Mileage from megawatts: Study finds
enough electric capacity to «fill up» plug - in vehicles across much of the nation http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.asp?id=204 Release date: December 11, 2006 Contact: Susan Bauer, (509) 375-3688
Not exact matches
«At over 20 GW of installed solar
electric capacity, we now have
enough solar in the U.S. to power 4.6 million homes, reducing harmful carbon emissions by more than 25 million metric tons a year.
The Gigafactory production
capacity will be large
enough to make batteries for other
electric vehicles by other makers.
Because there's not
enough natural gas to power the generators that are supposed to replace some of Indian Point's
capacity, expect
electric rates to go through the roof.
Some analysts expect that existing grid
capacity may be
enough to power U.S.
electric cars in the near future, yet they do not rule out the possibility of new coal or nuclear plants coming on line if renewable energy sources are not developed
The offshore wind power potential in the U.S. is huge, totalling more than 4,000 gigawatts if fully developed — about four times today's total U.S.
electric power generating
capacity and
enough electricity to power about 800 million homes, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
On
electric power alone the 9.9 kWh
capacity is
enough for 31 miles of engine - off running (charging in 2h30m from a 3.6 kW wall box) and thanks to its contribution in NEDC fuel economy testing, results in the eyebrow - raising 166mpg and 39g / km CO2 ratings.
The liquid - cooled battery has an energy
capacity of 8.8 kWh, which is
enough for 50 km (31.07 miles) of all -
electric driving.
The Li - Ion battery will reside under the floor and have a projected
capacity between 70 and 110 kW,
enough for an
electric range north of 500 km.
From 1912 to 1917, GMC interestingly
enough built some of the early
electric trucks with a load
capacity ranging from one - half - ton to 12 tons.
With targeted charging
capacity of 300 kW in the medium to long term when the European Combined Charging System standard (CCS) will be introduced, the
electric SUV should be ready to go in 5 minutes, with
enough power for 100 km (62 miles).
The current system only requires
electric providers to demonstrate to MISO, the federally - sanctioned regional grid operator in which most of Michigan is located, that providers have
enough capacity to serve customer needs in the upcoming year.
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), total U.S. solar
electric capacity surpassed 2,000 megawatts in 2009,
enough to power over 350,000 homes.
As of the third quarter of 2014, more than 17,500 megawatts of cumulative solar
electric capacity are operating in the United States, which is
enough to power more than 3.5 million average American homes, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Worldwide, nuclear power generation actually declined in 2008 while wind
electric generating
capacity increased by 27,000 megawatts,
enough to supply 8 million American homes.
Over the past few years, wind, solar, and natural gas have made up nearly all new
electric generating
capacity in the U.S. And earlier this year, wind energy surpassed conventional hydropower to become the country's largest renewable resource, with
enough installed to power 25 million homes.
Spain has
enough installed wind
capacity that during this one - time event 53.7 % of the
electric energy used in Spain came from wind.