Sentences with phrase «renewable electricity generators»

Variable renewable electricity generators, such as wind and solar PV, can be effectively integrated into the system

Not exact matches

These include the «renewables obligation», which is effectively a quota mechanism imposing costs on generators who fail to generate a set proportion of their electricity from renewables and more recently, courtesy of the energy bill, a most peculiar mechanism, otherwise known as «contracts for difference».

A recent report - Maintaining growth in the renewables sector - explored in some depth the various renewable support mechanisms now in place with Europe's top electricity generators and the prospects for expansion of the renewable sector both in the short and medium term.

Renewable sources — such as rooftop solar panels, which sometimes generate more power than a household uses — required a decentralized system in which electricity flows in both directions, from many small generators into the grid, and from the grid to consumers.

They enable major power generators to profitably generate electricity in a manner that reduces the overall cost of compliance with mandatory greenhouse gas («GHG») emissions limits and renewable energy targets while also allowing countries to diversify their sources of electricity supply.

The report, «Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers iRenewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers iRenewable Energy in the West,» compares the cost of renewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers irenewable electricity generation (without federal subsidy) from the West's most productive renewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers irenewable energy resource areas — including any needed transmission and integration costs — with the cost of energy from a new natural gas - fired generator built near the customers it serves.

A new Chinese law requires power grid operators to buy all the electricity produced by renewable energy generators, in a move that will increase the proportion of energy that comes from renewable sources in coal - dependent China.

Under the Renewable Obligation (RO), suppliers have to buy a percentage of their electricity from renewable generators and can hand that cost on to cRenewable Obligation (RO), suppliers have to buy a percentage of their electricity from renewable generators and can hand that cost on to crenewable generators and can hand that cost on to consumers.

Power generators are turning away from coal for a host of reasons: In some instances natural gas is cheaper; many states are requiring utilities to generate a certain portion of electricity from renewable resources; individual cities (and even an entire Canadian province) have decided to stop purchasing electricity created by burning coal; and new Environmental Protection Agency regulations are making it more expensive and less economical to use coal plants.

A feed - in tariff typically guarantees generators of renewable electricity a long - term purchase price for each kilowatt - hour they produce and «feed into» the grid, providing a powerful incentive for installing such systems.

New wind power is now cheaper per megawatt - hour than new coal - or gas - fired electricity generation, but renewable energy still needs subsidies to compete with existing generators.

These softening impacts on customer bills from renewables come because they force down the wholesale of electricity, and incumbent generators do not like that.

BEIJING (Reuters)- A new Chinese law requires power grid operators to buy all the electricity produced by renewable energy generators, in a move that will increase the proportion of energy that comes from renewable sources in coal - dependent China.

«Lower natural gas prices have effectively driven down wholesale power prices for all generators, regardless of whether they are using natural gas, coal, nuclear power or renewable resources to generate their electricity.»

(CPI 2013) In liberalized electricity markets, FITs can result in the de facto creation of a separate market for renewable generators.

Requires FERC to: (1) issue to each generator of renewable electricity a REC for each megawatt hour of renewable electricity generated after December 31, 2011; (2) issue three RECs for each megawatt hour of renewable electricity generated by an existing distributed renewable generation facility; and (3) review the effect of issuing three RECs and to reduce such number for any given energy source or technology to ensure that such number is no higher than is necessary to make such facilities using such source or technology cost competitive with other sources of renewable electricity generation.

But if California uses additional low or zero - carbon grid management methods such as storage, demand response, electricity exports, and more flexible operation of renewable generators, greenhouse gas emissions would drop by 27 percent.

«Yeo's first committee task will be to examine this month's National Audit Office report on government funding for renewable energy, covering taxpayer incentives and the «renewables obligation» scheme that forces electricity generators to invest in green energy.

Through the agreement, Bullfrog Power's generators put renewable electricity and green natural gas onto the respective energy systems to match the amounts used at the 2013 RBC Canadian Open.

In addition to purchasing renewable electricity and green natural gas for the event, GHG emissions associated with the use of diesel generators and event vehicles (i.e. shuttle buses and courtesy vehicles) will be neutralized through the purchase and retirement of high quality carbon offsets, helping to ensure event operations are carbon neutral.

We certainly don't need any new coal mines or gas wells to have sufficient fossil fuel supply to keep existing power generators running while we transition to renewable electricity generation.

Through the installation of gas collection and control systems, these projects result in the destruction of powerful greenhouse gases, and the gas can be burned in a generator to create renewable electricity.

