Sentences with phrase «meeting electricity demand»

Additionally, there is growing unscheduled generation, which is meeting electricity demand.

Indeed, a study by Perry's own National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that today's renewable energy technologies are «more than adequate to supply 80 % of total U.S. electricity generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis in every region of the country,» provided that the grid itself adopts technologies to increase flexibility.

An annual poll of 2200 people in October 2013 showed that 64 % of citizens considered that the country's five nuclear reactors were essential in meeting the electricity demand — a 3 % increase from the 2012 poll figure, but about average from 2001.

According to the study, «renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric system, is more than adequate to supply 80 % of total U.S. electricity generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis in every region of the country.»

By ten years of age the contribution of an average UK windfarm to meeting electricity demand has declined by a third»

That leaves two ways of meeting electricity demand when the wind drops.

The Saudis could ramp up production by about a million barrels per day as they begin to burn crude to meet electricity demands during the summer months, he said.

MINNEAPOLIS — A new report from the University of Minnesota's Energy Transition Lab shows adding energy storage is becoming a cost effective way to meet electricity demand in the state.

More than US$ 1.18 billion is needed this year to buy fuel required to fire thermal power plants in order for the country to meet its electricity demands, Ghana's energy outlook report has said.

And the power grid could be modernized to use cheaper, greener fuels such as sunlight or wind even on days when the sun doesn't shine bright enough or the wind doesn't blow hard enough to meet electricity demand.

To ensure that electricity supply always meets electricity demand, additional measures need to be taken.

There is a huge surge in coal mining and the number of coal fired power plants in the guise of meeting electricity demands and development for the country.

The study also demonstrates that a high renewables scenario can meet electricity demand across the country every hour of every day, year - round.

The intermittency of wind and solar energy has some state regulators and energy companies a bit concerned, but they (along with that Nervous Nelly sitting across from you) should take comfort in the findings of a recent study that looked at the extent to which we can meet electricity demands in the lower 48 states over the next several decades with renewable energy.

But there are lots and lots of sites in rural and far suburban areas where small turbines or even medium - sized or larger turbines at commercial or industrial sites would make economic sense to meet electricity demands.»

Additionally, intelligent charging can reduce the amount of renewable generation that needs to be shifted to meet electricity demand, which can reduce the required capacity of energy storage systems need to meet a renewable energy utilization target.

Bell, William Paul and Wild, Phillip and Foster, John and Michael, Hewson (2015): Wind speed and electricity demand correlation analysis in the Australian National Electricity Market: Determining wind turbine generators» ability to meet electricity demand without energy storage.

Bell, WP, Wild, P, Foster, J & Hewson, M 2015, «Wind speed and electricity demand correlation analysis in the Australian National Electricity Market: Determining wind turbine generators» ability to meet electricity demand without energy storage», Economic Analysis & Policy, vol.

Our various electricity generating technologies were designed and constructed to meet electricity demand based on their best operating characteristics for meeting portions of the electricity load duration curve.

Just as a diverse financial portfolio protects investors from volatile economic markets, a diverse electricity portfolio can protect ratepayers from the risks inherent in relying too heavily on a few resources to meet electricity demand.

The U.S. wind fleet now totals nearly 47,000 megawatts across 38 states, enough to meet the electricity demand of more than 10 million homes.

Despite this success, Minnesota is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels to meet its electricity demand, and renewable energy investments will likely slow in coming years as utilities achieve full compliance with the current RES.

Bigger, cleaner supply: A regional grid makes it easier to access flexible generation from a larger pool of resources, which will make it easier to meet electricity demands when renewables are not as plentiful (like when solar generation declines in the evening).

This paper analyses wind speed and electricity demand correlation to determine the ability of wind turbine generators to meet electricity demand in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) without the aid of energy storage.

