Sentences with phrase «state electricity generation»

Over the full year 2017 renewable energy sources excluding large hydro plants represented 31 % of California's in - state electricity generation.

Natural gas now makes up over 60 percent of in - state electricity generation, more than double its contribution in 2001.

While a total of 20 states have coal units that are no longer economic, the five states that are facing the greatest amount of uneconomic coal generation relative to their overall electricity mix are, in order, West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, each with at least one - fifth of their in - state electricity generation coming from units that our analysis shows to be struggling economically.

According to the American Wind Energy Association, more than 31 percent of Iowa's in - state electricity generation came from wind in 2015.

The EPA uses a formula of «CO2 emissions from fossil fuel - fired power plants in pounds (lbs) divided by state electricity generation from fossil - fuel fired power plants and certain low - or zero - emitting power sources in megawatt hours (MWh)» to calculate each state target.

«Diablo Canyon's yearly output supplies 9 percent of California's total in - state electricity generation and 21 percent of its low - carbon generation.

Not exact matches

First, states must approve the construction of new electricity generation units and strong majorities in many states remain opposed to coal - fired power, irrespective of what the preferences of a Trump Administration might be.

Second, many states actively favor renewables in electricity generation, and even in places that don't, the word has gotten out that coal combustion is far deadlier to humans than any other electric generation source — including natural gas.

Renewable energy producers earn RECs for electrical generation and states can determine if the distributed generation customer, or the utility that purchases excess electricity, owns the REC.

But coal still accounted for something like 35 % of electricity generation in the United States and China was buying up massive amounts for its own needs.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Power Plant Operations Report The generation fuel mix of electricity in the Northeast Census division of the United States has shifted dramatically over the past Continue Reading

As a teacher of Physics in the university, I was excited when the late President Umaru Yar» Adua awarded a contract of some N40bn for an alternative - energy, wind - powered electricity generation plant to be sited, naturally, at Katsina State.

He said that beyond powering its own public facilities with the already established independent power plants delivering a combined 47.5 MW, the state government intends to stimulate investment through this initiative with the generation of 3000MW of power through accelerated deployment of embedded or distributed power plants in strategic locations within three to five years to drive the economy and bring additional electricity to millions of homes and businesses.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday the state will be able to make up for lost electricity generation after announcing a deal with plant owner Entergy Corp. to close the facility in five years.

EPA is expecting some states to cut emissions by switching to natural gas for electricity generation, according to senior agency officials on a media briefing.

Wind power has become one of the fastest growing sources of electricity generation in the United States and the world

Stricter emissions requirements on coal - fired power plants, together with low natural gas prices, have contributed to a recent decline in the use of coal for electricity generation in the United States, she said.

Wind power, meanwhile, has become one of the fastest growing sources of electricity generation in the United States and the world.

Iowa is third among states in renewable energy generation, and 27 percent of its electricity came from wind power in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

We doubt that these state systems will survive intact once a federal plan is in place, not least because electricity generation (which produces significant quantities of CO2) is fungible across most of the country and not easily amenable to a state - by - state approach.

In the United States, the use of natural gas for electricity generation continues to grow.

While still a minuscule part of total U.S. electricity supply, solar power generation has enjoyed record increases thanks to federal and state backing.

A previous NREL report, «Land - use Requirements and the Per - capita Solar Footprint for Photovoltaic Generation in the United States,» had estimated that if solar energy was to meet 100 % of all electricity demand in the United States, it would take up 0.6 % of the total area in the United States.

Electricity generation and distribution infrastructure in the Western United States must be «climate - proofed» to diminish the risk of future power shortages, according to research by two Arizona State University engineers.

Pruitt is part of a group of state attorneys general who are suing the EPA over its Clean Power Plan, which seeks to trim greenhouse gas emissions related to electricity generation.

In the United States, wood and wood - derived fuels accounted for nearly 40 million megawatt - hours of electricity generation in 2013, just under 1 percent of the U.S. annual total, according to federal energy data.

Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States.

