Sentences with phrase «local distribution grids»

The regulated utilities that administer local distribution grids have responded by increasing investments in those grids.

Unlike large - scale electricity generation that feeds into the transmission system, distributed generation (DG) provides energy directly to consumers and the local distribution grid.

Not exact matches

That includes the cost of labor, panels — which will be imported until local production capacity is up to speed — and an unprecedented network of batteries that will be able to store this energy for measured distribution over the Saudi grid.

By 2030, solar - plus - storage could threaten the economic relevance of their distribution grids by making less necessary the connection with the local electric utility.

Each operator is responsible for the reliable and stable operation of their distribution networks and local grids and is required to meet demand by carrying out measures such as smart management and grid expansion where necessary.

The main problem will be commercial / political inertia I suppose: i.e moving from a centralised generating and distribution system over to a dispersed generating system where the utility companies supply, install and lease the generating and connection equipment in homes and workplaces and discount the surplus energy sold back into the local grid...... one day perhaps.

«Transmission owners should retain their traditional authority to consider resilience in transmission planning for local projects as well as planning on the distribution grid, while the RTOs must explicitly add resilience considerations to their regional transmission planning and market design,»

«Transmission owners should retain their traditional authority to consider resilience in transmission planning for local projects as well as planning on the distribution grid, while the RTOs must explicitly add resilience considerations to their regional transmission planning and market design,» Exelon wrote.

It is worth noting that much of that $ 50 billion was spent acquiring wind and solar generation and its associated spending on transmission, plus gas plants (to back them because the power is intermittent), and distribution assets to hook them into the grid or embed them with the local distribution companies.

I participated at the beginning of a Hydro One, GE, IBM project which is hardening the distribution system with smarter central management combined with smarter semi-autonomous substations for local grid power management.

All of this is part of an estimated $ 600 billion China plans to spend over the next 10 years (or roughly 1 % of GDP) building out what it calls a «smart grid» encompassing both long - distance and local distribution.

Embedded generators supply electricity to local distribution systems, which reduces demand on the transmission grid.

«Smart Energy Communities integrate renewable energy sources, such as RNG, into conventional energy distribution networks, such as the natural gas grid, and are essential for enabling federal, provincial, territorial and local governments to achieve their energy and GHG targets,» said Gilmour.

Another organization that leverages women's knowledge of and concern for their communities is Frontier Markets, which manages a distribution network of women entrepreneurs that sell off - grid solar lighting systems to their local communities.

• The cost of a general distribution system for methane is orders of magnitude smaller than for major electrical grids, so areas still developing their energy systems can invest in local grids powered by small, re-deployable gas generators using a much cheaper distribution system that can also provide direct gas for heating, cooking, and other such purposes.

* Grid capacity: If the system is to be connected to the grid, the local distribution company should be consulted to ensure smooth integration.