Sentences with phrase «energy electricity transmission»

At that St. John's meeting, premiers signed on to the Canadian Energy Strategy, which was parsed predominantly for its stance on pipelines and action on reducing hydrocarbon emissions, but also included language on better co-ordination of clean - energy electricity transmission across Canada.

Not exact matches

• Berkshire Hathaway's energy unit is nearing a roughly $ 18 billion deal to acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Company, a Dallas, Texas - based regulated electricity transmission and distribution company.

«While more remains to be done to optimize our electricity system — building transmission lines to carry more clean power to those jurisdictions still burning fossil fuels, investing in smarter grids in our towns and cities, bringing more clean power online — these regulations create a foundation as we transition to clean energy and an economy built to last.»

Energy Future Holdings Corp. manages a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries consisting of TXU Energy, a competitive electricity retailer, Luminant, a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction, and Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission busEnergy Future Holdings Corp. manages a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries consisting of TXU Energy, a competitive electricity retailer, Luminant, a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction, and Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission busenergy subsidiaries consisting of TXU Energy, a competitive electricity retailer, Luminant, a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction, and Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission busEnergy, a competitive electricity retailer, Luminant, a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction, and Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission business.

The most recent data from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) finds that a cost - shift does not occur until distributed solar penetration reaches 10 % of electricity sales, and even then that the impact is minimal compared to other drivers of rate increases, like new gas plants or transmission lines.

The technical advantage is that local generation eliminates the enormous losses of wasted heat and long transmission that consume more than half the energy used in electricity generation by fossil fuels or nuclear.

The budget proposes to end a sales - tax exemption for commercial transmission and distribution of gas or electricity bought from energy service companies.

A study by the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same tElectricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same telectricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same time period.

The bill's major provisions would, among other things, impose a national renewable electricity standard, overhaul federal financing for «clean energy» projects, establish a suite of efficiency measures, mandate new federal electricity - transmission siting power, and allow wider oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

FERC [the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission] regulates interstate transmission of natural gas — plus oil and electricity — from the standpoint of commerce.

We have to put in storage technology, and convert the world's electricity and transmission grids to an energy internet.

In the last week, half the country's 10 general electricity utilities have announced that they would suspend reviews of proposals for new generation from renewable energy producers or take measures to ensure that the addition of that energy does not compromise their transmission and distribution networks.

But the nation can seek more clean energy from the sun or wind, which won't be affected by climate change, and get the electricity generated elsewhere via a smart grid, he said, referring to an advanced transmission infrastructure China has been building.

In his 2001 testimony to the congressional committee on energy, Peterson estimated that 10 % of the electricity generated in the United States is lost annually due to the resistance in copper and aluminum power - transmission cables.

This means that best mix of renewable energy generation, storage and transmission components can be found to cover the electricity demand, leading to total electricity cost roughly between 55 and 70 euros per megawatt - hour for all 9 major regions in the world.

The report, «Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it sEnergy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it senergy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it senergy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it serves.

Metals are used for electricity transmission, but energy is lost as heat because of electrical resistance.

Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States.

Avista Corp. is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the distribution of natural gas, as well as other energy - related businesses.

Energy inefficiency, creaking infrastructure (increasing transmission and distribution losses), lowering of water tables and electricity theft all have to be taken care of at once.

We need a new vision of the electric generation, transmission and distribution system rather than one that moves electricity generated at remote locations, arriving at the point of end use... with a loss of 67 percent of otherwise valuable thermal energy.

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.

Using long - distance, high - voltage electricity transmission to deliver electricity from renewable resources to highly populated and polluted regions could increase the use of green energy, reduce carbon emissions, and maximize air quality and health benefits.

Electricity generation shows 66 % of energy lost — mostly in heat from coal and natural gas, and including up to 10 % in transmission lines (refuting common assumptions that «wheeling losses» are much higher).

Worthy research objectives include improved fuel cells, solar power, light - emitting diodes for lighting, intelligent buildings, carbon sequestration, advanced nuclear power, superconducting transmission lines, cellulosic biofuels, geothermal power, batteries and other energy storage technologies, super-efficient vehicles, and smart electricity grids.

WASHINGTON — A 700 - mile transmission line project that's supposed to deliver large quantities of electricity from Oklahoma wind farms to customers in the southeast has been another dealt a blow by the Department of Energy.

