Sentences with phrase «of local grid»

Depending on the electricity source of the local grid, even the most efficient electric car could be charged by coal or natural gas, or by hydropower (no combustion emissions, but linked to increased methane emissions), or nuclear energy (which might qualify as clean or low - carbon energy, but which also has its own environmental bugaboos and massive costs to consider)

Monthly TPO solar lease payments are keyed to forecast increases in the cost of local grid electricity and rise along with them — hence the term price escalators.

That doesn't matter until wind is about 40 % of your local grid.

«Each customer is part of the local grid.

Each computer, for example, is a component of the local grid.

In 1993, while Sladek was still battling for control of the local grid, some 100 miles to the northeast in Bavaria, Hans - Josef Fell was orchestrating a different kind of energy overhaul as a member of the town council of Hammelburg (population 12,000), his hometown.

Not exact matches

That includes the cost of labor, panels — which will be imported until local production capacity is up to speed — and an unprecedented network of batteries that will be able to store this energy for measured distribution over the Saudi grid.

By 2030, solar - plus - storage could threaten the economic relevance of their distribution grids by making less necessary the connection with the local electric utility.

Police in the north China city of Tianjin confiscated 600 computers used to mine bitcoin cryptocurrency after the local power grid operator reported abnormal electricity usage, Xinhua reported Wednesday.

The Powerpack project, a joint venture with local electricity provider, Southern California Edison (SCE), will support grid operation during peak hours and improve the integration of renewable energy resources.

LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York (Thames & Hudson, November 7, 2017) is a dazzling visual tale of two cities, Los Angeles and New York, photographed from the air, shooting straight down to emphasize the particular patterns of place and how the urban grid adapts to local topography — and, indeed, how the topography is itself adapted to human purposes.

Solar panels, which can feed their power into batteries and be linked together into local or regional power grids, are one example of a technology that could spread the potential risk out across a population.

The authorities» attention was attracted by the abnormal surge of electricity usage by the local power grid operator.

In legal terms, WePower works like an independent energy supplier that allows WePower platform to get connected with the energy grid and the local energy exchange market, and also with the end users of the energy.

For New York, that equates to a reduction in carbon emissions of an estimated half a million tons per year while bolstering grid reliability and providing critical revenue into local governments.»

New York state has launched a $ 40 million competition to spur the development of small, independent power grids called microgrids that would allow local communities to keep the lights on during power failures.

Paul Proulx, also a ranking member of the Fidi Neighborhood Association, said he joined the group specifically to advocate for much - needed city services and Downtown infrastructure improvements — most notably through upgrades to the area's colonial - era street grid, which locals have blamed for a whole host of quality - of - life and safety issues — that have been late catching up with the area's radical demographic shift.

Both Walsh and Juanita Perez Williams, the Democratic candidate for mayor who lost the election by roughly 4,000 votes, also said during the campaign a community grid would give local artists a positive opportunity to paint murals in a section of downtown.

Although more customers are investing in their own equipment for electric supply, like solar panels or even microgrids — a network of electricity users with a local source of supply and the capability to operate as an island during outages — the report says most U.S. customers will continue to depend on obtaining their power from the large - scale, interconnected electrical grid at least for the next two decades.

Some local politicians have also come out in favor of the idea, backing the formation of a national grid company with public investment.

But local grids are ill - suited to distributing energy from the alternative sources of tomorrow.

The pair of papers, «Assessing the cost of large - scale power outages to residential customers» and «Providing limited local electric service during a major grid outage — A first assessment based on customer willingness to pay,» examined residential power users» willingness to pay (WTP) for full or partial backup services during a theoretical 24 - hour blackout and then determined the investments required by the electrical provider to implement these services.

Each operator is responsible for the reliable and stable operation of their distribution networks and local grids and is required to meet demand by carrying out measures such as smart management and grid expansion where necessary.

Apex put the solar onsite because the Army wanted the grid security provided by local generation that isn't vulnerable to power outages and other transmission constraints, Apex director of public affairs Dahvi Wilson explains.

Unlike most of these earlier attempts, the Los Olivos house and a handful of other prototype «net zero» dwellings remain connected to the grid and sell whatever surplus electricity they generate to local utilities.

Grid parity is when the cost and reliability of that solar panel system is about the same as that of buying electricity like most people do today — from the local utility's power grid.

It therefore guarantees local security of supply and a grid - friendly connection to superordinate power grids.

These reactors could face extraordinary challenges, such as the recent twin blows of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which knocked out connections to the local power grid, followed by a wall of water that destroyed the fuel tanks for backup diesel generators and flooded critical electrical equipment, crippling the boiling - water reactors at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan.

