Sentences with phrase «slightly more electricity»

A new 265 MW gas - fired combined - cycle generating plant, on the other hand, would produce slightly more electricity on just a few acres.

Not exact matches

Cars that either partially or entirely use electricity to function make up slightly more than 3 percent of the U.S. auto market, the lowest share since 2011 and a sharp contraction from 3.5 percent last year, according to EDTA.

These «soft exosuits» weigh just 9 kilograms, and use just 140 watts of electricity — slightly more than a desktop computer.

That high energy density makes OTEC a more attractive option than wave or tidal power, Cable says, especially for distant outposts like those on Guam, where a cost analysis suggests that OTEC could provide electricity slightly more cheaply than existing oil - fired plants.

The Department of Energy estimates that natural gas produces slightly more than one - fifth of all the electricity used in the United States, and that number is steadily rising.

More remarkably, the company also says it can run on electricity at speeds up to 86 miles per hour — though that's slightly deceptive, since it means the engine may shut down for a while at speeds that high, leaving the electric motor to propel the car.

Although it takes slightly longer it's worth saving a few extra bucks from gas and spend it on something more worthwhile... Although that ends up being something not as fun such as electricity, my CT car insurance bill, or tuition.

In the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC, I buy 100 % wind - generated electricity through PEPCO Energy Services, and it is only slightly more expensive than PEPCO's «standard service» which is about 57 % coal, 35 % nuclear, 5 % natural gas, and 1 % oil.

According to data released by the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration, of the 208 terawatt - hours (TWh) of electricity generated in California last year, 25 TWh came from solar PV, with slightly more than 1/3 of that coming from distributed generation.

If made from recycled steel, and using these figures to calculate the embodied energy of steel, this comes down to an energy cost of at least 41,625 Wh, slightly more than the battery needed for the electricity generator.

Looking at just emissions from the electric power sector, emissions in Minnesota dropped by slightly more than the U.S.. However, since 2009, the state has made little to no progress on emissions even as electricity generation by wind increased by 92 percent.

The company now has slightly more renewable electricity, but only around four percent.

But for the entire year, renewables only accounted for 25 % (perhaps slightly more this year) of generation, and the cost of electricity to consumers were 4 to 5 times that of US consumers.

NRDC Response # 2: «California's electricity costs slightly more per kilowatt hour than the national average.

The report does not point out that the $ 332 billion total capital cost over say 35 years would be $ 9.5 billion p.a., which is 0.73 % of GDP, and that is slightly more than the percentage of rich country GDP invested in all forms of energy in the early 2000s, not just electricity.

Massachusetts regulators gave final approval to a merger between NStar and Northeast Utilities, which includes a commitment by NStar to buy slightly more than a quarter of Cape Wind's project's electricity for 15 years.