Wind speed and electricity demand correlation analysis in the Australian National Electricity Market: Determining wind turbine generators» ability to meet electricity demand without energy storage

Furthermore, close monitoring of Germany's ability to meet electricity demand at peak times should continue in the medium term.

Portland, OR, is proposing to meet all electricity demand with renewables by 2035, and to phase out fossil fuels from the transportation sector by 2050.

Mining Hydro - Quebec, the largest state - owned utility in Canada, appears unable to meet the electricity demand from cryptocurrency miners seeking to establish operations in the energy - rich province.

Not exact matches

Through slow, grassroots methods such as community meetings and bill inserts, Ontario's utilities have largely succeeded in informing the province's residents about what smart meters are, and how to shift electricity demand to lower their bills.

That can be a bigger factor than meeting daily peak electricity demand, especially given the flexibility of the New England fleet.

The system will store solar energy created during the day and feed it to the grid during the evening hours to help reduce the amount of diesel power generation needed to meet the island's electricity demand.

And if there is more demand than supply, Powerpeers meets the excess demand with electricity from other sustainable sources.

Perhaps we can come to terms with the exploitations of the past, but should we complacently stand aside as the sacred mountain of the Navajos is strip - mined and the ecology of their region destroyed in order to produce more electricity to meet the insatiable demands of us Californians?

Building the additional electricity generating capacity needed to meet peak heat demand is simply unaffordable.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's announcement of an increase in electricity and water tariffs by 59.2 % and 67.2 % respectively, forced the meeting between government and organized labor which demanded a reduction.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) says it is not happy with the outcome of negotiations with government that only met one of their demands, the reduction in electricity tariffs.

LIPA's solar programs are an important component of Governor Paterson's»45 by 15» initiative to meet 45 percent of the State's electricity demand through energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy by 2015.

In fact, EPA has predicted that efficiency improvements undertaken to meet state - level goals will ultimately lower monthly electricity bills for consumers, by lowering overall demand.

EPRI assumes that by 2030, 10 million plug - in vehicles will be on the road, and smart grid technologies will permit plug - in vehicles not only to take recharging power from the grid, but to feed power back in from their batteries to help meet sudden changes in electricity demand.

«To meet the 2005 U.S. electricity demand of about 4 million megawatt - hours with around - the - clock wind would have required wind farms covering over 780,000 square kilometers,» Ausubel notes.

Wellinghoff's goal is to enable a near total transformation of the electricity sector, allowing for renewable resources, such as the sun, wind and flow of rivers, to meet a greater proportion of U.S. electricity demand.

Supercapacitors have a much higher energy density than batteries, meaning they can charge and discharge extremely quickly; this is useful to meet quick spikes in electricity demand on the rail system.

Other studies have estimated that there was by 2015 enough renewable energy capacity to meet nearly 24 percent of global electricity demand.

Nuclear Nuclear power met nearly 14 percent of the world's electricity demand in 2009, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

As electricity use spikes across the country in the summertime when more people use air conditioning, electric power companies turn to more coal and natural gas power plants to help meet the demand, reducing renewables» share of total U.S. power generation, Comstock said.

«Wind and solar power could meet four - fifths of US electricity demand, study finds: Investment in greater storage, transmission capabilities needed.»

A new study co-authored by Steven Davis, associate professor of Earth system science, shows that the U.S. can meet 80 percent of its electricity demand with renewable solar and wind resources.

EU's grid connected cumulative capacity in 2014 reached 129 GW, meeting 8 % of European electricity demand, equivalent to the combined annual consumption of Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland.

A previous NREL report, «Land - use Requirements and the Per - capita Solar Footprint for Photovoltaic Generation in the United States,» had estimated that if solar energy was to meet 100 % of all electricity demand in the United States, it would take up 0.6 % of the total area in the United States.

During the 494th Brookhaven Lecture, Matthew Eisaman explained solar cells» important role in meeting the world's energy demands, the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to reduce the cost of solar cell - generated electricity by 2020, and solar cell research at Brookhaven Lab.