Sentences with phrase «of electricity generation capacity»

Scottish Power argues that under current market rules if a DSR CMU (Capacity Market Unit - «a unit of electricity generation capacity or electricity demand reduction that can then be put forward in a future Capacity Market auction» according to the government definition), consisting of energy storage, is located behind the meter (BTM) it will not be subject to duration de-rating.

Conventional steam coal comprised more than 80 percent of the electricity generation capacity retired in the U.S. last year.

, wind farms covering 6 percent of the entire land surface of the 48 contiguous states, an outrageous and unrealistic increase in ecologically harmful hydroelectric power, and a build out of electricity generation capacity that hurtles along at 14 times the average rate of capacity expansion in the past half - century.

Not exact matches

Hydropower a decade ago was the leading source of power, contributing more than half of the country's electricity generation capacity — which perhaps explains why the cost of buying power is now high following the reversal in the country's power generation capacity.

The need of fuel for power has risen in recent times as the country's electricity generation mix has tilted more to thermal power, which this year is expected to account for about 70 percent of the total power generation capacity of the country.

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.

Key among NDC's 2016 manifesto promises in the sector includes increasing the stock of power generation assets, developing more sustainable power sources, encouraging energy conservation, increasing generation capacity in excess of 5,000 MW by 2021 and achieving universal access to electricity by 2025.

As of March, according to USAID figures, Power Africa has helped close deals accounting for 4,100 MW of electricity in places like Rwanda, where East Africa's largest solar array began sending 8.5 MW of electricity to the national grid late last year, boosting the country's electricity generation capacity by 6 percent.

India intends to quadruple its electricity generation by 2032, from its present capacity of 145 gigawatts.

This is good for the utility because it can reduce the amount of electricity generation and delivery capacity required.

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.

Co-author Dr Iain Staffell, from the Centre for Environmental Policy, said: «This tool allows us to combat one of the biggest uncertainties in the future energy system, and use real data to answer questions such as how electricity storage could revolutionise the electricity generation sector, or when high - capacity home storage batteries linked to personal solar panels might become cost - effective.»

Build before Memory Runs Out Although individual consumer actions can help, major changes in carbon output will likely require better electricity - generation technologies, retiring much of the coal - fired capacity and replacing it with the most cost - effective combination of modern reactors, renewables and even clean coal.

«The leadership shown by Alberta's government to replace two - thirds of existing coal - fired electricity generation capacity with renewable energy will greatly help the province in achieving its ambitious climate change objectives,» adds Hornung.

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.

«Our main conclusion is that geophysically - forced variability in wind and solar generation means that the amount of electricity demand satisfied using wind and solar resources is fairly linear up to about 80 % of annually averaged electricity demand, but that beyond this level of penetration the amount of added wind and solar generation capacity or the amount of electricity storage needed would rise sharply.»

This means it covers the direct cost of low - carbon subsidies, energy efficiency and carbon taxes, as well as indirect costs due to strengthening grids, backing up intermittent renewables, compensating conventional generation for lost revenue through the capacity market and savings due to the merit - order effect, which pushes down wholesale electricity prices.

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

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.

Non-hydro renewables have not managed to do so to date in any large electricity grid, (hydro can not help; its capacity growth is limited so it will decrease its share of global electricity generation over future decades).

Guest post: Roger Andrews Renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, continues to set records for electicity generation and installed capacity in many parts of the world, and as shown in Figure 1 wind and solar growth in recent years has indeed been quite spectacular (the data used to construct this and following Figures are from the 2014 BP Statistical Review of World Energy): Figure 1: Electricity Generated from Solar and Wind, 1965 - 2013 But Figure 1 doesn't tell the whole story because solar and wind are only two of the four main sources of renewable energy.

After taking these existing environmental regulations into account, the projections for electricity generation and its resulting emissions are primarily determined by the available capacity and relative operating costs of the different technologies.

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.

«More wind energy capacity has been installed in Canada over the last decade than any other form of electricity generation.

We still found that across the country 84 percent of the additional electricity demand created by PHEVs could be met by idle generation 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.

Available at: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ftproot/forecasting/0484%282007%29.pdf; See also United States, Energy Information Industry, «U.S. Nuclear Generation of Electricity,» 2009 Capacity and Generation, Accessed December 9, 2010.

When combined with thermal storage capacity of several hours of full - capacity generation, CSP plants can continue to produce electricity even when clouds block the sun, or after sundown or in early morning when power demand steps up.

Canada now has 11,898 MW of installed wind generation capacity, enough to supply six percent of Canada's electricity demand and meet the annual electricity needs of more than three million homes.

The economics of increased natural gas generation and expanded renewable electricity capacity vary regionally, the key determinants being: 1) the natural gas supply and combined cycle utilization rates by region; and 2) the potential for penetration of renewable generation in regions including states that have no (or low) renewable portfolio standards.

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..

In the case of a grid with 80 % renewables, the generation capacity needs to be six times larger than the peak load, while the excess electricity would be equal to 60 % of the EU's current annual electricity consumption.

There simply is not the available undeveloped capacity to grow hydro a great deal more, and certainly not to maintain it's proportion of total electricity generation.

The assessment also revealed the need to create renewable electricity generation targets, in place of any existing capacity expansion targets.

Line 303 - 312 are not correct because they assume that the electricity generation plants generate at 100 % of their capacity all the time.

Utility - scale solar energy projects (defined for the Solar PEIS as facilities with a generation capacity of 20 MW or greater) generate electricity that is distributed to consumers through the electric power transmission grid.

In addition, Section 211, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109 - 58) provides that the Secretary of the Interior should, within 10 years of enactment of the Act,»... seek to have approved non-hydropower renewable energy projects located on the public lands with a generation capacity of at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity».

The way they enact this program, so that the liable entities (the utilities) do not have to build this solar capacity themselves is to attach a Renewable Energy Credit (REC) to each MWH of solar electricity generation in the state.

«Outside the OECD, coal generation in China, the centre of global coal demand, decreased in 2015 due to a reduction in electricity demand, coupled with an increased generation from hydro and nuclear.1 Despite the decrease in generation in 2015, 52 GW of coal - fired generation capacity was added in China in 2015, and roughly 150 GW is currently under construction.

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 2011, installed wind capacity stood at more than 45 GW, and generated almost 120 million megawatthours of electricity, accounting for about 4 % of U.S. installed capacity and 3 % of total U.S. generation in 2011.

By the end of 2011, wind capacity stood at more than 45 GW, about 4 % of U.S. power generating capacity, and provided 3 % of total U.S. electricity generation in 2011.

Other states that traditionally have had high levels of coal - fired electricity generation, such as Indiana, West Virginia, and Virginia, each retired at least one GW of coal capacity in 2015.

The last plant built, SEGS IX, with a electricity generation capacity of 92 megawatts (MW), began operation in 1990.

-- 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.

As nuclear power generation disappears by 2022, electricity production from natural gas will play an important transitional role in Germany in order to fill the gap left open from the closing of nuclear capacity.

According to the National Energy Renewable Laboratory 2013Databook, renewable electricity grew to nearly 15 % of totalinstalled capacity and 13 % of total electricity generation in theUnited Statesin 2013.