Sentences with phrase «reduce demand on the grid»
The utilities have been agitating against solar PV because it is reducing demand on the grid, particularly in daytime hours when generators could normally generate higher revenues from increased demand.
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Optimizing energy usage allows us to reduce demand on the grid strategically, ultimately reducing the peak level of demand when the grid is most strained and expensive to run.
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This level of electricity reduced the metered demand on the grid by about the same amount, suggesting that the total solar share of gross demand probably exceeded 50 % during the mid-day hours.
That way, homeowners will be able to install smaller and cheaper solar power systems while being able to use electricity from the grid only as backup, reducing the electric power demand, or load, on the utility's grid.
That reduceds total demand on the grid.
We know this is working too because rooftop solar is showing up as reduced demand on the national grid (the grid works a bit like the road network — the main transmission lines are like motorways, and local grids are like B roads.
About Energy Upgrade California ®: Energy Upgrade California ® is a state initiative to help Californians take action to save energy and conserve natural resources, help reduce demand on the electricity grid, and make informed energy management choices at home and at work.
Demand response (DR) measures reduce or shift energy consumption during periods of high demand on theDemand response (DR) measures reduce or shift energy consumption during periods of high demand on thedemand on the grid.
California can also maintain adequate grid flexibility and reliability while reducing reliance on natural gas by deploying a combination of advanced demand response — which shifts energy consumption to periods when the grid needs it the most — and energy storage like batteries.
These types of projects are also being promoted by the states and the power producer in an effort to reduce the demand and size of conventional power plants and lessen the strain on their grid.
(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 --
Embedded generators supply electricity to local distribution systems, which reduces demand on the transmission grid.
«Zero - Carbon Buildings» do not reduce peak demand on the national electricity grid, building energy efficiency does.
Renewable energy technologies produce clean energy, can be better scaled to meet demand than large dams, reduce dependence on problematic energy sources such as fossil fuels and large hydro, and can be used in rural areas far from the grid, where most of the world's un-electrified communities are located.
More and more, electricity markets are purchasing the lack of electricity use as a commodity, as «demand response» options, in which companies lower their energy use at times of peak demand to reduce burdens on the grid, proliferate.
On top of this, the report notes that solar thermal cooling technology - in which the sun's heat is used to power thermally driven absorption chillers or evaporation devices to cool air - can reduce the burden on electric grids at times of peak cooling demand by fully or partially replacing conventional electrically powered air conditioners in buildingOn top of this, the report notes that solar thermal cooling technology - in which the sun's heat is used to power thermally driven absorption chillers or evaporation devices to cool air - can reduce the burden on electric grids at times of peak cooling demand by fully or partially replacing conventional electrically powered air conditioners in buildingon electric grids at times of peak cooling demand by fully or partially replacing conventional electrically powered air conditioners in buildings.
Energy storage can save power generated from clean energy systems such as solar, wind and combined heat and power (CHP) for later use, enabling buildings to reduce their reliance on the power grid during peak demand periods when electricity rates are the highest.
There are efforts underway now to shift more electricity demand to times when renewables are most abundant, build more energy storage and local distributed resources to reduce congestion, make the grid more resilient, and reduce the need to rely on natural gas peaker plants, especially ones in disadvantaged communities.
TOU rates, which charge higher prices for electricity during periods of higher demand, encourage customers to adjust their consumption to reduce strain on the electric grid.