Sentences with phrase «to come from renewable sources»

The state has on the books a law requiring that a fifth of all electricity come from renewable sources by 2010.
The CES requires that half the state's electricity come from renewable sources by 2030.
The second step I'll take is to require that 10 percent of our energy comes from renewable sources by the end of my first term — more than double what we have now.
The state was also among the leaders in total installed residential solar through 2016 and the slice of in - state power generation that came from renewable sources in 2015.
To meet 2030 emissions targets, at least 35 % of the region's generation needs to come from renewable sources like wind and solar.
100 % of the energy used comes from renewable sources, including wind and solar.
About 26 percent of the state's power now comes from renewable sources.
«That means the electricity to power every light, refrigerator and check out - lane comes from renewable sources, rather than fossil fuels,» it states.
But this only really help if the energy used to run the process comes from a renewable source, otherwise the gains don't justify the costs.
At least 20 per cent of energy should come from renewable sources by 2020, the commission further states.
In 2016, approximately 45 % of our electricity came from renewable sources.
That means creating a truly sustainable world, one in which energy comes from renewable sources, natural resources are reclaimed rather than mined, waste is recycled rather than dumped.
More and more corporations, government agencies and entire cities are making large, long - term commitments to ensure that the power they do use comes from renewable sources.
he proposed Clean Energy Standard requires that 50 percent of energy in New York come from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2030.
As of 2017, New York's Clean Energy Fund budget comes in at $ 5 billion and the proposed Clean Energy Standard requires that 50 percent of energy in New York come from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2030.
In reducing the overall amount of electricity the state consumes, energy efficiency projects support New York's Clean Energy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of all electricity used in the state come from renewable sources by 2030.
The big issues facing the industry are whether the federal government will extend clean - energy tax credits beyond 2008 — the industry wants at least a five - year extension — and whether Congress will pass a bill to mandate that 15 percent of the nation's power comes from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2020.
As much as 90 % of new electricity generation in last year came from renewable sources, according to preliminary IEA data.
Of all new capacity built across the E.U. in 2016, 86 percent came from renewable sources like wind and solar, as well as more environmentally controversial sources like hydropower and biomass.
«In 2015 we achieved 58 % of our global electricity consumption coming from renewable sources.
Yet the UK government continues to insist that fuel suppliers show that at least five per cent of their fuel comes from renewable sources, or risk being forced to pay a substitute amount of money.
A national renewable electricity standard would mandate that a given share of an electric company's production come from renewable sources (most likely wind power), or, in the case of a «clean energy standard,» from an expanded list including nuclear and hydroelectric power.
Stanford University Central Energy Facility is a campus - wide energy system that replaces a 100 percent fossil - fuel - based cogeneration plant with primarily electrical power, 65 percent of which comes from renewable sources (Credit: Tim Griffith)
Unlike oil based plastics, bioplastics such as the ones used in the new fridge come from renewable sources including corn or sugarcane.
99 % of electricity used in Costa Rica comes from renewable sources, and the government is far ahead of many wealthier nations, having committed the country to becoming carbon neutral by 2021.
We especially like that all natural fibers from Natural Mat come from renewable sources.
«We are already on our way to closing Indian Point without reliability issues, without price spikes and with virtually all of the replacement power needed coming from renewable sources or efficiency,» Gallay says.
If the goal is to have more of those gallons come from renewable sources rather than imported oil, fuels like ethanol are the only technologies that are having an impact today.»
On renewable energy, Gorsuch has supported Colorado's law requiring that at least 20 percent of the electricity sold by producers comes from renewable sources.
In one of the boldest renewable energy standards set thus far, Colorado's governor Bill Ritter has signed into law a bill requiring 30 % of the state's energy mix come from renewable sources by 2020.
Alberta has a plan to phase out coal - fired electricity and have 30 per cent of electricity used by Albertans come from renewable sources like solar, wind and hydro by 2030.
And that's a lot: globally last year, up to 90 % of new energy capacity came from renewable sources, according to a report this week from the International Energy Association.
Already, all the electricity used by Herman Miller facilities worldwide comes from renewable sources.
Neither utility claims that each of their customers» lights comes from renewable sources all the time.
The major reason, Ikea said, was that the share of its buildings» energy coming from renewable sources decreased during the year.
In 2016, 32.9 percent of the electricity PG&E sold to its customers came from renewable sources, according to the report.
Roughly a quarter of Germany's electricity today comes from renewable sources; in the United States, just 12 percent does.
He said Brazil was efficient in energy production and distribution, with most of its energy matrix coming from renewable sources, but also said 75 percent of carbon gas emissions in the country come from deforestation and agriculture.
Under Delaware law, by 2019 Delmarva must show that 20 % of its electrical supply comes from renewable sources.
In places like California, where a high proportion of electricity comes from renewable sources whose production varies throughout the day, this is particularly important.
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.
The state also mandated that 33 percent of the hydrogen used in state come from renewable sources.
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont's largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100 percent of its electricity now comes from renewable sources such as wind, water, and biomass.
Despite severe drought conditions across most of the country, 97 percent of electricity generated during the first three months of this year came from renewable sources, the...
The project received funding through Governor Cuomo's $ 1 billion NY - Sun initiative, which is designed to build a self - sustaining solar industry in New York and help achieve strategic energy goals under REV and the Clean Energy Standard, which requires that 50 percent of electricity generated in New York come from renewable sources by 2030.
Only a puny 3 percent comes from renewable sources such as solar and wind.
She continued: «First of all we reduce the amount of energy we use, then ensure what we do use comes from renewable sources
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