Select Docket ------------------ 15 - IEPR - 01 - General / Scope 15 - IEPR - 02 - Electricity Resource Plans 15 - IEPR - 03 - Electricity and Natural Gas Demand Forecast 15 - IEPR - 04 - AB1257 Natural Gas Act Report 15 - IEPR - 05 - Energy Efficiency 15 - IEPR - 06 - Renewable Energy 15 - IEPR - 07 - Southern California Electricity Infrastructure Assessment 15 - IEPR - 08 - Transmission and Landscape - Scale Planning 15 - IEPR - 09 - Natural Gas Market Assessment 15 - IEPR - 10 - Transportation 15 - IEPR - 11 - Climate Change 15 - IEPR - 12 - Nuclear Power Plants 15 - IEPR - 13 - Changing Trends in Sources of Crude Oil ------------------

But the green energy transition needs more than renewable power generation: Long - distance electricity transmission could play a key role in cleaning up China's brown skies.

G2 Energy, one of a small number of companies in the UK authorised to make new grid connections to the country's electricity transmission and distribution networks, claims it has now surpassed the 100MW mark of battery projects worked on, as it announced the completion of connection works at a new 29MW battery storage facility in Kent, southern England.

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.

A new study (Part 1, Part 2) for the Department of Energy finds that «off - peak» electricity production and transmission capacity could fuel 70 % percent of the U.S. light - duty vehicle (LDV) fleet, if they were plug - in hybrid electrics.

Then, the final report of the G20 High - Level Panel for Infrastructure Investment reinforces the call for MDBs to catalyze regional investment in the energy sector — particularly in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.

Large amounts of wind energy are already being reliably and cost - effectively integrated with the electricity grid; utilities around the world continue to recognize the value wind energy can play within a larger, interconnected electrical transmission system.

«Texas is a huge wind state, the biggest by far, and Rick Perry put in these transmission lines and made it wind friendly and that's why they have such cheap electricity and no problems with reliability — none,» said Hal Harvey, a longtime climate and energy analyst who has advised past Clinton and Bush administrations and run a clean - energy foundation.

With a share of 100 % renewable energy sources and 12 times the current grid capacity, the balancing capacity of fossil fuel power plants can be reduced to 15 % of the total annual electricity consumption, which represents the maximum possible benefit of transmission for Europe.

... Wind power did expand under Perry during his tenure in Texas — from 200 megawatts in 2000 to 14,098 megawatts in 2014, according to the American Wind Energy Association — and he supported the construction of transmission lines nearly a decade ago that helped bring wind - generated electricity to market.

Utility - scale solar energy projects (defined for the Solar PEIS as facilities with a generation capacity of 20 MW or greater) generate electricity that is distributed to consumers through the electric power transmission grid.

Delivering solar - generated electricity to SDG&E's recently completed high - voltage transmission line marks a milestone for Imperial Valley residents, SDG&E and California's efforts to forge a green energy infrastructure and economic ecosystem

Together, the Access Northeast developers serve 70 % of the region's electricity consumers and the pipelines involved already connect directly to 70 % of the region's gas - fired electric generation on their existing corridors,» said Bill Yardley, Spectra Energy's president of U.S. Transmission Storage.

The preferential tariff — the price that China's two state - owned electricity transmission and distribution companies will pay energy companies for their solar power — aims to make solar power competitive against traditional fuels, such as coal, which accounts for two - thirds of China's electricity.

Electricity demand: The rate at which energy is delivered to loads and scheduling points by generation, transmission, and distribution facilities.

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 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 United States.

This Carbon Tracker report shows how rural communities in Africa and India suffering most from a lack of modern energy can exploit the falling costs of renewable power, to access electricity without the need for expensive grid transmission networks.

Unlike large - scale electricity generation that feeds into the transmission system, distributed generation (DG) provides energy directly to consumers and the local distribution grid.

The Solar PEIS analyzed potential environmental impacts associated with the development, operation, and decommissioning of utility - scale solar energy projects; i.e. solar energy projects that can generate 20 MW or more of electricity that is delivered into the electricity transmission grid.

Recent studies by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that wind could supply 20 - 30 % of electricity, given improved transmission links and a little low - cost flexible back - up.

-- 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.

(9) a robust, efficient, and interactive electricity transmission grid that will allow for the incorporation of clean energy technologies, distributed generation, and demand - response in each regional electric grid;

LONDON, 13th November 2014 — Rural communities in Africa and India suffering most from a lack of modern energy can exploit the falling costs of renewable power, to access electricity without the need for expensive grid transmission networks, new research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) shows.