The phrase
"energy infrastructure" refers to the system of structures, facilities, and networks that are involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of energy. It includes power plants, pipelines, grids, and other components that allow the production and transportation of energy, such as electricity, oil, or gas.
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The Competitive Energy Businesses segment sells electricity to wholesale and retail customers; provides energy - related products and services; and participates
in energy infrastructure projects.
Such a pathway is exceedingly difficult to achieve, given the current widespread absence of policies to drive rapid movement to carbon - free energies and the lifetime
of energy infrastructure in place.
There are «physical limitations» on how fast the states can build
new energy infrastructure that need to be taken into account, the analysts said.
Low energy prices in early 2015 and shrinking long - term investments in
energy infrastructure by many multinational companies may remove some of these barriers in order to foster new cross-border investments.
With over # 200 billion worth of
energy infrastructure needed by the end of the decade, this is our golden chance to deliver a greener future.
So while the country's renewable energy laws may allow it, the practice did not meet the goal of also encouraging investment to replace
aging energy infrastructure, he said.
The truth is that
energy infrastructure planning should have been done some 20 years ago — before setting up all the wind parks and solar panels without a proper grid or storage capability.
It also offers the perfect means of leveraging investment for a new, renewable and sustainable
energy infrastructure at this critical time.
With massive investment needed to build a new
green energy infrastructure, it may in the short term cost a little more to the average household.
To keep affordable energy flowing to businesses and consumers — and to generate even more economic growth —
more energy infrastructure is needed.
The study gives rise to additional questions and uncertainties, for example what effects sustained low prices could have on long -
lived energy infrastructure.
After all, the public frequently issues bonds to fund transportation and
energy infrastructure which may yield substantial benefits that make the debt worthwhile.
This new contract will not only lead the country's growth but transfer expertise and create new champions in
local energy infrastructure.
Third, the government should invest in cost
effective energy infrastructure, where the net benefits calculations include the value of the resulting pollution reductions.
Higher regional natural gas prices also have contributed to higher electricity prices, so consumers in regions that lack
adequate energy infrastructure have paid more for electricity.
The report also highlights alarming data about the threat of storms, droughts, heat waves and other severe events that could
disrupt energy infrastructure.
Phrases with «energy infrastructure»