The decline in the United States has mainly been due to market forces shifting electricity generation from coal to abundant and cheaper natural gas, along with environmental regulations built around the traditional basket of pollutants that even conservatives agreed were worth restricting.

Mr. Pickens aims to address the energy conundrum and wean the United States from foreign oil by speeding development of, among other things, wind power for electricity generation and natural gas as transport fuel.

This is a valuable long - view chart from the Energy Information Administration showing how natural gas plants and wind turbines have been the dominant sources of new electricity generation capacity in the United States in recent years.

This is an important step on two fronts — sustaining domestic momentum away from coal in electricity generation and providing a fresh signal to other countries that the United States is committed to cutting its carbon footprint.

And the state's entire electricity - generation capacity would have to be doubled, while simultaneously being replaced with emissions - free generation.

All of which is to say, from a technical perspective, for electricity generation renewable energy sources (totally excluding nuclear power) could produce several, several times the amount of electricity currently generated in the United States.

The electricity industry already is — and has been for years — in a rapid transition away from coal and towards cleaner generation — a transition driven mainly by fundamental market forces such as lower gas prices, lower costs for wind and solar power and energy efficiency, and by state and federal policies and company planning decisions that long predated the Clean Power Plan.

Power companies are well on their way to meet the Plan's targets, thanks to the fact that the electricity industry has already started rapidly moving away from coal and towards cleaner generation — a transition driven mainly by fundamental market forces such as lower gas prices, lower costs for wind and solar power and energy efficiency, and by state and federal policies and company planning decisions that long predated the Plan.

Along with increases in generation from wind power and geothermal energy, solar power helped make California the top state producer of nonhydroelectric renewable electricity in 2014, narrowly topping Texas.

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Among U.S. states, Ohio has the leading number of premature deaths from particulate matter from electricity generation.

The growing volume of distributed generation, aided in part by the rapid growth of third - party - owned solar PV in some states, is challenging the role that electric utilities have historically played as the sole provider of electricity to customers.

Many of the wind turbines needed to back out fossil fuels in electricity generation worldwide could be produced in currently idled automobile assembly plants in the United States alone.

EPO has identified an initial objective of increasing to 10 % the amount of in - state electricity sales that come from in - state solar energy generation.

The cost problem will resolve itself if the federal and state governments mandate a shift from dirty to clean electricity generation, Kempton said.

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), a state - run energy firm, predicted that thermal generation could drop to 7 percent of total electricity generation this year, from 12 percent last year, saving nearly $ Electricity Institute (ICE), a state - run energy firm, predicted that thermal generation could drop to 7 percent of total electricity generation this year, from 12 percent last year, saving nearly $ electricity generation this year, from 12 percent last year, saving nearly $ 40 million.

The report evaluates regional electricity grids across the United States based on the global warming emissions produced from electricity generation, and then compares the emissions generated by charging an EV with those produced by gasoline - powered vehicles.

United States, Energy Information Administration, «Reference Case Projections for Electricity Capacity and Generation by Fuel,» International Energy Outlook 2010, Appendix H, p. 257, Accessed December 14, 2010.

United States, Energy Information Administration, «Reference Case Projections for Electricity Capacity and Generation by Fuel Tables (2007 - 2035).»

Available at: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ftproot/forecasting/0484%282007%29.pdf; See also United States, Energy Information Industry, «U.S. Nuclear Generation of Electricity,» 2009 Capacity and Generation, Accessed December 9, 2010.

In determining state goals, EPA begins by calculating an affected fossil generation emissions rate, in pounds of CO2 emissions per megawatt hour of electricity generated, based on 2012 historical data for each state.

The economics of increased natural gas generation and expanded renewable electricity capacity vary regionally, the key determinants being: 1) the natural gas supply and combined cycle utilization rates by region; and 2) the potential for penetration of renewable generation in regions including states that have no (or low) renewable portfolio standards.

For renewable electricity generation in the state of Washington from facilities with a COD of January 1, 2017 or later, additional steps must be taken to ensure that the emissions benefits of voluntary purchases are retained, and Green - e eligibility is preserved.