Sentences with phrase «facing electricity grids»

While the idea of driving an electric car may or may not appeal to you, no one can ignore the problems facing electricity grids.

Not exact matches

Residents of Puerto Rico are facing the reality that it may be months until the power grid is restored, and the problems of life without electricity range from the obvious (severed communications and no way to combat the oppressive heat) to the potentially catastrophic (parents unable to provide respiratory treatment for an infant with pneumonia).

Innovators gather in DC this week to discuss how to modernize the U.S. electric grid in the face of a changing electricity sector.

In this publication EirGrid introduced scenario planning into our grid development process as a way of ensuring the electricity grid continues to support Ireland's economic growth and expanding population in the face of an uncertain future.

Last month, the California Independent System Operator quietly announced that it could face a record - breaking need for curtailments — paying, or forcing, generators to stop pumping electricity into a transmission grid that just doesn't have the demand for it at the time.

As variable renewable power such as wind and solar play a larger role on the grid, the ability to time - shift power consumption will become more important — not just for customers to keep their bills low in the face of time - of - use rates, but also to match the load to the supply of carbon - free electricity.

But as the way we generate electricity is evolving in the face of a changing climate, so is the grid that moves this electricity from Point A to Point B. For one, the technology is getting smarter, enabling us to be more efficient and reduce demand for power.