Sentences with phrase «time old power plants»

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The space in the historic Seaholm Power Plant in downtown Austin, Texas, is four times larger than the old headquarters.

I recall rushing to the Indian Point nuclear power plants to assess whether security measures had been tightened (big dump trucks had been parked across the entrance), then picking up my younger son, three years old at the time, at daycare.

The average age of the island's power plants is 60, «which is basically three times older than it should be.»

There are non zero probabilities that by 2030 we might have some or all of (i) thin film solar cells with 40 % efficiency installed for $ 1 / watt, (ii) «batteries» with at least five times the capacity of lead acid and one fifth of the weight, (iii) boring old solar thermal plants with no drama plugging away, (iv) there may be some one using solar cells in space sending power to earth as radio frequency energy.

But this time, instead of blocking construction of new plants, the strategy will be to figure out which are the nations oldest and worst - pollution coal power plants, get them shut down, and replace them with renewable energy.

At the same time, these coal plants are growing older and becoming increasingly inefficient compared to the falling costs of natural gas - and renewable - powered electricity.