Sentences with phrase «energy demand reduction»

Though perhaps as it would supply only 10 % of Los Angeles» total energy needs another large step needs to be taken... plus a huge crash course in energy demand reduction through energy efficiency programs and personal reassessment of what constitute genuine energy needs, and what are merely luxuries.

She is currently responsible for coordination of many of the City's Energy activities, including energy supply, renewable energy installations and opportunities and other energy demand reduction activities.

And most energy markets, regulatory frameworks and business models are still designed for fossil fuel generation, and remain ill - adapted to the special characteristics of renewables and energy demand reduction.

Not exact matches

Investors have, on balance, concluded that the combination of a shift to very expansionary fiscal policy and major reductions in regulation in sectors ranging from energy to finance to drug pricing will raise demand and reflate the American economy.

Susan I agree with your comments and believe the real leadership must come from the Trudeau government — not unlike the original vision for the trans - Canada pipeline we need energy security (not Middle - East oil) and we need a collaborative approach to energy (including hydro, renewables, transmission, strategies for demand reduction, etc Energy East in particular presents a great opportunity to rebuild a national identenergy security (not Middle - East oil) and we need a collaborative approach to energy (including hydro, renewables, transmission, strategies for demand reduction, etc Energy East in particular presents a great opportunity to rebuild a national identenergy (including hydro, renewables, transmission, strategies for demand reduction, etc Energy East in particular presents a great opportunity to rebuild a national identEnergy East in particular presents a great opportunity to rebuild a national identity...

However, should slowing global economic growth or recession result in a long - term reduction (three to five years) in energy prices, then U.S. Silica and its peers will face the prospect of their current lucrative contracts expiring and themselves sitting atop literal mountains of frac sand, while demand may have fallen off a cliff.

The attention given to energy reduction and demand response is welcome as is the recognition that «people are part of the system».

Labour had also come to the table with a demand for some 28 % Energy Sector Levy to be scrapped as well as a reduction in water tariff from 67.2 % to 50 %, however, these were left untouched.

«The issue is not whether Canada's done enough on climate change, it's that energy production is such a huge element of the Canadian economy, there's not much they can do to achieve rapid reductions of the sort that climate activists are demanding.

The International Energy Agency estimated last year that both the decline in China's coal use and falling electricity demand reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 percent in 2014, leading to a 0.2 percent reduction in global emissions.

The Ohio House Public Utilities Commission held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss House Bill 114 — which in summary is intended to «revise the provisions governing renewable energy, energy efficiency, and peak demand reduction and to alter funding allocations under the Home Energy Assistance Program.&energy, energy efficiency, and peak demand reduction and to alter funding allocations under the Home Energy Assistance Program.&energy efficiency, and peak demand reduction and to alter funding allocations under the Home Energy Assistance Program.&Energy Assistance Program.»

UESCs are partnerships between DOT and utility providers to identify and implement comprehensive energy and water efficiency improvements and demand reduction services.

Some of these risks include: a deterioration in national, regional, and local economies; tenant defaults; local real estate conditions, such as an oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for, rental space; property mismanagement; changes in operating costs and expenses, including increasing insurance costs, energy prices, real estate taxes, and costs of compliance with laws, regulations, and government policies.

That coal gas fired power plants must be shut down by 2050 and replaced with whatever works, from nuclear, hydro, renewable, energy efficiency, and massive demand reductions across the board.

A 25 % reduction in energy demand obviously helps reduce CO2 emissions, all other things being equal.

(Hence, a reduction of 60 % of wasted energy; but, a high demand for the total home requirements still.

April 21: «碳在中国的未来 (The Future of Carbon in China)» by John Romankiewicz, New Energy Finance, providing an overview on the demand projection for offsets from Chinese emissions reduction projects and look at the current outlook for CDM and disucssing the potential of domestic markets for credits (carbon and otherwise) based on China's NAMA action.

The Energy Commission's demand forecasts are used in a variety of venues, including the CPUC long - term procurement and energy efficiency proceedings, transmission planning, and development and analysis of the impacts of efficiency strategies in the Assembly Bill 32 (Nu ez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006) greenhouse gas emission reduction proceeEnergy Commission's demand forecasts are used in a variety of venues, including the CPUC long - term procurement and energy efficiency proceedings, transmission planning, and development and analysis of the impacts of efficiency strategies in the Assembly Bill 32 (Nu ez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006) greenhouse gas emission reduction proceeenergy efficiency proceedings, transmission planning, and development and analysis of the impacts of efficiency strategies in the Assembly Bill 32 (Nu ez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006) greenhouse gas emission reduction proceedings.

Massachusetts is proud to lead the nation in energy efficiency policies and programs, and over the last year our administration has focused on increasing access for low - and moderate - income ratepayers, while investing in innovative peak demand reduction projects that will provide significant environmental and economic benefits to the Commonwealth.»

By rejecting the Coalition's plan, Labor will be pilloried for setting up the addition of some $ 15 billion to power consumers» bills by way of the shortfall charge levied on retailers — but doing so with: NO additional renewable energy; NO «break - through» on - demand renewable energy technologies; and NO reduction in CO2 emissions.

By tying the mortgage interest - rate buy - down proposed in our Plan to specific energy reduction targets and homeowner investments, three highly beneficial and desired results are achieved: 1) new demand for Building Sector jobs is immediately generated, benefiting not only the Building Sector, but all the industries and sectors that support the Building Sector, 2) a homeowner's monthly mortgage payments and energy bills are significantly reduced, providing disposable income and making it much more likely that they can meet their payments, and 3) creation of a new $ 236 billion per year renovation market that does not currently exist.

