Sentences with phrase «new electricity capacity»

The nation is shifting towards electricity generated by natural gas — over the past ten years 81 percent of new electricity capacity has been gas - fired — and state governments are playing regulatory catch - up with the drilling technology's rapid expansion to meet this burgeoning demand.

Also, it's worth noting that wind power, while it can't compete with retail electricity prices like solar can, is often the cheapest option for new electricity capacity.

Until 2030, both maturing technologies will contribute almost equally to the world's new electricity capacity, the company forecast.

In 2015, 50 % of all new electricity capacity additions were from renewable sources, with wind representing 35 % of that growth.

Global investments in new electricity capacity from renewable sources have exceeded those in fossil fuel sources for the past seven years, and the gap is growing.

Global energy demand from air conditioners is expected to triple by 2050, requiring new electricity capacity the equivalent to the combined electricity capacity of the United States, the EU and Japan today.

Not exact matches

Last year, new photovoltaic panels installed in the U.S. had the capacity to generate up to 4.2 gigawatts of electricity, about as much as four nuclear reactors.

It was not about some breakthrough in the negotiations, but about a new initiative to deliver at least 300 gigawatts of electricity - generating capacity to Africa by 2030, all from clean or renewable energy.

Together with our partners, we work to add new generation capacity, connect homes, hospitals and businesses to the electricity grid and deliver power to communities who live beyond the national grid,» remarked Mr. Hendrix.

The plant, which opened in the 1970s and employs about 1,000 workers, has a capacity of up to 2,000 megawatts — about 25 % of the electricity used in New York City and Westchester County, according to Entergy.

The latter has set itself against the development of any new nuclear capacity, but trying to work out how far that will dictate the future of electricity generation draws us into a complex area of the current devolution settlement.

It was US $ 40 under the original deal but we have negotiated it down to US $ 32... the capacity charge whether they produce electricity or not... under the old deal it was 6.275 cents, under the new one which they had already signed we have negotiated it downwards to 5.095 which is a reduction of over 20 percent and then the subsequent 10 years that we have given them I goes down to 4.0».

Praise for a «level of predictability» Market projections from SEIA and partner GTM Research indicate the U.S. solar market will add roughly 72 gigawatts of new capacity between 2016 and 2020, pushing the country's net solar capacity to more than 100 GW, or roughly 3.5 percent of all electricity produced in the United States.

THE world added more solar capacity in 2017 than all new coal, gas and nuclear electricity - generating plants combined.

Already, FERC is rewriting the rules for new transmission lines, potentially making it easier to permit new electricity - carrying capacity — and, as a result, unleashing the development of more renewable resources.

Already, however, wind is the largest share of new installed electricity generation capacity in the U.S. and E.U., according to the Global Wind Energy Council.

The world added more solar capacity in 2017 than all new coal, gas and nuclear electricity - generating plants combined.

The Qinshan addition is one of 20 new nuclear power plants undergoing construction or approved for construction in China today, part of a bid to increase the nuclear share of China's electricity - generating capacity from less than 2 percent to 5 percent.

Alberta is phasing out all pollution from coal - fired electricity generation (6,300 MW) by 2030 and renewable energy — mostly wind — will replace two thirds of it with renewable energy; expected to drive development of at least 4,000 MW of new wind energy capacity.

Plug - in cars would open a new market for electricity at night, when utilities have excess capacity.

The first, recently highlighted by the American Wind Energy Association, involves where the U.S. is adding new electricity generating capacity.

Newer information from the company reveals that the high - capacity battery can serve as a 100 - volt AC power supply capable of delivering up to 1,500 watts of electricity as an external power source.

643 SecularA said,» when 100 percent of new electricity generation capacity added to the USA's electric grid is wind and solar.»

By the time that new nuclear power plants can even begin to generate any «carbon free» electricity, we can build and deploy hundreds of gigawatts of wind and solar generating capacity — and that's with today's mainstream, already commercialized technology, let alone the innovations like thin - film solar that are just beginning to enter the market.

This is a valuable long - view chart from the Energy Information Administration showing how natural gas plants and wind turbines have been the dominant sources of new electricity generation capacity in the United States in recent years.

