Sentences with phrase «expand renewable energy penetration»

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When that inevitability comes about will California suffer the fate of Europe's crashing energy policies mainly caused by expanding the market penetration of renewable energy to a point where solar power became so cheap it was economically infeasible to produce it?

* Cloete also thinks California stands a better chance of escaping the European scourge of negative green energy prices if it does not expand green power beyond its present 20 percent penetration to meet its goal of a 33 percent renewable energy standard by 2020.

In recent years, expanded supply of low cost natural gas, increased energy efficiency, growing market penetration of renewable electricity sources, and substantial reserve margins have contributed to low prices reflecting low marginal costs in wholesale energy and capacity markets.