If climate policy exceeds the pathway prescribed by NDCs, and overall energy demand is lower, cost reductions in solar PV and EVs can help limit global warming to between 2.1 °C (50 % probability) and 2.3 °C (66 % probability).

Integrate energy efficiency, demand reduction, and distributed resources in regulatory planning and program design

Using the NRDC policy framework, along with the proprietary outlook from IHS Inc. on energy efficiency and power demand, the Energy Institute report then assesses the costs and market impacts of meeting the Obama Administration's emissions target of 42 % reductions below 2005 levels byenergy efficiency and power demand, the Energy Institute report then assesses the costs and market impacts of meeting the Obama Administration's emissions target of 42 % reductions below 2005 levels byEnergy Institute report then assesses the costs and market impacts of meeting the Obama Administration's emissions target of 42 % reductions below 2005 levels by 2030.

(2) A State or regional entity establishing peak demand reduction goals shall cooperate, as necessary and appropriate, with the Commission, the Secretary, State regulatory commissions, State energy offices, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and other relevant authorities.

(D) The program shall use the best available science to create tree siting guidelines which dictate where the optimum tree species are best planted in locations that achieve maximum reductions in consumer energy demand while causing the least disruption to public infrastructure, considering overhead and underground facilities.

This is on top of reduction in demand caused by energy efficiency measures and weak GDP growth.

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Ergon Energy says it has responded by cutting its spending program by $ 1.5 billion, has streamlined its workforce and had achieved significant peak demand reductions — and avoided infrastructure investment, through demand management and demand response mechanisms.

People on the frontline of climate change, who are already suffering as a result of climate change, demand that rich countries to do their fair share of emissions reductions and provide necessary finance for an energy transformation in Southern countries.

This calculation, conducted by the CEC, does not take into account increased energy demands or a reductions in technology costs, which could result in even greater savings over time.

The government's projections of future emissions don't seem to account for a reduction in demand for energy.

In fact, the rule would have provided relief in the form of utility bill savings, with an estimated $ 7 / month savings realized by 2030 thanks to reduction in power demand thanks to increased energy efficiency.

Identifying all potentially achievable energy efficiency savings, and establish targets for statewide energy efficiency savings and demand reductions to achieve doubling of energy efficiency by January 1, 2030.

This energy package, also referred to as the 20-20-20 package, was thought to help the EU meet its commitments for 2020 under the UN climate change negotiations by demanding a 20 % reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels; raising the share of EU energy consumption produced from renewable resources to 20 %; and finally, by improving the EU's energy efficiency also by 20 %

But that is more than counterbalanced by a combination of declining use of coal and reductions in energy demand from structural changes in the Chinese economy, with energy - guzzling heavy industries such as cement and steel production both declining.

Passive House reliably delivers up to approximately a 90 % reduction in heating and cooling demand and up to a 75 % reduction in overall primary energy demand when compared to our existing building stock — meant to aggressively meet the climate crisis carbon reduction imperative while making a more comfortable, healthy and affordable built environment.View

My columns have covered LEDs, solar power, wind power, demand - response, green chemistry, smart grid innovation, water technologies, geothermal, biofuels (with a big focus on algae), electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, nuclear, wave and tidal power, biogas, waste reduction, energy storage, advanced materials... you name it.

While part of this reduction in emissions is attributable to a reduction in energy demand due to the economic downturn, another reason for this huge reduction is an increase in the use of natural gas for electricity.

Even more exciting is Nest's Rush Hour Rewards service that provides centralized, automated small reductions to heating or air conditioning at times of peak demand, when energy use is highest.

Requires the Secretary to make loans available to electric utilities to: (1) construct a renewable energy generation facility; and (2) install an energy efficiency or electricity demand reduction technology.

Accurate measurement of these reductions requires one to determine what sources of electric generation in a particular region are being displaced, or not used, because of the demand reduction or clean energy initiative.

Moreover, «direct rebound effects for these energy services are likely to decline in the future as demand saturates», although it warned that «indirect effects mean that the economy - wide reduction in energy consumption will be less».

Nor am I that clued up on the demand elasticities for carbon energy or the incidence of Carbon Reduction Tax (CRT — my coinage!).

Our GHG stabilisation targets are also based on risks assessed on a more benign history than the future will likely be — unless we push much harder targets for renewable energy penetration, and demand the absolute reduction of large scale coal burning.

Projections of U.S. transportation energy use indicate that better vehicle efficiency and low - carbon fuels will not be sufficient to reach sectoral emissions reduction goals if travel demand grows at pre-recession rates, so managing demand will be a key ingredient of climate policy for the sector.

Scottish Power argues that under current market rules if a DSR CMU (Capacity Market Unit - «a unit of electricity generation capacity or electricity demand reduction that can then be put forward in a future Capacity Market auction» according to the government definition), consisting of energy storage, is located behind the meter (BTM) it will not be subject to duration de-rating.

[3] Each state has interim targets it must meet beginning in 2020, and the EPA proposed that states use a combination of four «building blocks» to achieve the emissions reductions: (1) improving the efficiency (heat rate) of existing coal - fired power plants; (2) switching from coal - fired power by increasing the use and capacity factor, or efficiency, of natural - gas combined - cycle power plants; (3) using less carbon - intensive generating power, such as renewable energy or nuclear power; and (4) increasing demand - side energy - efficiency measures.

So is their thoughtless fixation on energy - efficiency and demand reduction as replacements for energy.

In other words, from the grid operator's point of view, solar energy doesn't look like a power plant at all (those are controllable, or «dispatchable,» in the jargon), it looks like a reduction in demand.