Sentences with phrase «much of their electrical power»

The prisons, like the rest of the island, lost much of their electrical power even with backups.

Not exact matches

Cheap natural gas has been an important source of fuel for the oilsands, but most of Canada already had abundant hydro - electrical endowments to power homes and businesses at relatively low cost, so shale hasn't been much of a revolution over here (pdf).

Puerto Rico was hit with a massive power outage, the power authority said Thursday — nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria destroyed much of the island's infrastructure and its electrical grid.

In much the same way that power lines are affected, long connected structures can experience large voltage differentials from one area to the next, leading to the flow of unwanted electrical current.

Much of the electrical energy that powers your mobile phone or computer ends up heating the circuitry, for instance.

It allowed the team to explore a much wider range of what - ifs by tweaking a large number of inputs, including the energy efficiency of electrical appliances, the depreciation time of coal - fired power plants, and shifts in consumer behavior.

An explosion at a Manhattan electrical power substation that destroys a bus — followed by threats of much worse violence unless Algonquin Consolidated Power and Light meets virtually impossible demands — sparks Deaver's sterling ninth Lincoln Rhyme novel (after The Broken Winpower substation that destroys a bus — followed by threats of much worse violence unless Algonquin Consolidated Power and Light meets virtually impossible demands — sparks Deaver's sterling ninth Lincoln Rhyme novel (after The Broken WinPower and Light meets virtually impossible demands — sparks Deaver's sterling ninth Lincoln Rhyme novel (after The Broken Window).

Infamous 2 is a much - improved sequel that sees you using your electrical powers in this open - world game that allows you to be become the saviour of the city or the man to let it burn.

Lilith Taveril wrote, «Finally, providing necessary transportation to all of the city's population results in a massive increase in buses themselves, which all run on diesal engines (no setup for electrical buses is currently possible with the way the power grid is constructed), and would negate much of the pollution benefit.»

Finally, providing necessary transportation to all of the city's population results in a massive increase in buses themselves, which all run on diesal engines (no setup for electrical buses is currently possible with the way the power grid is constructed), and would negate much of the pollution benefit.

The Op - Ed piece by my colleague Tony Ingraffea again raises the issue of how much (if any) climate benefit may be obtained by shifting to natural gas and away from coal as an electrical power source.

The flywheel energy stores should be capable of maintaining electrical supply long enough for alternative power sources (at present probably fossil fuelled) to power up; avoiding so much need for «spinning reserve».

Unfortunately many non-experts, driven by fear of AGW, have done much to cloud, distort and ignore critical issues around the cost and capabilities of renewable energy and the realities relating to the provision of electrical power.

It detailed the Southwest's ability to provide for much of America's electrical needs through solar power alone, and the region's ability to provide for all of the United States» energy needs through renewable energy sources if wind, biomass, and geothermal sources were developed.

• 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.

We keep saying that the solar powered air conditioner is the ultimate solution to much of our electrical consumption problem; AC is at the top of the peak load and consumes a lot of power.

In a typical hospital, the biggest consumer of electrical power is the HVAC system, accounting for as much as 42 % of total usage.

While the latter effect of climate campaigners on Big Oil would be about the same in America as in Europe (except in countries like France or Sweden, where it would be negligible as nuclear and / or hydro provide almost all the electrical power), the impact via transportation fuel usage would be much greater in the United States.

Nuclear and geothermal power add a total of twice as much heat as their electrical output and are not acceptable.

This type of coverage will cover pretty much everything in your home that uses electric power, in the event of electrical or mechanical breakdown.