Sentences with phrase «of national electricity»

To actually put wind power on the road, of course, we would have to tap the wind resources in nearly all the states, plus those that are off - shore, which the department says can meet 70 percent of national electricity needs.

There are also issues with the rules of the National Electricity market, and the rulings of the regulators in this space.

In the traditional model of a national electricity system — widely used for more than 50 years — large conventional gas, coal and nuclear generation plants supply large centres of demand.

In Germany, where wind covers 8 percent of national electricity use, four northern states each boast impressive wind power shares of more than 40 percent.

He is not the first to make such a claim: researchers at the University of Delaware long ago proposed that renewable energy could provide 99.9 % of the national electricity supply.

His research, funded by private individuals through the Association for Research of Renewable Energy in Australia, found that while wind provided 4.5 per cent of national electricity generation, it reduced emissions by only 3.5 per cent.

More importantly, however, making more gas generation capacity available is only a short - term fix and does not seriously address the changes needed to maintain, in the words of the National Electricity Objective, a secure, reliable and affordable supply of electricity.

Kenya's long - awaited 310 - megawatt Lake Turkana wind farm, which could generate more than 10 percent of national electricity, has suffered multiple setbacks but may begin construction in 2013.

In addition, a 2005 DOE assessment of offshore wind energy concluded that U.S. offshore wind out to a distance of 50 miles alone is sufficient to meet 70 percent of national electricity needs.

Measured by share of national electricity supplied by wind, Denmark is the leader, at 20 percent.

Last year, half of solar panels installed worldwide were installed in Europe's biggest economy, although solar power accounts for just two percent of national electricity generation.

Since pretty much the start of the National Electricity Market more than a decade ago, the Australian power industry has regarded the annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) as their bible to help pinpoint where a new coal or gas - fired generator might be needed to meet rising demand.

Even without the Clean Power Plan, coal's share of national electricity generation has been in steep decline for over a decade, dropping from 49 % in 2007 to 33 % in 2015, due largely to hydraulic fracturing, which has flooded the market with cheap, lower carbon natural gas.

A geothermal resource assessment shows that 9 western states together have the potential to provide over 20 % of national electricity needs.

-- Not later than 3 months after the date of adoption by the Commission of national electricity grid planning principles pursuant to paragraph (1), entities that conduct or may conduct transmission planning pursuant to State, tribal, or Federal law or regulation, including States, Indian tribes, entities designated by States and Indian tribes, Federal Power Marketing Administrations, transmission providers, operators and owners, regional organizations, and electric utilities, and that are willing to incorporate the national electricity grid planning principles adopted by the Commission in their electric grid planning, shall identify themselves and the regions for which they propose to develop plans to the Commission.

Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market, (Australia); Preliminary Report, December 2016, Dr Alan Finkel AO, Chief Scientist, Chair of the Expert Panel; Ms Karen Moses FAICD, Ms Chloe Munro, Mr Terry Effeney, Professor Mary O'Kane AC

Stanwell said the past year had been the most difficult since the inception of the National Electricity Market in 1997, and the next two years would also be difficult.But it was hopeful it could generate returns of 8 - 10 per cent in it coal and gas fired generation business by 2017/18.

But I've finally found enough time to read the Finkel Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Malcolm Turnbull has ruled out an EIS despite the preliminary report of the Finkel inquiry into future security of the national electricity market giving it a positive nod.

But currently nuclear generation is less than 20 percent of the national electricity pie.

Prof George Gyan - Baffour touched on power supply to the factory in the face of national electricity problems.

He stressed that,» Nuclear power in Germany accounted for 17.7 % of national electricity supply in 2011, compared to 22.4 % in 2010.

Not exact matches

Environmental group WWF Scotland said Friday that analysis of data provided by WeatherEnergy showed the country's wind turbines sent 86,467 megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid on Monday.

The first six months of 2017 saw turbines send more than 6.6 million megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid, enough to supply a little over 3 million Scottish homes.

The offer follows a string of power outages in the state of South Australia, including a blackout that left industry crippled for up to two weeks, and stoked fears of more outages across the national electricity market due to tight supplies.

