"Generation capacity" refers to the maximum amount of power that can be produced by a power plant, wind farm, or any other source of energy. It describes the capacity or capability of a facility to generate electricity or energy.
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The regulations are even more absurd than the 2014 draft regulations in part because they raise the percentage of
power generation capacity from «renewables» from 22 to 28 %.
In particular, it highlights the need for an estimated 7,000 megawatts (MW) of
new generation capacity annually to meet the continent's growing energy demands.
Where choice suppliers can guarantee sufficient
generation capacity for their customers, no additional charges are necessary.
Solar still represent a still fraction of
total generation capacity, but something that keeps doubling rapidly can easily surprise people.
-- What is the cost implication of the
excess generation capacity to the consumer when we have signed on to plants which may lie idle but would attract capacity charges?
Federal reliability standards require that a certain amount of electric
generation capacity needs to be located in specific geographic areas in order to maintain reliability of the electric system.
It requires growth in
generation capacity as well as in the capacity and reach of the transmission infrastructure.
Such a shift in demand would cause higher utilization of power plants at night and therefore less excess power
generation capacity available to charge electric cars.
But the trouble then is that there has to be enough low
carbon generation capacity available to meet the shortage in supply if consumers remain reluctant to cut back.
Other investors, like insurance companies, may place more emphasis on a bond's yield and
income generation capacity than its potential for capital appreciation.
Another myth is the idea that without large base
load generation capacities, such as coal or nuclear plants, an electricity system can not work.
Performance guarantees help ensure that solar electric panels are producing at a certain percentage of their
original generation capacity after a given number of years.
This new storage capacity will combine with an increase in flexible
electricity generation capacity, the scenarios suggest, to balance out the variable output from wind and solar power.
Over the past decade worldwide wind
energy generation capacity has been increasing by around 25 % per year while wind energy prices have been falling by 4 % per year.
A project spokesman indicated they were looking at
generation capacity in the 2,000 to 4,000 MW range, costing as much as $ 6 billion.
Other investors, like insurance companies, may place more emphasis on a bond's yield and
income generation capacity than its potential for capital appreciation.
In addition, Ohio power company FirstEnergy in March said its competitive arm would close four uneconomic nuclear units in PJM
with generation capacity of 4 GW by year - end 2021.
Out of the total
installed generation capacity of renewable power as on 31-03-2011, wind power accounted for about 71 %, followed by small hydro power (15.2 %) and Biomass power (13.3 %).
The aim of the Moroccan Solar Plan is to reach 2 GW (14 % of the expected installed power by 2020) of solar
generation capacity by 2020, with an investment cost estimated at 9 billion US dollars.
A similar trend is evident in the United States, where wind energy was the largest source of new electricity generation in 2014 and represented 28 per cent of all new electricity
generation capacity additions in the United States between 2010 - 2014 — second only to natural gas.
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