Sentences with phrase «of peak demand»

Wind farm generation at times of peak demand tends to be low.

A utility could fully charge vehicles when solar is plentiful, for example, and then limit charging during periods of peak demand for electricity.

He notes that unlike electricity from many other renewable sources, power from the batteries could be held back and used at times of peak demand.

The lack of predictability affects Load / supply balancing, and with more than a 10 % wind reliance blackouts at times of peak demand in cold high seasons likely.

And in 2015 the state government signed legislation that turned its renewable - energy standard — which required utilities to purchase or generate 20 percent of peak demand from renewable sources — into a «voluntary» goal.

Residential and commercial customers of the City utility have access to its Solar Energy & Net Metering Program, which offers a rebate rate that declines by 7 percent each year until 2016, or whenever the City is able to generate 2.5 percent of its peak demand from solar.

The system operator may, for instance, need to require the clean peak resources to be available ahead of peak demand to prevent the need to start up peaker plants, he suggested.

It's also possible that no Star Alliance award space will be available because of peak demand.

The bill and its Senate companion (SB 338) echo Arizona's Clean Peak Standard (CPS), a proposal introduced last year by the state consumer advocate that would amend the state's renewable portfolio standard to require utilities to obtain a specific portion of their peak demand generation from «clean peak resources.»

-RRB- echo Arizona's Clean Peak Standard (CPS), a proposal introduced last year by the state consumer advocate that would amend the state's renewable portfolio standard to require utilities to obtain a specific portion of their peak demand generation from «clean peak resources.»

«Net - load peak» is defined as «the daily period of three or more consecutive hours in which the latest of the three hours is the hour of peak demand for electricity.»

Cigliano spoke about some of the O&R program highlights from 2009 — present which included 17,000 MWh of energy savings, 26 MW of peak demand savings, 110,000 Dth of natural gas savings, 32,000 tons of carbon reduced and 28,500,000 gallons of water savings.

«The Department for Transport will undertake a full review of fares policy and structures, aiming to move towards a system that is seen to be less complex and more equitable, and which also aids the management of peak demand and the more efficient matching of demand with capacity,» the report added.

Rural homes regularly experience rolling blackouts during times of peak demand as utilities move available power to commercial operations and energy - hungry cities.

Maximum capacity for wind turbines throughout the UK is 5,891 megawatts, almost ten per cent of that peak demand figure.

The largest provincial utility, Hydro One, limited renewable energy to no more than 7 % of peak demand on its distribution feeders and missed deadlines for interconnection, slowing energy deployment.

As the PC points out, air - conditioners are rarely used, accounting for just 20 per cent of total demand, but the majority of peak demand?

(2) the goal described in paragraph (1) can be met or exceeded by lessening the difference between the periods of lowest and highest electricity demand, with particular focus on reducing the frequency and severity of peak demand periods, using smart grid and demand response technologies, practices, and activities, including --

Proposed legislation from key California lawmakers would require an increasing proportion of peak demand electricity to be served by renewable resources like wind and solar.

Industry spokespeople say consumers so far have not been affected by the slowdowns, and that the amount of power lost during the summer months of peak demand has been minimal.

Fast recharging times generate lots of excitement, but what seems to be forgotten is that they can lead to a fabulous amount of peak demand.

UK wind farms have a theoretical maximum capacity of more than 13,000 megawatts, but produced less than 400 megawatts of power for much of the peak demand period — meeting less than one per cent of the UK's electricity needs, published data suggests.

Reduce permanent legal staffing by 5 % to increase utilization, replacing fulfilment of peak demand with contract lawyers

Demand response typically meets up to 10 % of peak demand in some US power markets, and it is widespread in Germany.

At that time of the season, demand is lower than in the summer, and ending the cuts in March — ahead of peak demand — could exacerbate the glut that OPEC and friends have been fighting this year.

Larry Dale, an energy researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has studied the impacts of warming on California's electrical grid and agreed that the most costly impact on electrical systems would be because of peak demand.

But this will prevent blackouts at times of peak demand during the coming summer, without the pollution that will be caused by the 250 MW of temporary diesel generators that are also going to be used.

Other public utility commissions in other states are also considering mandating time of use rate plans as a way of reducing periods of peak demand that necessitate capital upgrades to grid infrastructure

Uber users have complained for years about «surge pricing,» which causes fares to skyrocket at times of peak demand, like rush hour and during heavy storms.

Access to Electronic Services may be limited or unavailable during periods of peak demand, market volatility, systems upgrade, maintenance, or for other reasons.

On the other hand any restrictions which are introduced will result in the relief being less flexible, more complex, and result in those providing short term accommodation at times of peak demand (e.g. during the Edinburgh Festival, Wimbledon etc) being more likely to have to declare taxable income.

(During periods of peak demand, Uber will hike its fares, a practice that has been criticized.)

A 6 - 2 ruling upholds a regulation that requires utilities to pay more to customers who conserve power during times of peak demand

Final copies of the outgoing Amaze rolled out from the company's Greater Noida plant while reports state that production was divided among both the plants in times of peak demand.

That would give utilities another way to ensure that they can provide power at times of peak demand.

Adding and remodeling our facilities to increase our capacity to house more animals in times of peak demand (typically late spring, summer and fall).

When it comes to travel during the holidays and other times of peak demand, it can help to book as early as possible — up to 11 months before departure.

That coincided with the period of peak demand a very hot day (near record temperatures).

Since the electrical grid has existed, so has the need for stored forms of energy that can be drawn on to meet times of peak demand and regulate frequency.