To give one example, the U.K.'s National Grid — which operates the electricity transmission network in England, Wales and Scotland — says its networks are made up of approximately 4,474 miles of overhead line, 932 miles of underground cable, and 342 substations.

In 2016 hydroelectric power accounted for 39.9 percent of South Dakota's net electricity generation, allowing residents to enjoy electricity prices significantly lower than the national average.

Onshore wind turbines in Scotland sent more than 5 million megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid in the first quarter of 2018, analysis has shown.

The analysis assumed each car drove 15,000 miles — roughly the national average — at a rate of 30 kilowatt hours of electricity per 100 miles, based on the median mileage rate for Tesla Model 3 and Model S vehicles, according to figures reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Since the right to fairly priced electricity is not a fundamental constitutional right and because HDL users are not part of a classification that have been subject to governmental discrimination historically, such as race, gender, national origin, etc., the PUD's decision will be allowed to stand unless a court finds that there was no «rational basis» for it.

Like the rest of New England, Maine has residential electricity rates that are above the national average.

The contribution to national GHG emissions from electricity generation in Canada is about a third of what it is in the US.

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.

In New York state, the average price of electricity is above the national average of 12 cents per kilowatt hour, coming in at 17.5 cents per kilowatt hour.

The Muñiz Air National Guard base was heavily damaged, and tens of thousands on the island still have no electricity.

Musk says the new solar roofs will cost less than a traditional roof plus the cost of electricity and last longer than traditional roofs which, according to the National Roofing Contractors Association, «are designed to provide useful service for about 20 years.

To assist with adoption of the technology in Australia, In Australia, CST Wastewater Solutions is partnering with national energy groups and global electricity generator suppliers to tailor Build, Own Operate and Maintain (BOOM) partnerships.

David Brewster and Beth Griggs, «Competition Issues in the Electricity Industry - The Australian Gas Light Company v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission» [2004] AURELawJl 36; (2004) 23 (1) Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal 98 Stephen G Corones, «Informal merger clearance process under scrutiny: Australian Gas Light Company v ACCC» (2004) 32 (2) Australian Business Law Review 147 - 151 (abstract only) Rajat Sood, «Implications of AGL v ACCC — Market Power and Competition in the National Electricity Market» (2004) 32 Australian Business Law Review 375

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, address the National Press Club at lunchtime today on the issue of gas and electricity affordability.

In the water sector, the Akufo Addo government must build on the 80 % water coverage achieved by the NDC administration to ensure water for all by 2020 in line with the National water policy.We also expect that national electricity coverage will be made universal in view of the 82.5 % coverage achieved by the NDC govNational water policy.We also expect that national electricity coverage will be made universal in view of the 82.5 % coverage achieved by the NDC govnational electricity coverage will be made universal in view of the 82.5 % coverage achieved by the NDC government.

Nigeria has lost over 1,500 megawatts of electricity as a result of the ceaseless attack on oil and gas installations by the Niger Delta militants, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disclosed.

Only 2.4 per cent of households have access to electricity and only 18 per cent of the residents can read and write, compared to the national average of 66 per cent.

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The National Secretary of the Junior Staff Union of the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, Frank Adjetey Badu, says workers will not change their decision on government's planned concession of ECG.

He paid tribute to former President Jerry John Rawlings for extending electricity to the three regions — Northern, Upper East and Upper West — as well as the Brong Ahafo Region, through the introduction of the rural and national electrification programmes.

And while he likes to proclaim himself as a national leader on climate change, he is flooding the state with imported fracked gas, giving billions of dollars to old nukes, and is getting only 3 to 4 % of the state's electricity from renewables,» noted Hawkins.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of five new executives for National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

Addressing supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Sekondi on Thursday as part of his four - day campaign in the Western Region, President Mahama disclosed that when he assumed office, his government decided to invest in five key areas - water, electricity, health, education and roads.

A large part of the electricity gap should be met by energy saving measures: the National Audit Office recently found that efficiency schemes cost 1.8 pence to save a kilowatt hour of electricity, cheaper than all known means of generating electricity.

Because of its failure, until recently, to put its power needs out to bid, it has been paying a premium price to National Grid for its electricity.