Sentences with phrase «fuel diversity»

Policy makers should recognise the value of maintaining fuel diversity in supporting electric system economy and reliability.

This is one of the reasons why we support fuel diversity.

CES adoption will bring numerous benefits to consumers, including a reduction in carbon and other harmful pollutants, and continued maintenance of fuel diversity.

And things like fuel diversity, reliability, capacity factor, are way over the heads of most of the public.

Once the high of the honeymoon phase wears off, differences will emerge, which can fuel diversity in the relationship and be a positive thing, if approached that way.

Union leaders who represent FitzPatrick workers believe it makes no sense for the state to allow the plant to close, saying its closure will increase reliance on out - of - state power, reduce fuel diversity, and make it more difficult for New York to meet its carbon - reduction goals.

«The potential issues it raises in terms of the functioning of the wholesale markets actually may turn out to be relatively limited,» Weissman said, «except to the extent that it may do a lot better job in maintaining fuel diversity and may be important in reducing the risk of exposure to [natural gas] price spikes.»

An Energy Department study released in August doesn't support that claim, finding instead that «attempts to achieve fuel diversity in market designs explicitly would likely result in inefficient and potentially discriminatory practices that are inconsistent with the Federal Power Act.»

The practice fuels diversity by juggling genes and ultimately helps lineages weather catastrophic change over generations as natural selection acts on them.

In 2006, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the power grid that serves most of Texas, forecast that the state needed fuel diversity to offset its dependence on natural gas, and new sources of energy to keep up with electricity demand — a tenet of Perry's 2005 order.

Increased fuel diversity, which makes the electric sector 20 percent less sensitive to changes in natural gas prices

A market design that fails to «recognize or adequately compensate» nuclear generators for the benefits provided, such as fuel diversity, climate - related advantages, grid reliability, and large - scale energy generation.

Strengthen New York's electric fuel diversity for the reliability benefits it brings.

The increased use of natural gas for electricity generation has raised concerns about fuel diversity, as the Northeast is also reliant on natural gas for part of its heating needs and has limited pipeline capacity to bring gas to market.

Citi says solar is already becoming more attractive than gas - fired peaking plants, both from a cost and fuel diversity perspective.

Ted Skerpon, president of IBEW Local 97, said closing FitzPatrick will increase reliance on out - of - state power, reduce fuel diversity, and make it more difficult for New York to meet its carbon - reduction goals.

Paul went on to point out that NERC, grid operators, and others that support fuel diversity have, at the same time, raised cautions about overreliance on natural gas to generate electricity.

Fristrup, Peter and Klinge Jacobsen, Henrik (2005): Vertical Integration and Fuel Diversity in Electricity Generation — a theoretical study in imperfect competition.

«We have to be careful to maintain our fuel diversity,» Donohue said.

PJM's new plan comes on the heels of a study last year on «fuel diversity.»

For most scenarios, the costs of SMRs are within the range of natural gas plants, such that a utility could choose an SMR based on factors such as long - term price stability and fuel diversity.

Exelon's CEO Chris Crane called for a similar recommendation in an interview with UtilityDive earlier this year: «[Nuclear] provides more benefits than just megawatts... The resiliency, fuel diversity — it's important that is factored into price formation.»

The loss of baseload generation raises serious concerns about the electric reliability and fuel diversity in at least some organized markets.»

They claim these actions are necessary to protect energy innovation, fuel diversity and jobs.

Although still early in their implementation, these standards are already driving development of renewable energy and energy efficiency that is delivering important economic, public health, fuel diversity and environmental benefits to communities throughout the state.