Sentences with word «kilowatthour»

First introduced in 1992, the PTC allows eligible wind generators to take an inflation - adjusted tax credit per unit of generation (2.3 cents per kilowatthour in 2014) for the first ten years of operation.

As shown below, estimated monthly generation rates for small - scale solar PV installations, measured as kilowatthours of generation per kilowatt (kWh / kW) of capacity, are almost identical to generation rates reported to EIA by TPOs.

Inclusion of distributed solar PV generation, which EIA estimates at roughly 10 billion kilowatthours in 2013, modestly accelerates the timing of the crossover between hydro and nonhydro renewable generation (see AEO2014).

Coal - fired generation has decreased because of both the economics driven by cost per kilowatthour compared to that of natural gas and because of the effects of increased regulation on air emissions.

According to the Blue Oval, in Europe, the revised model will be offered with a new liquid - cooled 33.5 - kilowatthour battery pack.

Over time, this solar resource could form the foundation of an export industry in clean kilowatthours.

At that point the engine kicks in (if it hasn't done so already) to keep the motor from running faster than 6000 r / min and to prevent the 1.3 kilowatthour nickel - metal hydride battery pack from going below a state of 40 percent charged.

Rob Caldwell, Duke's vice president of renewable generation development, said that the company wants to pay only the generating cost, which is between 5 and 7 cents per kilowatthour regionally.

In 2015, China's nuclear power plants generated an estimated 161 billion kilowatthours of electricity, representing 3 % of China's total net electricity generation.

For example, under net - metering arrangements, the financial benefit of these PV systems is based on the quantity of kilowatthours generated, regardless of the time of day.

Natural gas generation during the winter of 2011/2012 (November through February, the latest electric power data available) was up 69 billion kilowatthours compared to the prior winter, despite the generally low demand for electricity.

Heat rate: A measure of generating station thermal efficiency commonly stated as Btu per kilowatthour.

EIA estimates that this capacity would have generated approximately 4 million kilowatthours (kWh) during the peak solar hours on March 11.

Coal has the highest carbon intensity among major fossil fuels, resulting in coal - fired plants having the highest output rate of CO2 per kilowatthour.

Heat content: The amount of heat energy available to be released by the transformation or use of a specified physical unit of an energy form (e.g., a ton of coal, a barrel of oil, a kilowatthour of electricity, a cubic foot of natural gas, or a pound of steam).

Average revenue per kilowatthour: The average revenue per kilowatthour of electricity sold by sector (residential, commercial, industrial, or other) and geographic area (State, Census division, and national) is calculated by dividing the total monthly revenue by the corresponding total monthly sales for each sector and geographic area.

Despite declines in coal's generation share, IEO2017 projects that coal will remain an important component of China's energy mix, peaking at nearly 4,400 billion kilowatthours (bkWh) by 2030.

Coal generation decreased 29 billion kilowatthours from March 2011 to March 2012, while natural gas generation increased 27 billion kilowatthours during the same time period.

The trend continues through 2011, with July reaching a new monthly peak at over 4.7 billion kilowatthours (kWh), although these levels are still well below the amount of coal and nuclear electric generation within the state.

Electric generator: A facility that produces only electricity, commonly expressed in kilowatthours (kWh) or megawatthours (MWh).

The initial tax credit of 1.5 cents per kilowatthour (1992 dollars) for the first 10 years of output from plants entering service by December 31, 1999, included an annual adjustment for inflation and is currently valued at 2.2 cents per kilowatthour (2011 dollars).

Electricity generation from nuclear power worldwide increases from 2.6 trillion kilowatthours in 2010 to 5.5 trillion kilowatthours in 2040, as concerns about energy security and greenhouse gas emissions support the development of new nuclear generating capacity.

Of the 5.4 trillion kilowatthours of new renewable generation added over the projection period, 52 % is attributed to hydroelectric power and 28 % to wind.

In 2016, U.S. geothermal power plants produced about 17.4 billion kilowatthours (kWh), or 0.4 % of total U.S. electricity generation.

Under current law, projects that begin operating prior to the end of 2012 are eligible to receive a 2.2 - cent PTC for each kilowatthour of generation over a 10 - year period.

In 2000, Australia generated 202.7 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) of electricity and consumed 188.5 BkWh.

EIA says that during the first six months of the year residential customers paid on average 12.4 cents per kilowatthour (kWh), which is 0.7 percent lower than the same period in 2015.

Japan generated 1,018 billion kilowatthours (Bkwh) of electricity on 226 gigawatts of capacity in 1999.

Units that retired in 2010, 2011, or 2012 were small, with an average size of 97 megawatts (MW), and inefficient, with an average tested heat rate of about 10,695 British thermal units per kilowatthour (Btu / kWh).

In 2017, about 4,015 billion kilowatthours (kWh)(or 4.01 trillion kWh) of electricity were generated at utility - scale facilities in the United States.1 About 63 % of this electricity generation was from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, petroleum, and other gases).

According to a similar article recently posted on Yale University's environment360 website, Stan Cox estimates that global air conditioning consumes about 1 trillion kilowatthours of electricity each year, and that automotive air conditioners in the United States alone account for 7 - 10 billion gallons (26 to 38 billion liters) of gasoline used.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration («EIA») forecasts that even if the PTC and other incentives are eliminated, renewable generation will still be on track to rise from 500 billion kilowatthours («kWhs») in 2011 to approximately 750 billion kWhs by 2035 (or a 50 percent increase in wind generation).

Mexico has installed electric power generating capacity of 38.9 million kilowatts and in 2000 generated 194 billion kilowatthours (bkwh).