Sentences with phrase «overall electricity consumption»

Namely, buildings must increasingly be outfitted for electric mobility.This will increase overall electricity consumption, with the benefit that electric vehicles (EVs) are 3 to 4 times more efficient than ones equipped with internal combustion engines.

In so doing, EPA currently obtains 9 percent of its overall electricity consumption from green power.

Smart - grid technologies could reduce overall electricity consumption by 6 percent and peak demand by as much as 27 percent.

So, while I'm skeptical about the strict definition of Jevons and electric cars — namely efficiency — I do think there's something there in the idea that costs get masked within overall electricity consumption.

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Changing how the rate is calculated to reflect the cost of electricity at the time of consumption results in an overall lower price and significant savings for Albertans.

But this transition should not be burdensome; by establishing production metrics for monitoring waste, as well as electricity consumption, gas consumption, waste water intensity and overall carbon emissions, your sites can identify ongoing efficiencies and potential cost savings for your company to support your bottom line.

In fact, much of the overall decrease in energy consumption can be traced to the shift from coal to gas, because modern gas - fired plants may use up to 46 percent less energy to produce the same amount of electricity.»

Group CSR actions include: • As a common standards all hotels are monitoring their resource consumption of electricity, water and gas through the data monitoring platform Con - Serve ™ and have set goals of achieving an overall reduction of 10 % by 2018.

Overall Costs: High electricity rates mean a better return on increasing levels of self - consumption.

• Reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) by 10 % from scopes 1 & 2 (direct emissions and indirect emissions from the consumption of electricity and heat) • Reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) by 50 % from scope 3 (indirect emissions and value chain emissions) • Target an overall rate of 80 % recycled aluminum for its products.

In September, coal - fired electricity output and steel production, together representing about 75 percent of overall coal consumption, declined by 0.5 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, and further dropped by 2.8 percent and 1.3 percent in October.

Here's the thing: If a state shifts a bunch of transportation and building heat over to electricity, overall consumption of electricity could rise and average electricity - sector efficiency could fall, at least temporarily, even as economy - wide carbon emissions decline.

Energizing Virginia: Efficiency First confirmed that energy efficiency has the potential to reduce consumer electricity bills by bringing down overall consumption.

Ways to reduce fossil fuel inputs to food systems include the use of farm machinery powered by renewable electricity or farm - produced biofuels; the localization of food systems to reduce transport (perhaps entailing vertical urban agriculture); the adoption of organic and ecological production practices to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides; and an overall reduction in the consumption of highly processed foods.

Power Compare further notes that Bitcoin's current estimated annual electricity consumption stands at 29.05 TWh — the equivalent of 0.13 percent of the world's overall electricity needs.

Renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic electricity and water heating systems, further decrease the overall energy consumption within the home.