Sentences with phrase «under generation rate»

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Yet the United States already bears costs from our broken education system, including higher crime rates, additional expenses for health - care and public - assistance programs, and lost tax revenue as well as the untold costs of telling generations of children in chronically under - resourced, low - performing schools: «You don't matter!»

A HF model, the most fuel - efficient gasoline - only powered Civic in the lineup, gets 41 mpg ‑ US (5.7 L / 100 km; 49 mpg ‑ imp)(17.54 km / L) under EPA highway test cycle, compares with 36 mpg ‑ US (6.5 L / 100 km; 43 mpg ‑ imp)(15.38 km / L) for previous generation, increasing the combined fuel economy rating to 33 mpg ‑ US (7.1 L / 100 km; 40 mpg ‑ imp)(14.08 km / L).

Under new test procedures the previous generation Prius would almost certainly have seen its 50 mpg rating also clipped somewhat — or alternately the 2016 Prius would have garnered somewhat better numbers under the EPA's former protoUnder new test procedures the previous generation Prius would almost certainly have seen its 50 mpg rating also clipped somewhat — or alternately the 2016 Prius would have garnered somewhat better numbers under the EPA's former protounder the EPA's former protocols.

The unemployment rate among America's recent grads remains high enough to force the «Boomerang» generation to live with their parents, while SmartMoney reports that workers ages 55 and over who are laid off are unemployed for an average of 53.6 weeks, compared to just 39.4 weeks for those 54 and under.

The state - level emissions performance goals under the proposed Clean Power Plan are not based on a simple emission rate calculation (emissions divided by generation) for generation provided by existing fossil - fired electric generating units.

Under mass - based compliance, the generation would first be multiplied by an emissions rate of 0.8 short tons per MWh, yielding a reduction of 80 short tons.

EPA's «Goal Computation Technical Support Document» (TSD) accompanying the Federal Register Notice allows generation from «under construction» and «at risk [of retirement]» nuclear plants to count against the affected generation (in the denominator, as indicated in the equation below) used to compute the emission rate goals for each state.24

Generation from «new» nuclear plants not already under construction is not presented as affected generation (i.e., the denominator of the average CO2 intensity rateGeneration from «new» nuclear plants not already under construction is not presented as affected generation (i.e., the denominator of the average CO2 intensity rategeneration (i.e., the denominator of the average CO2 intensity rate formula).

While these sections are relatively clear in describing how generation from nuclear plants is accounted for in the emission rate goals, other parts of the EPA proposal suggest the possibility that «new» nuclear plants beyond those currently under construction may play a role in state compliance planning.

States could allow generation from new, not - under - construction plants to displace generation (and emissions) from existing coal or natural gas plants that were accounted for in the emission rate computation.

However, recent regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act threaten to upend the competitive markets that guarantee just and reasonable wholesale rates in many parts of the U.S. Those organized wholesale markets are based on using the least - cost generation to satisfy demand, whereas the EPA continues to impose tighter and more complex environmental constraints on the electricity generation sector.

Under net metering each kWh of unused solar generation is exported to the grid at the retail tariff rate.

Under smart and V2G charging strategies, the rate is flexible to accommodate grid generation and load fluctuations.

In the proposed Clean Power Plan, savings from energy efficiency and at - risk and under construction nuclear generation are included in EPA's calculation of state rate and mass targets.

The chart shows needed & unneeded coal capacity (GW) in 2020 based on existing plants as of 2016 and under construction under different coal plant capacity factors and power generation growth rates.

The rules are designed to permit public entity electric utility customers to install a solar generation system, sized not to exceed the aggregate of the metered annual use of the customer's qualified facilities that are all in the same rate class under the applicable tariff.

While the agency counted in - construction nuclear plants toward states» baseline emission rates under the finalized plan, it stopped short of including existing nuclear generation to lower baseline emissions rates for each state.

At the same time, it would replace net metering with a system under which utilities would set rates for excess generation from solar PV based on the wholesale market value of the energy, plus renewable energy credits.

In December 2007, COAG adopted the target of achieving Indigenous health and life expectancy equality within a generation and to halve our under - five's mortality rate within 10 - years.

Setting six «Closing the Gap» Targets, including to achieve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy equality within a generation, and to halve the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander under - fives mortality rate gap within a decade; and