Sentences with phrase «intensive use of renewables»

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HP is also shifting toward less GHG - intensive energy sources, including increased use of on - site and off - site renewable power.

If the energy used for building and maintaining the extra infrastructure is accounted for in a life cycle analysis of a renewable power grid, it would be just as CO2 - intensive as the present - day power grid.

The other two phases focus on shifting toward less GHG - intensive energy sources, including increased use of on - site renewable power, and through

While many electric utilities have built their capital intensive infrastructure around the availability of fossil energy to drive their generators, utilities have had the choice to lead the transition to a zero net emissions energy system via the use of renewable and nuclear energy to generate electricity.

Achieving deep cuts will require more intensive use of low ‐ GHG technologies such as renewable energy, nuclear energy, and CCS.

[3] Each state has interim targets it must meet beginning in 2020, and the EPA proposed that states use a combination of four «building blocks» to achieve the emissions reductions: (1) improving the efficiency (heat rate) of existing coal - fired power plants; (2) switching from coal - fired power by increasing the use and capacity factor, or efficiency, of natural - gas combined - cycle power plants; (3) using less carbon - intensive generating power, such as renewable energy or nuclear power; and (4) increasing demand - side energy - efficiency measures.

«Achieving deep cuts [in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions] will require more intensive use of low - GHG technologies such as renewable energy, nuclear energy, and CCS.»

It is paid by all consumers of electricity with the exception of energy intensive industries (in order to avoid damage to international competitiveness) and operators of renewable and small conventional power plants that use electricity they generate themselves.