Sentences with phrase «existing electric sector»

Achieving another 1.5 million metric tons of reductions for existing electric sector programs would require that:

But even if Massachusetts got even more out of its existing electric sector emission reduction programs by following these examples, that still leaves a 1.9 million metric ton gap to compliance with the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2020.

Not exact matches

The CPP specifies intensity rate targets for existing fossil fuel - fired electric generating units operating or under construction as of early 2014, with the stated aim of reducing carbon emissions in the power sector by 30 % from 2005 levels by 2030.

Essentially, EPA wants to give credit to existing NGCCs for upping their capacity factors since that helps to displace higher - emitting fossil generators, thereby reducing total emissions from the electric sector.

Under existing market conditions, the study found «there is no electric sector reliability deficiency through 2030, and that no additional pipeline gas capacity is needed to meet electric reliability needs,» according to a summary of the research.

Seventy per cent of new cars would be electric — up from 1 in 100 today — the CO2 intensity of the industrial sector would fall by 80 %, and all of today's buildings which still exist in 2050 would be retrofitted.

Meeting the CES mandate will require substituting electric - powered equipment for most existing equipment that burns fossil fuels (vehicles, furnaces, etc.), adding many billions of dollars in costs in both the private and public sectors.

Specifically, electric heat pumps and the state's existing climate change policies are highly likely to lead to substantial electrification in various sectors and to lower overall gas consumption.

Energy and emissions reductions exist in all sectors of the economy — residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and electric power.

Furthermore, within several years of the pipeline's construction, the overall need for natural gas in New England's electric sector is expected to decline dramatically as states work toward compliance with existing laws and regulations.

The approach builds upon existing state programs by identifying cost - effective actions to increase clean energy in the electric system and to leverage that clean electricity in the transportation and building sectors to achieve needed emissions reductions.

First, there's EPA's effort to regulate power sector emissions — with carbon pollution guidelines proposed for existing power plants, on top of the already proposed guidelines for new electric utility generating units.

New York State energy planning based on the Reforming the Energy Vision goal to change the energy system of New York to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80 % from 1990 levels by 2050 is trying to choose between many expensive policy options like pricing carbon in the electric sector while at the same time attempting to understand which one (or what mix) will be the least expensive and have the fewest negative impacts on the existing system.

«Coda's ability to raise capital under challenging market conditions and the caliber of our investors attest to the strength of our business model and the opportunity that exists in the electric car and battery sectors,» said Kevin Czinger, president and CEO, Coda Automotive.