Sentences with phrase «maintaining grid reliability»

To maintain grid reliability, solar facilities will have to use a complex combination of other sources of power generation.

Since solar and wind power are by their nature intermittent, large quantities of weather - dependent generation require new solutions to maintain grid reliability while keeping costs low.

Not exact matches

The Cayuga coal - burning plant outside Ithaca may close and the R.E. Ginna facility in Western New York is being subsidized by ratepayers for another few years because it is needed to maintain the state's electrical grid reliability.

The Board also is responsible for ensuring that PJM maintains the reliability of the power grid and operates a robust, competitive and non-discriminatory electric power market, preventing any market participants from having undue influence over the operation of PJM.

But we must also work to improve the electricity grid with increased transmission infrastructure to integrate a high amount of renewable generation, and incorporate more advanced grid planning to maintain reliability.

Expansion of grid supply by construction of big new coal fired power plants such as in the Hunter Valley and near Lithgow are going ahead and look to me to be intended to prevent the issue of decarbonising our energy supply getting mixed up with the issue of maintaining growth and reliability of supply; we'll have enough fossil fuel generating capacity that building low emissions capacity will remain «optional» and can be deferred another decade or two.

The fate of the CPP is uncertain, given both legal challenges and the forthcoming EPA review of the rule.17 Nevertheless, grid operators must balance their goals to reduce emissions, maintain reliability and reduce costs.

Mørk added that «as part of our commitment to helping the industry transition to a low - carbon energy mix while maintaining safety and reliability of supply, we focus our efforts to develop industry guidelines on grid - scale energy storage to help designers, manufacturers, investors, insurers, and authorities mitigate risks and control costs in energy storage projects».

California can also maintain adequate grid flexibility and reliability while reducing reliance on natural gas by deploying a combination of advanced demand response — which shifts energy consumption to periods when the grid needs it the most — and energy storage like batteries.

To offset these characteristics and maintain the reliability of the grid, they will have to be backed up with dispatchable generating units.

The addition of large amounts of solar to the grid promises to fundamentally change the shape of that daily demand profile — in ways that make grid operators nervous about maintaining power and reliability.

Both large mainland utilities and relatively small and / or isolated grids that wish to integrate significant amounts of renewable energy while maintaining reliability for their customers can learn from this study,» said Hawaii HNEI director Dr. Rick Rocheleau.