Sentences with phrase «renewable energy capacity planned»

Wyoming and North Dakota were the top two states in new renewable energy capacity planned through 2019.

Not exact matches

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)-- Dominion Energy Virginia said Tuesday that it plans to build at least eight new natural gas - fired plants during the next 15 years, cementing its shift away from coal, while depending on renewables for less than 10 percent of its energy capEnergy Virginia said Tuesday that it plans to build at least eight new natural gas - fired plants during the next 15 years, cementing its shift away from coal, while depending on renewables for less than 10 percent of its energy capenergy capacity.

«India is one of the governments around the world that agreed at the UN's COP21 meeting to a new global climate accord, and its plans to boost renewable energy capacity is very substantial,» says Andrew Salvoni, head of Morgan Stanley's green and sustainable bond syndicate desk.

A study earlier this year by German company Energynautics commissioned by Greenpeace found that grid upgrades totaling up to 140 GW of capacity would be necessary across the European Union and eastern and northern Europe to cope with the vast increase planned in renewable energy.

My recovery plan provides the incentives to double our nation's capacity to generate renewable energy over the next few years — extending the production tax credit, providing loan guarantees and offering grants to spur investment.

According to a landmark plan, India aims to install 275 GW of renewable energy by 2027 — as a point of reference, total installed electrical capacity in 2016 hovered around the 300 GW mark, 70 percent being derived from coal gas and diesel.

On August 3, President Obama declared that «under the Clean Power Plan, by 2030, renewables will account for 28 % of our capacity,» and «will save the average American family nearly $ 85 on their annual energy bill in 2030.»

Duke Energy, one of the two biggest utilities in our region, in late April announced plans to increase its renewable energy capacity to 8,000 megawatts by 2020, up by one - third over previous taEnergy, one of the two biggest utilities in our region, in late April announced plans to increase its renewable energy capacity to 8,000 megawatts by 2020, up by one - third over previous taenergy capacity to 8,000 megawatts by 2020, up by one - third over previous targets.

To further support the participation of Aboriginals, the province also announced funding for community energy plans, feasibility studies, and technical research and to build capacity of Aboriginal people to develop renewable energy projects.

The Clean Energy Future: Protecting the Climate, Creating Jobs, and Saving Money puts forth a plan that expands renewable energy and energy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other seEnergy Future: Protecting the Climate, Creating Jobs, and Saving Money puts forth a plan that expands renewable energy and energy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other seenergy and energy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other seenergy efficiency, phases out all coal - fired power by 2050, and decreases natural gas capacity, along with modest changes in other sectors.

DTE Energy, which already purchases electricity from two NextEra wind farms in the county, plans to add 4,000 megawatts in renewable capacity over the next few decades.

And globally, while one - third of planned power capacity is still in coal, renewable energy investment was double that of coal and gas last year.

-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.

The project was completed with little public input, bypassing the Texas Public Utility Commission's Competitive Energy Renewable Zones (CREZ) process in which the PUC designated new transmission routes and assigned companies to add more than 2,300 miles to the grid in a $ 5 billion plan to reduce congestion and allow Texas wind capacity to swell to 18,500 MW by late 2013.

Separately, a report from IRENA explored how the national climate action plans put forward under the Paris Agreement are underselling the amount of renewable energy capacity many countries plan to deploy.

SaskPower's wind energy target is part of a broader plan that will see renewable energy sources make up 50 per cent of generating capacity in the province within 15 years.

Belgium plans to increase its renewable wind energy capacity by constructing a doughnut shaped «Island of Wind» in the North Sea.

In terms of the electricity sector, Serbia is aiming for 500MW of wind capacity by 2020 — wind thereby comprising 27.4 percent of the country's total planned capacity of renewable energy for the electricity sector.

However, in February 2011, Chinese officials revealed plans to resume the Nu River dams as part of China's 12th Five - Year Plan, which aims to add up to 140 GW of new hydropower capacity to meet its renewable energy targets.

But while India's power demand will double over the next decade, its draft National Electricity Plan (NEP) calls for rising demand to be met with 275 gigawatts (GW) total renewable energy capacity by 2027, without requiring new coal plants beyond those already under construction.

Business Green: China confirms it is moving forward with carbon market plan as India's prime minister vows to double renewable energy capacity within four years.

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SaskPower's wind energy target is part of a broader plan to have renewable energy sources represent 50 percent of installed electricity generation capacity in Saskatchewan within 15 years.

Finally, the plan calls for 100 megawatts of installed renewable energy capacity on federally subsidized housing by 2020 and a 20 percent renewable procurement target for federal buildings by that date.

All states with growing renewable energy projects face the problem of having an electric grid that is nearing its carrying capacity, and new transmission lines can take more than a decade to plan, permit and build, The New Mexican said.

Those companies that understand these developments, and plan for this regulatory shift while developing renewable energy production capacity, will certainly have the competitive advantage.

At the end of February, Apple revealed the renewable energy plans for its LEED Platinum certified data center in North Carolina that will feature a 20 MW solar array — the largest end - user owned array in the country — and a fuel cell installation with a capacity of about 5 MW.

In the next two years this is planned to expand to 10 GW, though according to an article at Renewable Energy World the pace of expansion is so brisk that 2010 could bring 20 - 27 GW of installed capacity.

In particular, planning for energy storage can help utilities defer expensive circuit upgrades and increase grid capacity to incorporate new renewable generators.

On the plus side, China plans to increase its renewable energy power capacity by 167GW by 2015, an increase of 68 % from 2010 at a cost of 1.8 trillion RMB (# 180 billion).

The Indian government's Eleventh Five - Year Plan includes a renewable energy target of 10 percent of total power generation capacity, with 4 percent to 5 percent of the final electricity mix to be achieved by 2012.

If these goals are met, then renewable energy would account for approximately 20 percent of the total added energy capacity planned in the 2007 to 2012 period.

The government's National Development Plan (NDP) places a high priority on resolving South Africa's energy shortages, including a significant expansion in capacity and renewable energy sources.