Rooftop solar power — or, alternatively, microgrids powered by various combinations of small renewable installations and diesel generators — are the only way their inhabitants will ever get reliable electricity.

While many electric utilities have built their capital intensive infrastructure around the availability of fossil energy to drive their generators, utilities have had the choice to lead the transition to a zero net emissions energy system via the use of renewable and nuclear energy to generate electricity.

The most important solar incentive to date is the feed - in tariff, which guarantees generators of renewable electricity — including homeowners, private firms, and utilities — a long - term purchase price for each kilowatt - hour they produce.

Feed - in tariff - The price per unit of electricity that a utility or power supplier has to pay for distributed or renewable electricity fed into the grid by non-utility generators.

Adding more renewable energy would result in curtailment cost of paying renewable generators for not producing electricity from $ 150 million to $ 225 million a year 23.

Electricity ratepayers may have to pay $ 150 to $ 225 million a year to renewable energy generators not to produce elecElectricity ratepayers may have to pay $ 150 to $ 225 million a year to renewable energy generators not to produce electricityelectricity 10.

Despite anticipated surpluses, renewable energy generators will get paid even though Ontario does not need their electricity 17.

Renewable power generators get roughly an additional 4 cents per kWh of electricity produced on top of the wholesale price.

Achieving the National Trading Case's full range of benefits will require policy makers and regulators across the country to work with utilities, electricity generators, advocates, regional transmission organizations, and other stakeholders to develop state compliance plans that prioritize renewable energy and energy efficiency and generate revenue through interstate carbon emissions trading.

«Solar generators could offer very good prices because, first, their projects have very good solar irradiation in the north of Chile but second, in 2014 there were several changes in the electricity tender rules that allowed companies to offer in different hourly blocks and extended the contract term, with resulted in a higher competition, a higher participation of renewables and the lowest prices that we've seen in decades».

A new Chinese law requires power grid operators to buy all the electricity produced by renewable energy generators, in a move that will increase the proportion of energy that comes from renewable sources in coal - dependent China.

Already sourcing over 80 % of its global electricity consumption from renewable sources, the company aims to reach 100 % by investing in solar and wind energy and converting diesel generators into lithium storage batteries for maximising its use of renewable power.

The government oblige electricity suppliers to take a certain, rising proportion of their electricity from renewable generators, at a premium, determined by government, to «incentivise» the renewable energy sector.

The Feed in Tariff is a policy mechanism designed to accelerate investment in Renewable Energy, the California FiT allows eligible customers generators to enter into 10 - 15 - 20 - year contracts with their utility company to sell the electricity produced by renewable energy, and guarantees that anyone who generates electricity from R E source, whether Homeowner, small business, or large utility, is able to sell that eleRenewable Energy, the California FiT allows eligible customers generators to enter into 10 - 15 - 20 - year contracts with their utility company to sell the electricity produced by renewable energy, and guarantees that anyone who generates electricity from R E source, whether Homeowner, small business, or large utility, is able to sell that elerenewable energy, and guarantees that anyone who generates electricity from R E source, whether Homeowner, small business, or large utility, is able to sell that electricity.

In that scenario the generator turns the renewable energy into electricity and then the battery turns the electricity into chemical energy for storage.

«There are many sources of renewables: hydro, solar wind, or methane and with the funding to our local power provider, they are able to buy that energy but [also] create a local marketplace for additional generators of that clean electricity,» said Carney.

new Chinese law requires power grid operators to buy all the electricity produced by renewable energy generators, in a move that will increase the proportion of energy that comes from renewable sources in coal - dependent China.

To meet the target, renewable generators such as wind and solar farms create Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) for each unit of electricity theyrenewable generators such as wind and solar farms create Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) for each unit of electricity theyRenewable Energy Certificates (REC) for each unit of electricity they produce.

The CPUC therefore set California's per kilowatt - hour electricity payment to generators of renewable energy projects of up to 20 megawatts at the lowest estimated price a utility would have to pay to obtain power from a new, industry - standard natural gas plant.

He also helped to lead negotiations between utilities, generators and members of the Patrick Administration on renewable development, electricity rates, and transmission and generation development.

This is a private law contract between an electricity generator and a government - owned company that under this contract provides incentives for producing renewable or low - carbon energy.

Ontario hopes the program will attract a diverse range of renewable energy producers including homeowners, community - based and First Nations groups, and larger - scale commercial generators by paying producers some of the highest prices for electricity in North America.