Sentences with phrase «new electricity generation»

I do know that solar and wind are the fastest - growing sources of new electricity generation in the world, growing at record - setting double - digit rates every year.

This would still require a major investment in new electricity generation from renewable resources, particularly wind power because it is a well - established and relatively cheap technology.

The team also developed online calculators to facilitate a discussion among policymakers and others about the cost implications of policy actions associated with new electricity generation.

As such, its national government has sought to build an additional 100,000 megawatts of new electricity generation in the coming years.

And new electricity generation from wind could be more economically efficient than natural gas.

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.

First, states must approve the construction of new electricity generation units and strong majorities in many states remain opposed to coal - fired power, irrespective of what the preferences of a Trump Administration might be.

Renewables accounted for 90 % of new electricity generation last year!

Land - constraints and a massive nuclear shutdown have intensified the debate over where to put new electricity generation capacity in Japan.

Natural gas and wind are the lowest - cost technology options for new electricity generation across much of the U.S. when cost, public health impacts and environmental effects are considered, according to new research released today by The University of Texas at Austin.

Three - quarters of new electricity generation through 2040 will come from clean energy, and the sector's emissions will peak by 2026, a new BNEF forecast says.

This is a missed opportunity for the province as CanWEA believes that the Ontario Planning Outlook not only identifies the need for new clean energy supply in the coming years, but also understates the need for new electricity generation going forward given the important role electrification will play in meeting Ontario's climate change commitments and transitioning to a low carbon economy.

Senator Hillary Clinton has also recently said that «we should strive to have new electricity generation come from other sources, such as clean coal and renewables.»

«Wind energy, which is now the least - cost option for new electricity generation available in Ontario, is the best available resource to meet both of those needs, Gianetta said in an email.

Australia is expected to spend some $ 55 billion on new electricity generation over the next decade and a half, but two thirds of this will be in the form of solar technology, and nearly half in rooftop solar PV.

Spence, in a piece for Fortune magazine, said reasons include the fact that «states must approve the construction of new electricity generation units and strong majorities in many states remain opposed to coal - fired power.»

In December, a competitive electricity - supply auction in Alberta yielded the lowest - ever price paid for wind energy in Canada (weighted average of $ 37 / MWh) and also made wind energy the lowest - cost option for new electricity generation in the country.

Wind energy has been the largest source of new electricity generation in Canada over the last five years and Canada's installed wind energy capacity has grown by an average 23 per cent a year over that period.

In that year, it became the nation's leading source of new electricity generation.

The Obama administration would like to see more nuclear power plants, among other forms of new electricity generation

Researchers analyzed data for the most competitive sources of new electricity generation.

The report notes how rapid expansion of wind power has dominated the mix of new electricity generation.

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...

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.

Wind energy and natural gas are the two most cost - competitive sources of new electricity generation in Canada today and wind energy has been the largest source of new electricity generation in Canada since 2005.

Maria Cirillo, acting national director of Solar Citizens, said: «Solar and wind with storage is the cheapest form of new electricity generation, the Turnbull Government needs to stop propping up old, polluting sources of energy.»

As much as 90 % of new electricity generation in last year came from renewable sources, according to preliminary IEA data.

When breakthrough technologies for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide are commercially deployed and demonstrated to be effective, coal - fired electricity will strengthen its leading role in new electricity generation both in the United States and, perhaps more importantly, around the globe — especially in regions that desperately need a secure and plentiful source of affordable electricity.»

Wind energy has become one of the lowest cost sources of new electricity generation in Ontario, and while wind power has helped reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Ontario's electricity sector from 34.5 metric megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2005 to 7.1 metric megatons CO2e in 2015, more work needs to be done.

The U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that it's the most expensive form of electricity among current technologies for new electricity generation, about $ 396 per megawatthour for PV.

«Onshore wind power is the cheapest form of new electricity generation in Denmark, according to a recent study by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA), the government's energy research body.

The IEA preliminary data suggest that electricity generated by renewables played a critical role, having accounted for around 90 % of new electricity generation in 2015; wind alone produced more than half of new electricity generation.

A similar trend is evident in the United States, where wind energy was the largest source of new electricity generation in 2014 and represented 28 per cent of all new electricity generation capacity additions in the United States between 2010 - 2014 — second only to natural gas.

According to Wind Power in Europe, wind energy was not only the leading source of new electricity generation in 2014 (representing 44 per cent of new installed capacity), it has been the largest source of new electricity generating capacity in Europe over the last 15 years.

This includes wind energy, for which cost - competitiveness has made it the largest source of new electricity generation in Canada for the past five years.

Green interventions, such as solar water heaters, insulated ceilings, heat insulation cookers and efficient indoor lighting, were found to deliver a far higher return on investment to the public purse than similar investments in new electricity generation capacity would deliver.

While every market is unique, it is clear that wind energy can compete on cost with virtually all forms of new electricity generation, including nuclear, hydroelectric, and coal - fired power.

Renewables accounted for about 90 % of new electricity generation in 2015, with wind alone producing more than half, IEA said.

The extension of the renewable energy tax credits, on the other hand, will help push clean energy pricing to a point where wind and solar dominate the market for new electricity generation.

In Canada, wind energy capacity has grown by an average of 15 per cent annually for the past five years, making it the largest source of new electricity generation in the country.

Wind energy is now as or less expensive than all other sources of new electricity generation and supplies approximately six per cent of Canada's electricity demand with enough power to meet the needs of over three million homes.