Sentences with phrase «lost nuclear electricity»

To calculate lost nuclear electricity production, we count plants that were already built and closed, and those plants that were not yet under construction but were close to construction and had a utility operator intent on building it.

Even if it is nominally replaced by renewable power, a kilowatt - hour of renewable electricity that replaces lost nuclear electricity is a kilowatt - hour that is not available to displace coal and gas from the grid.»

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For a second year in a row, the PSC has deeply slashed the amount of renewable energy that utility companies are forced to buy under Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, casting further doubt on the governor's goal of having renewables supply 50 percent of the state's electricity by 2030, while reinforcing the program's status as primarily a bailout for money - losing upstate nuclear plants.

As state officials seek a way to keep the struggling Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant open, a new study finds that losing them could lead to higher electricity prices.

A deal is struck to close California's last nuclear power plant, replacing the lost electricity through renewables and energy efficiency

At Fukushima, the loss was greater, and Japan is having another of their discussions, which seems to be resolving in favor of keeping and restarting all of the nuclear power plants, especially as people are reminded of the value of electricity and the lives lost in handling fossil fuels.

Despite Connecticut's successes, the state is now at risk of losing its lone nuclear plant, which currently supplies over half of Connecticut's electricity consumption and provides 96 percent of the state's zero - carbon electricity.

«Losing nuclear capacity could drive up electricity prices by reducing supply, so the price benefit of keeping plants open may compensate for the cost of the subsidy.

Unfortunately, Connecticut remains at risk of losing its lone nuclear plant, Millstone, which supplies over half of the state's electricity, and 96 percent of its zero - carbon power.

If plants continue to shut down instead of extending operations the nation risks losing 60 percent of its clean electricity starting in 2030, according to a new report, Renewing Licenses for the Nation's Nuclear Power Plant by the American Physical Society.

The US Nuclear Energy Institute has called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to move quickly to define, foster and retain resiliency on the country's electricity grid before further nuclear generating capacity is lost through premature plant retirNuclear Energy Institute has called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to move quickly to define, foster and retain resiliency on the country's electricity grid before further nuclear generating capacity is lost through premature plant retirnuclear generating capacity is lost through premature plant retirements.

Replacing Nuclear with Renewable Energy Replacing the generation lost from this reversal in nuclear plans with electricity from renewable energy sources would require a nearly 49-fold increase in the electricity provided by wind, solar, and geothermal to the national energy Nuclear with Renewable Energy Replacing the generation lost from this reversal in nuclear plans with electricity from renewable energy sources would require a nearly 49-fold increase in the electricity provided by wind, solar, and geothermal to the national energy nuclear plans with electricity from renewable energy sources would require a nearly 49-fold increase in the electricity provided by wind, solar, and geothermal to the national energy system.