Sentences with phrase «lower electricity use»

Among the things you can do to win over our judges, and lower your electricity use (and electricity bill in the process):

Lower the electricity use to the level of what the already operating atomic plants produce and I agree.

For example, electric companies that let households set a monthly electricity goal in dollars, kilowatt - hours or carbon dioxide emissions and then allow them to see how well they're meeting their goals over time are best at getting consumers to lower their electricity use.

Not exact matches

The idea is that when grid electricity rates are high, a building can switch over to using the batteries for power as a way to lower monthly energy bills.

The late winter and early spring are periods of low demand for electricity, because air conditioners aren't in heavy use, making it easy for solar to get larger market share.

A small lakeside town in upstate New York is fed up with Bitcoin miners using up so much of its low - cost electricity.

While such a significant amount of electricity usage might go unnoticed in large metropolitan areas, the sheer amount of electricity being used is leading to higher costs for customers in small communities because of a limited supply of low - cost hydropower.

In an ongoing dispute over electricity rate changes proposed by the crown corporation last November, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378, says that BC Hydro is using an accounting slight - of - hand to mask the real financial toll of unrealistically low electricity prices.

CCS really amounts to a combined GHG and natural gas hedge which, in a world of really expensive gas, allows you to maintain lower electricity prices than you perhaps otherwise would be able to as you can continue to use relatively cheap and plentiful coal while capturing and storing the emissions.

* Establish a Planning Council on Electricity to help predict and prepare for future energy requirements using the lowest - cost options.

But at least in April, electricity use edged up 3.7 percent, the lowest rate in 16 months.

This new appliance, best suited for oil and electrically heated homes, uses Time - of - Day electricity rates to lower heating costs by up to 50 percent.

These include warm summer weather, which drives up use of air conditioners and electricity, the increased popularity of natural gas (versus coal) among power producers (partly reflecting the low price of the former), and cutbacks in production by some players in the natural - gas industry.

The government accused the holders of using the provision as an excuse to pass losses caused by historically low electricity prices on to the taxpayer, and announced that it was seeking a court order to declare the «change in law» provision void.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the state Public Service Commission (PSC) have awarded $ 30 million to help fund large - scale solar power projects that will assist facilities in New York City and the lower Hudson Valley generate electricity for their own use.

«The carbon floor price mechanism presents an excellent opportunity to raise finance to support a new generation of low carbon fossil fuel electricity generation, using carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Pulse trawlers, by contrast, barely touch the bottom because they use bursts of low - voltage electricity to catch flatfish, particularly Dover sole.

Recent studies conclude that while some tech - savvy consumers will line up for smart grid applications for the home, most residential customers are not eager to manage their daily energy use, particularly with electricity prices at relatively low levels.

Stricter emissions requirements on coal - fired power plants, together with low natural gas prices, have contributed to a recent decline in the use of coal for electricity generation in the United States, she said.

Those cars charge up their batteries with electricity generated when the car brakes and then used that «recycled» energy to power their electric motors, which take over from the vehicle's gasoline engine at low speeds and in stop - and - go traffic.

Cars that either partially or entirely use electricity to function make up slightly more than 3 percent of the U.S. auto market, the lowest share since 2011 and a sharp contraction from 3.5 percent last year, according to EDTA.

How it works: Electricity is used to pump huge volumes of water from a lower reservoir to an upper one.

How it works: When demand is low, electricity is used to freeze or chill water that is stored in tanks on rooftops or inside buildings.

With more money for development of novel designs and public financial support for construction — perhaps as part of a clean energy portfolio standard that lumps in all low - carbon energy sources, not just renewables or a carbon tax — nuclear could be one of the pillars of a three - pronged approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions: using less energy to do more (or energy efficiency), low - carbon power, and electric cars (as long as they are charged with electricity from clean sources, not coal burning).

When demand for electricity dies down at night, power generated by the wind turbines will be used to pump water from the lower reservoir back to the upper reservoir, replenishing it.

They generate energy from heat just below the surface; water pumped down there is used to warm fluids with low boiling points, releasing vapor that turns a turbine to make electricity.

Although the system requires water to operate, the amount of liquid that is spent is lower compared to the environmental damage caused by the refrigerant gas and electricity used by traditional systems.

The industry has faltered because of declining global demand and low natural gas prices, which have encouraged electric power companies to use gas instead of coal to generate electricity, said Ray Rasker, executive director of Headwaters Economics, an independent research group focusing on the economic implications of land management decisions in the West.

Most obviously, renewable sources of electricity from wind and solar sources can be used to electrolyze water — although the overall energy efficiency of this process is likely to be quite low.

By using electricity from renewable sources, our system allows us to generate hydrogen with a very low carbon footprint.

Power generation cost using solar panels depends on getting as much electricity out of the panels as possible while keeping the manufacturing costs low.

The UK cut its emissions from electricity production by 25 % in 2016, using a strategy many countries could adopt to quickly lower carbon emissions.

But there are more radical moves being considered, like the plan to build a giant set of batteries that will store electricity for use at times when supplies across the grid are low.

PRISM could also be used as an efficient, clean, cost - effective way to disposition plutonium stockpiles, while also generating low - carbon electricity.

For two decades, up to 10 percent of the electricity produced in the United States was generated by fuel fabricated using low enriched uranium from the Megatons to Megawatts program.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) believes that PRISM offers the most efficient, clean, cost - effective option for turning nuclear waste into low carbon energy; while also managing used nuclear fuel and surplus plutonium by converting it into electricity.

What used to be labeled a competitive disadvantage may quickly be turning into a competitive advantage for those who move first to deploy low - carbon sources of electricity generation.

Using nuclear power to generate electricity provides many benefits: it's low carbon, it diversifies our electricity supply, it operates reliably on a constant basis, and it provides substantial economic benefits in communities where plants operate and to U.S. companies who supply the global nuclear industry.

Plug - in hybrids benefit from the more efficient use of fossil fuels in electricity generation even now and so have lower emissions than internal combustion engine cars, and if they get their juice from renewables, emissions would be very low indeed.

It's relatively easy to live a low - impact life at home by doing things like recycling, using nontoxic cleaners, and monitoring water and electricity use.

A popular pain - relief treatment that uses electricity to stimulate nerves isn't likely to benefit the millions of Americans who live with chronic low back pain and shouldn't be recommended for that purpose, new guidelines say.

Just recently we have installed solar panels to help lower the amount of electricity we use.

If not, I'll best describe it as a «workout for your face» using very low voltage electricity currents that leaves skin depuffed and glowing.

It is an introductory lesson to electricity, and this resource can be used for any group, but is mainly made with a low ability group in mind.

Audi currently oversees a process that guarantees g - tron vehicles have a low carbon footprint, ensuring it produces enough gas (generated from biogas using electricity from renewable energy) to cover the total usage of the g - tron fleet.

Most drivers chose to use electricity in city traffic at lower speeds, but switched to diesel for highway driving.

The purpose of the HV battery is to use electricity when the gas engine is not efficient — when power demand is very low (less than 15hp).

When driving at medium - to low - speeds, the Mitsubishi Plug - in Hybrid EV System stays in EV Mode, driving the vehicle through its electric motors using electricity from the drive battery.

Yes of course you can run around for peanuts using cheap rate electricity and reaping the tax benefits, but for urban or «local» motoring when mileages are low, the overall benefit of going electric is potentially marginal.

Hybrid (Noun)-- A small hatchback automobile, powered by gasoline and electricity, best used at lower speeds in city traffic.