Sentences with phrase «which comes from renewable sources»

And this year alone, California has had to discard 300,000 megawatt hours of excess electricity from the grid, all of which came from renewable sources.

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Our sterols are beneficial compounds that come from natural sources: pine trees, renewable resources from which we derive many valuable products.
The letter amounts to a defense of the Cuomo - backed Clean Energy Standard which is aimed at having half of the state's energy come from renewable sources of fuel by 2030.
The PMOS insisted the UK was committed to renewable energy, pointing to the energy white paper which stipulates 15 per cent of energy should come from renewable sources by 2015.
Having the Belleayre, Gore and Whiteface ski centers join The Climate Reality Project's «I Am Snow 100 %» program is in line with Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, which requires that half of all electricity used in New York come from renewable sources, rather than fossil fuels, by 2030, the governor's office said in a press release.
The approval of the natural gas - fired plant came at a time when the administration was generally attempting to move away from fossil fuel generation and toward renewable energy generation, per its Reforming Energy Vision, which seeks to make the energy grid more reliant on renewable sources and more efficient.
Coming from Washington State, which is highly dependent on large hydroelectric dams for its electricity, McMorris Rodgers is a vocal supporter of hydropower and nuclear energy and has sponsored legislation expanding the development of small hydroelectric dams nationwide — a valuable source of renewable energy.
A minimum of 80 % of the electricity purchased for the building is required to come from renewable sources, solar panels are used for heating water in the complex and the building employs a computerised management system which senses the temperature in different parts of the Parliament, and automatically opens windows to keep the building cool especially during the summer when, because of the high level of insulation used to keep the building warm during the winter months, there can be potential problem of overheating.
The CEF also supports the aggressive Clean Energy Standard, which requires that 50 percent of the State's electricity come from renewable energy sources by 2030.
Speaking to Sky News last night, he equivocated on his previous support for the scheme, which aims to ensure 20 per cent of electricity comes from renewable sources by 2020.
AGL Energy says the cash flow from brown coal will be used to help fund its investment in renewable energy needed to meet the renewable energy target, which calls for 20 per cent of generation to come from renewable sources by 2020.
Most of these requirements take the form of a «renewable portfolio standard» (RPS) adopted by 26 states and the District of Columbia or «alternative energy portfolio standard» (AEPS) adopted by three states, which requires a certain percentage of a utility's power plant capacity or generation to come from renewable or alternative energy sources by a given date.
Another 7.5 percent of sales must come from any combination of «Tier I» sources, which include both renewable sources (solar, wind, hydropower, and geothermal) and non-renewable sources (coal - mine methane, biomass, and wood manufacturing waste products).
All NY Green Bank's investments and activities support the Governor's Clean Energy Standard, which requires that 50 percent of the State's electricity come from renewable sources 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.
Industry growth supports the State's Clean Energy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of electricity generation come from renewable energy sources by 2030.
The Clean Energy Fund supports the aggressive Clean Energy Standard, which requires that 50 percent of the State's electricity come from renewable energy sources by 2030.
S - 2314 requires that 2.5 % of kWh sold by power suppliers in New Jersey come from «Class I» renewable energy sources, which includes solar energy, wind energy, wave or tidal action, geothermal energy, landfill gas, anaerobic digestion, fuel cells using renewable fuels, as well as hydro of 3 MW or less.
Over the past few years, a rising tide of legislation has sought to repeal or weaken renewable portfolio standards (RPS), which require a certain share of a state's electricity supply to come from sources like solar and wind.
Launched by the Governor in December 2014, New York's Solarize program is an important component in supporting the State's Clean Energy Standard, which requires that 50 percent of the electricity in New York to come from renewable sources by 2030.
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.
The communities» actions will help them meet their sustainability, climate and energy goals while contributing to the state's efforts to meet the Clean Energy Standard, which mandates that 50 percent of New York's electricity come from renewable sources by 2030.
By reducing the overall amount of electricity the state consumes, they also 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.
29 states, including D.C., have adopted Renewable Energy Standards, which require a certain percentage of their power to come from renewableRenewable Energy Standards, which require a certain percentage of their power to come from renewablerenewable sources.
A similar success story is shaping up in California, which has already achieved its target to have 35 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources by 2020.
Coming in third is 3) Costa Rica, which gets 94 % of its electricity from green sources: 76 % hydropower and 18 % from other renewable sources (largely geothermal).
The goal is to diversify France's energy generation (they are very reliant on nuclear, which accounts for about 80 % of their electricity generation) with renewable sources and to have 23 % of France's energy come from renewable sources by 2020.
Windsource — which, despite its name, doesn't actually change where a company's electricity comes from but rather provides funding for expanding renewable energy sources — is available at a rate of $ 2.16 per 100 kilowatt hours, in addition to the regular price of electricity.
Both projects are being submitted for BC Hydro's Clean Power Call, which is part of British Columbia's greater goal of having at least 90 % of the province's electricity come from clean or renewable sources by 2016.
In order to achieve the ambitious energy transformation set out in the Energiewende, by 2030 half of all electricity supply will come from renewable energy sources; Germany must continue to develop cost - effective market - based approaches which will support the forecasted growth of variable renewable generation.
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