Sentences with phrase «existing hydroelectric generation»
15Excludes existing hydroelectric generation, and excludes existing and new municipal solid waste generation.
https://www.eia.gov/ Not exact matches
-- The term «renewable energy» means energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
and maintenance costUS $ 36 billion, — lowest maintenance costs - rivals hydroelectric power World Wind Energy Association predicts 160 MW generation of electricity by 2010 / stations will be 35 megawatts - 45 % increase from the existing stations.
The takeaway from this chart is that according to EIA, although natural gas might be the least expensive source of electricity generation if you are building new plants, where coal plants are already built and where hydroelectric dams exist, coal and hydroelectric power is the cheapest.