At that moment, wind supplied almost 29 % of
total electricity load, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid's operator.
The first effect poses an obstacle for meeting renewable energy utilization targets, since more renewable generation will be needed to meet a targeted percentage of
the total electricity load demand with renewable energy.
Not exact matches
Total solar electricity output in May 2014 constituted 6 % of the total CAISO electricity load that month, compared with 2 % in May
Total solar
electricity output in May 2014 constituted 6 % of the
total CAISO electricity load that month, compared with 2 % in May
total CAISO
electricity load that month, compared with 2 % in May 2013.
The annual
total of $ 1.5 million is claimed «economic benefits» is equal to about 12.6 % of the $ 11.88 million in EXTRA costs
loaded on electric customers each year if the full, true costs of the
electricity from the «wind farm» were only $ 0.02 per kWh above the cost of
electricity from other sources (i.e., 594,206,000 kWh x $ 0.02 per kWh = $ 11,884,120).
The 28 coastal states constitute nearly 80 percent of the U.S.
total national
electricity demand, and the
load centers found in these regions pay some of highest
electricity rates in the nation.