian Energy Markets Operator — AEMO).

Enviros like the plan because it marks a major investment in a transmission line not intended to carry electricity from coal - fired power plants, and it should serve to spur further investment in East Coast wind power.

Heavy Electricity Transmission Losses Officials» arguments that the dams are needed to improve living standards and meet energy demands around the country are rebutted by lawyer Yakup Okumuşoğlu, who points out that all the dams planned for the Black Sea region would produce only 2 to 3 percent of the electricity needed in a country with an 18 percent loss rate in electricity trElectricity Transmission Losses Officials» arguments that the dams are needed to improve living standards and meet energy demands around the country are rebutted by lawyer Yakup Okumuşoğlu, who points out that all the dams planned for the Black Sea region would produce only 2 to 3 percent of the electricity needed in a country with an 18 percent loss rate in electricity tTransmission Losses Officials» arguments that the dams are needed to improve living standards and meet energy demands around the country are rebutted by lawyer Yakup Okumuşoğlu, who points out that all the dams planned for the Black Sea region would produce only 2 to 3 percent of the electricity needed in a country with an 18 percent loss rate in electricity trelectricity needed in a country with an 18 percent loss rate in electricity trelectricity transmissiontransmission.

T. Boone Pickens Wind to Displace Natural Gas for Electricity, Natural Gas to Power Cars: The Pickens Plan Water Pipeline Not Wind Power, Real Reason Pickens Can Build Transmission Lines

Ms Carol Feuerriegel, Enterprise Information Manager explains that, «long timeframes (5 to 25 years) for forecasting, planning and constructing transmission electricity infrastructure, combined with rapidly emerging alternative power sources, means Transpower needs to leverage reliable historical data and sophisticated predictive capabilities to make strategic investment decisions for the future».