Sentences with phrase «new electricity transmission»

Until recently consumption of electricity has risen steadily (in Australia and world - wide), this has led to a need from the building of expensive new electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure.

Not exact matches

The most recent data from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) finds that a cost - shift does not occur until distributed solar penetration reaches 10 % of electricity sales, and even then that the impact is minimal compared to other drivers of rate increases, like new gas plants or transmission lines.

Don Jessome, president and CEO of Transmission Developers Inc., the company that would build the line, said in a statement that his firm «looks forward to working with all stakeholders to further the development of the fully - permitted... project to deliver clean, low cost electricity generated from renewable resources to southeastern New York.»

A study by the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same tElectricity Alliance found that New York's wholesale electricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same telectricity market prices (that is the price of fuel itself) went down by nearly 30 percent since 2008, but state energy taxes shot up 168 percent and transmission fees rose 55 percent over the exact same time period.

The zone is intended to address transmission bottlenecks and attract investment in new power plants by, as Maserjian puts it, artificially raising electricity prices.

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.

The bill's major provisions would, among other things, impose a national renewable electricity standard, overhaul federal financing for «clean energy» projects, establish a suite of efficiency measures, mandate new federal electricity - transmission siting power, and allow wider oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

In the last week, half the country's 10 general electricity utilities have announced that they would suspend reviews of proposals for new generation from renewable energy producers or take measures to ensure that the addition of that energy does not compromise their transmission and distribution networks.

The largest is the Eastern Interconnection, an extensive complex of transmission lines that stretches from Halifax to New Orleans, with substations that step down the high - voltage electricity to lower levels so that it can be distributed locally along smaller wires.

The report, «Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it serves.

Argonne researchers are working to create new, more powerful technology for long - distance transmission of renewable electricity, to balance rural supply and urban demand, and to integrate wind - and solar - generated electricity into the grid.

Texas is moving ahead with nearly $ 5 billion in new transmission lines to accommodate electricity generated by wind turbines.

We need a new vision of the electric generation, transmission and distribution system rather than one that moves electricity generated at remote locations, arriving at the point of end use... with a loss of 67 percent of otherwise valuable thermal energy.

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.

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

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.

G2 Energy, one of a small number of companies in the UK authorised to make new grid connections to the country's electricity transmission and distribution networks, claims it has now surpassed the 100MW mark of battery projects worked on, as it announced the completion of connection works at a new 29MW battery storage facility in Kent, southern England.

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.

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.

Build new transmission lines to connect areas with strong wind and solar potential to areas of high electricity demand

To the cost of electricity from wind and solar power stations you must add the cost of backup generation and higher transmission costs, to get a proper comparison: Here are some costs of electricity for new power stations, taken from the latest Australian Government AETA 2012 report for comparison:

John Kahabka from New York Power Authority with Sally Rand, EPAThe New York Power Authority (NYPA) is one of New York State's leading suppliers of electricity, operating 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit - miles of transmission lines.

-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.

LONDON, 13th November 2014 — Rural communities in Africa and India suffering most from a lack of modern energy can exploit the falling costs of renewable power, to access electricity without the need for expensive grid transmission networks, new research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) shows.

Electricity at Gunning is generated at 12kV, stepped up to 132kV at a substation on the wind farm, then transmitted on a new line about 12 km to the Yass - Goulburn transmission line.

Most have vested interests in existing sources of electricity generation and transmission capabilities that stand to be compromised if the AWC makes vast new sources of wind power available to the onshore grid.

A new study for the Department of Energy finds that «off - peak» electricity production and transmission capacity could fuel 84 percent of the country's 220 million vehicles if they were plug - in hybrid electrics.

The NBN seeks to break the «chicken or egg» cycle of inertia in new internet services on the premise of «build it (ie «the NBN,» or for electricity, the transmission infrastructure) and they (ie «new internet services,» or for electricity, innovative renewable energy) will come.»

The possible components of such an approach that would be relevant in the context of climate change include: a national renewable electricity standard; Federal financing for clean energy projects: energy efficiency measures (building, appliance, and industrial efficiency standards; home retrofit subsidies; and smart grid standards, subsidies, and dynamic pricing policies); and new Federal electricity ‑ transmission siting authority.

Electric generating units that produce electricity intermittently, such as windmills, would not justify the cost of constructing new transmission lines.

The plans included a new renewable energy electricity generation and transmissions infrastructure with large wind turbines, half a square kilometre of rooftop solar panels, and a biomass plant burning coconut husks.

By investing in OSW projects, coastal states can potentially circumvent a perennial dilemma: how to cost - effectively construct new onshore electricity transmission infrastructure to serve growing demand in densely populated urban areas and sprawling suburbs.

Last March, Brewer launched a solar energy task force — a group of local solar executives, industry advocates and city officials — to develop strategies to lower solar installation costs, open up public lands to large - scale solar plants and build new transmission lines to connect green electricity to communities.

Session 3 - Integrating new technologies to achieve electricity sector decarbonisation: the role of renewables, demand response, transmission, and storage

They include the difficulty of integrating large amounts of renewable energy into the electricity system; uncertainty on the timeline for meeting Renewables Portfolio Standards goals; environmental concerns with the development of renewable facilities and associated transmission; difficulty in securing project financing; delays and duplication in siting processes; time and expense of new transmission development; the cost of renewable energy in a fluctuating energy market; and maintaining the state's existing baseline of renewable facilities.

The National Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires the United States Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS), in cooperation with the Departments of Commerce and Defense, to designate new right - of - way corridors on federal lands for electricity transmission and distribution facilities, and oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines.

Their surrogates held yet another dog and pony show for the press to tout the «necessity» of erecting more wind turbines, and clearing thousands of acres of Maine forest to build the costly transmission lines to get this electricity down to southern New England.

By reducing the demand for electricity, energy efficiency programs also play a major role in increasing reliability of the electricity system by reducing stress on existing power plants and the transmission system and reducing the demand for new power plants and transmission infrastructure.

As in China, some of the best U.S. wind resources are located in remote areas and require new or upgraded transmission lines to move electricity to population centers.

Construction is slated to begin on the backbone in 2013, but even before there are wind farms to plug into the grid, the transmission backbone will serve a purpose — carrying electricity from Virginia, where it's relatively cheap, to places like New York and New Jersey, where it's far more expensive (looks like the project won't be entirely coal - free...).

The scheme includes «a new renewable electricity generation and transmission infrastructure with 155 large wind turbines, half a square kilometre of rooftop solar panels, and a biomass plant burning coconut husks.

The Electricity Market Regulatory Authority announced its decision in the Official Gazette dated 7 April 2018 and numbered 30384 that it has approved the new standard forms for Transmission System Connection Agreement...

In place of these, the OEB's new objectives are to: (1) «protect the interests of consumers with respect to prices and the adequacy, reliability and quality of electricity service»; and (2) «Promote economic efficiency and cost effectiveness in the generation, transmission, distribution, sale and demand management of electricity and to facilitate the maintenance of a financially viable electricity industry».

Transpower is the owner and operator of New Zealand's national electricity transmission grid.