-- The term «renewable energy» means energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or
new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
South Consolidated Hydroelectric Unit constructed in 1981 on the South Canal 35 foot drop 1,400 kW capacity Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant began commercial operation in 1915 on the Crosscut Canal 116 foot drop 3,000 kW capacity Arizona Falls, a low - head hydropower system, is the Valley's
newest hydroelectric generation station /
Not exact matches
15Excludes existing
hydroelectric generation, and excludes existing and
new municipal solid waste
generation.
Of the 5.4 trillion kilowatthours of
new renewable
generation added over the projection period, 52 % is attributed to
hydroelectric power and 28 % to wind.
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.
Instead, OPG's mandate has been to maintain its fossil fuel, nuclear and
hydroelectric fleet of
generation, and pursue
new large
hydroelectric projects.
However, because
hydroelectric dams have an impact on land and water environments, and because dams can only be efficiently located in a limited number of places, some
newer laws have been designed to encourage electricity
generation from other renewable sources, such as wind, tides, geothermal energy, solar energy (photovoltaic cells, concentrated solar power, and solar thermal energy), landfill gas, etc..
Southern Company is the largest US player in carbon sequestration, is behind the 2nd largest solar power
generation plant in the US (and several lesser ones), is the only company currently building
new nuclear power plants in the US, has the US's largest biomass power
generation plant, is only the 7th largest
hydroelectric power generator in the US but is trying to expand, and is invested heavily in wind power research.
The takeaway from this chart is that according to EIA, although natural gas might be the least expensive source of electricity
generation if you are building
new plants, where coal plants are already built and where
hydroelectric dams exist, coal and
hydroelectric power is the cheapest.
Construction law in
New Jersey may embody improvements of all sizes and complexity from basic, residential work, to enormous, complex projects of
hydroelectric impoundment and
generation, city planning, and mass transportation.