«This would enhance the resiliency and flexibility of the local electrical grid.»

The company that operates the state's power grid has a contingency plan in case of emergency shutdowns, says Dorothy Schnure, a spokesperson for Green Mountain Power, one of two local utilities that purchase and resell much of the power from Vermont Yankee.

Border cells are relatively sparse, making up less than 10 % of the local cell population, but can be found in all layers of the medial entorhinal cortex as well as the adjacent parasubiculum, often intermingled with head - direction cells and grid cells.

The LED lamp holds great promise for increasing the quality of life for over 1.5 billion people around the world who lack access to electricity grids: due to low power requirements it can be powered by cheap local solar power.

After the field campaign, Fast will perform computer simulations to help evaluate all of the field campaign data and quantify the uncertainties associated with using coarse grid global climate models to study megacity emissions and to determine the radiative impact of the Mexico City particulates on the local and regional climate.

In Kubuqi, the meaning of «desert» has been redefined: flocks of sheep and cattle are grazing amidst solar panels that pump electricity into the power grid, plentiful local organic produce is supplied across China and the wonder of barren land turned into a fruitful garden attracts many visitors from afar.

SAM develops cost - of - energy estimates for grid - connected power projects based on local weather conditions, installation and operating costs, and system design parameters for a range of renewable energy technologies, including solar photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power (CSP), wind, and geothermal.

From The Sanctuary at Two Rivers, offering yogis a retreat in a 100 percent off - the - grid, solar - powered facility, to Maderas Village in Nicaragua, pairing surf and water - sport offerings beside an open - air village that's constructed of local, naturally fallen timber, there are now a handful of resorts around the world introducing wellness lovers to new landscapes without harming them.

Map of DE22 3HZ postcode in Derby, England with local information, latlong 52.913145, -1.50786, grid.

Jack must learn to get over himself as he dives deep off the grid into a comedic exploration of love, failure, and relevance with some help from miniature donkeys and the sage wisdom of local Jude (June Squibb).

Set in the woods of Northern California in an off - the - grid town called Willits, a «haven for marijuana growers, meth addicts, and conspiracy theorists», the story is about a group of teens who get mixed up with a local pot farmer.

For example, the states were instructed to check boxes on a grid to signal which of their local school systems had signed a memorandum of understanding, or M.O.U., agreeing with the state to implement each of the many initiatives their plans promised if the state got the Race money.

There'll be plenty of other issues, too, when operators are riding in the back seats of their own cars, drunk, high, and shagging; when the electric grid fails; when terrorists hijack the systems; and when Grandma heads to her local CVS in Ho - Ho - Kus, New Jersey, for some bunion pads and winds up at the grindcore convention in Worcester, Massachusetts, because her 2020 Ford Taurus thought that was where she belonged.

That's true, but of course it all depends on how green your local grid is..

For example, after transporting its owner to the airport, the IMx can park itself in a spot where the vehicle can connect to the local power grid and act as a «virtual» power plant by returning electricity to the grid, an extension of its vehicle - to - home and vehicle - to - building features.

In the mid-1850s, several prominent locals, including Julio Carrillo, son of Maria Carrillo, laid out the grid street pattern for Santa Rosa with a public square in the center, a pattern which largely remains as the street pattern for downtown Santa Rosa to this day, despite changes to the central square, now called Old Courthouse Square.

Corilair Charters and Destiny River Adventures have partnered to treat our guests to an amazing combination of flight seeing, scenic river rafting, food, and experiencing the lifestyle of locals who live «off the grid» at two remote coastal locations.

This is a residential area with a very local feel about it characterised by a charming grid of narrow streets of terraced buildings.

Mario and other legendary racers from the Mushroom Kingdom line up at the starting grid in Mario Kart 8, complete with thirty - two new and remixed classic courses influenced by antigravity, new items to unleash during the heat of a race, and a host of ways to enjoy the action including twelve - player online competitive play, and four - player local multiplayer.

Ghost Money, a celebrated example of Bradford's map - like mixed - media collage, alludes to both the modernist grid and the urban grid, to the networks of local economies and to networks of public space.

The artist made the best of his time in the city by creating a couple of mural interventions as well as working with local craftsman on a new series of work inspired and influenced by local traditions, giving form to «OFF / GRID».

Charles Demuth's Chimney and Water Tower (1931), painted in the artist's hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, depicts a local linoleum factory as a grid of austere, monumental forms and passages of steel gray, blue, and deep red.