Now, some readers will think this is far - fetched, but I think that in the not - too - distant future the day will come when 100 percent of new electricity generation capacity added to the USA's electric grid is wind and solar.

PV Magazine reports that NREL's new analysis of the technical potential of solar photovoltaics and concentrating solar power in the US places the total amount that can be installed just under 200,000 GW, capable of generating just under 400,000 Terawatt - hours annually — hugely exceeding the electricity generating capacity of the US for 2010 of 4,125 TWh.

Replacing existing capacity with new capacity means U.S. consumers will pay higher electricity prices, similar to what Ontario electricity consumers faced.

The problem in New England, which has resulted in electricity prices that are four times higher than normal for sustained periods, is that all of the pipeline transmission capacity has been purchased by the local gas distribution companies that sell gas for home heating and retail uses.

In more than 30 countries, electricity produced through solar and wind energy is the same price or cheaper than any new fossil fuel capacity, the report, released last Wednesday, noted.

By necessity, conventional firm capacity generators: nuclear, biomass, natural gas, hydropower, etc. will remain the primary suppliers of electricity to the New England grid well into the future.

Reposting this big news from Solar Love: Herman Trabish of Greentech Media has happened across a pretty interesting find — 97 % of new electricity generation capacity in line to be added to the California grid in the second half (2H) of 2012...

Building new transmission capacity doesn't necessarily mean that more renewable electricity will be integrated into the grid.

The IPCC press release states «Of the around 300 Gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generating capacity added globally between 2008 and 2009, 140 GW came from renewable energy.»

But because nuclear plants operate at a 90 % and higher capacity factor while offshore wind at 40 %, the electricity generated from the new wind will be less than Pilgrim's.

Building enough new solar and wind capacity to meet California's 33 percent renewables by 2020 mandate will not be easy — but reliably getting the electricity generated by those resources to the places where it will be consumed may be even tougher.

Plug - in cars would open a new market for electricity at night, when utilities have excess capacity.

In the European Union, renewables account for 80 % of new capacity and wind power becomes the leading source of electricity soon after 2030, due to strong growth both onshore and offshore.

Herman Trabish of Greentech Media has happened across a pretty interesting find — 97 % of new electricity generation capacity in line to be added to the California grid in the second half (2H) of 2012 is from solar power projects.

In other words, electricity reference prices were set to account for the cost of production, transmission and distribution, but no other costs, such as allowances for building new capacity.

I heard rumours of studies during the Californian electricity crisis that showed it was cheaper per watt to subsidise or give away energy efficient appliances to homeowners and businesses, than to build new generation capacity, I apologise for having nothing more concrete on this, but perhaps another commenter is aware of this or similar research.

He pushed the Legislature to compromise on a bill that would both ensure sufficient funding for new generation capacity and protect Michigan's electricity choice program.

A new study finds that «off - peak» electricity production and transmission capacity could fuel 70 % percent of the U.S. light - duty vehicle fleet, if they were plug - in hybrid electrics.

Forum participants also heard about new wind energy procurement in Saskatchewan as it moves to 50 per cent electricity generation capacity from renewable energy by 2030, and how the industry is well - positioned to deliver new affordable, emissions - free electricity to Ontario and Quebec when it is needed.

A new study (Part 1, Part 2) for the Department of Energy finds that «off - peak» electricity production and transmission capacity could fuel 70 % percent of the U.S. light - duty vehicle (LDV) fleet, if they were plug - in hybrid electrics.

Rapid advances in high - capacity, long - distance HVDC electricity transmission technology is opening up new horizons for industrial reorganization of whole industries.

IEA Wind TCP 2016 Annual Report Highlights from the IEA Wind TCP global network advancing wind energy development In 2016, 54 GW of new wind power capacity were installed worldwide and wind - generated electricity met 4 % of the world's electricity demand.

Two thirds of new US electricity generation capacity were from the wind sector in October.

India currently has approximately 205 gigawatts (GW) of coal - fired electricity generation capacity, this will soon be augmented by 113 GW of new coal - fired capacity currently under construction..

Backing out fossil fuels begins with the electricity sector, where the development of 5,153 gigawatts of new renewable generating capacity by 2020, over half of it from wind, would be more than enough to replace all the coal and oil and 70 percent of the natural gas now used to generate electricity.