Sentences with phrase «fired electricity generators»

In raw numbers, here's what the electric power industry's abandonment of coal looks like: This year, 24 coal - fired electricity generators at 14 power plants in 11 states are expected to shut down, followed by another 22 coal generators in 2018, according to

Not exact matches

In a fossil fuel - fired generator, this means less carbon dioxide emissions for the same unit of electricity produced.

The report, «Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it serves.

Of the country's 6,000 coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar electric - generating facilities, a small sub-group of mostly coal - fired power generators produces more than its share of the nation's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions compared with the electricity it produces, the report found.

It is producing electricity with a 200 kW generator while recovering the waste heat to both heat the digester and reduce the use of oil - fired water heating required on the farm.

New wind power is now cheaper per megawatt - hour than new coal - or gas - fired electricity generation, but renewable energy still needs subsidies to compete with existing generators.

«The danger is that this continues to send the message that solar power is worth less than electricity sourced from a distant coal - fired generator,» he wrote in a note to clients.

Of course, lower wholesale electricity prices hurt gas - fired power plants as well, but the low prices are «most harmful to coal - based generators and to a lesser extent nuclear - based generators.»

Stanwell Corp, the Queensland government owned electricity generator, has failed to make any money in the past year from its 4,000 MW of coal and gas fired generation because rooftop solar has taken away demand and pushed down wholesale electricity prices.

The amount of electricity from coal - fired power plants hit a record low while that from natural gas generators hit a record high.

These programs support emissions - intensive electricity generators and the high - emitting coal mines to transition to a lower - emissions profile and originally included a buy - out scheme for the dirtiest coal - fired power stations.

We estimate that electricity prices were about $ 10 / MWh higher because of gas - fired generators» higher input costs.

But such is the extent of regulatory capture in the electricity sector, that the government has handed out billions of dollars to coal fired generators to ensure they stay open, offered billions more to ensure that some actually close, as well as offering loan guarantees to all and sundry in case they get into a spot of bother (which is probably all they needed in the first place).

Since pretty much the start of the National Electricity Market more than a decade ago, the Australian power industry has regarded the annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) as their bible to help pinpoint where a new coal or gas - fired generator might be needed to meet rising demand.

Electricity generators have chosen natural gas for its affordability and reliability, often replacing coal - fired power plants and emitting up to 56 percent less greenhouse gases than coal for the same amount of eElectricity generators have chosen natural gas for its affordability and reliability, often replacing coal - fired power plants and emitting up to 56 percent less greenhouse gases than coal for the same amount of electricityelectricity.

Transportation consumes the majority of US oil supplies, though some oil - fired generators produce electricity as well.

Lower natural gas prices and regional environmental initiatives are leading natural gas - fired generators to provide a greater portion of the electricity in the northeastern United States.

When wind farms are not generating the electricity deficit can be taken up by other generators such as natural gas - fired power stations.

While before 2015 it was uncommon for natural gas generation to approach equivalent levels of coal generation, in March 2016 nearly 1.5 times as much electricity was produced from natural gas - fired generators as coal - fired generators.

Over that period, it projects that electricity generators will see their emissions fall by 31 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, largely as a result of coal - fired plants giving way to natural gas - fired power.