But wind and solar are not cost - competitive yet and we should let the technologies improve instead of mandate their use and pay the price
with higher electricity rates.
Since the 2011 earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan has had to contend with various challenges in its energy sector: shutdown of all nuclear power plants has meant that Japan has faced increased fuel imports coupled
with higher electricity prices.
What it would really do is burden
them with higher electricity rates and Federal taxes for less reliable electric power and thus result in a reduced standard of living.
Customers
with higher electricity consumption (such as commercial, industrial, and institutional customers) are more likely to be on time - of - use rates, providing them with the financial incentive to consider both the amount and the timing of generating electricity.
So it is no surprise to see Chinese coal - fired power plants frustrated, and the nation is losing its opportunity to leverage adoption of clean energy technologies
with higher electricity prices.
Australia,
with its high electricity rates and lots of sunshine, is a prime spot for solar adoption.
Along
with high electricity costs, C&I customers face business interruption from unplanned outages.
Dan Thiede, communications director for the Minnesota nonprofit Clean Energy Resource Teams, said signing up residential customers «is very resource intensive» and most solar gardens have found «more bang for their buck» by simply signing up business clients
with high electricity needs.
You would look for places
with high electricity prices.
Electricity rates: If you live somewhere
with high electricity rates compared to other regions, your solar energy savings will be higher thanks to avoided electricity costs.
According to Ecodrain, the payback on the installation of one of their heat exchanger units can be as soon as 2 years (in areas
with high electricity costs), or up to five years (in areas with low electricity costs), and because the units are made to last for up to 30 years, this investment could continue to pay off for a long time.
Not exact matches
Following successful models like the X-Prize, private - and public - sector leaders should work together to set up a
high - profile Canada Prize that offers incentives for entrepreneurs and researchers to solve critical problems
with commercial and public benefits, like cheap desalination units or better distribution of
electricity to villages.
Oregon - based solar installation firm called Elemental Energy calculated that a wall
with 10 - foot -
high solar paneling would generate approximately 7.28 gigawatt - hours (GWh) of
electricity each day.
My January and April posts on the Ontario
electricity sector described how decisions by different Ontario governments gave rise to excess
electricity generation
with an inflated cost structure, leading to
higher electricity prices.
With PoS, there are no
high - powered computers and mining farms sucking up
electricity to validate transactions.
There are significant parallels between water and
electricity infrastructure in the 20th century and
high bandwidth internet connectivity in the 21st century,
with both exhibiting the type of network externality problems that lead to under - investment by the private sector.
Inflation is likely to continue to move
higher gradually,
with the headline measure boosted by
higher prices for tobacco,
electricity and gas.
Many of the elderly are having to deal
with conditions such as no
electricity so they can't take the elevator down from
high floors nor can they get water except for a couple hours a day.
Plattsburgh's Mayor Colin Read also detailed back in February that he would rather see
high electricity consuming businesses pay real employees, rather than warehouses filled
with just machines.
What did the revolts brought to the people in those countries any thing other than continuos unending revolts and demonstrations scarcity of essential commodities and products adding to the sky
high prices... While other essential needs such as
electricity power supply, water, gas, diesel, petrol are being used as a pressure tool by the opposition or the ruling party to keep people mad on the streets rather than going home seeing to their daily living making and minding their own businesses... but what business will continue
with such chaos and disorder...?
With the coming of heat waves and
high electricity bills keeping it out of my 3rd floor apartment, recipes that require short cook times become more and more appealing.
Waste can have a very
high contribution to providing
electricity to citizens and alleviating energy poverty, especially in countries
with low access to
electricity and reduced
electricity consumption per capita.
For specific industry applications
with high organic loads, enough biogas can be generated to fully cover a production plant's energy needs and still have a biogas surplus to feed it into power generators and sell
electricity to the national grid, often generating carbon credits, where these apply, as well as profit.
The anaerobic wastewater biogas technologies — which extract methane to generate green
electricity or to fuel boilers and other factory equipment — are particularly applicable to food, beverage and agribusiness companies, or any industry that has a biological waste stream or wastewater
with high organic carbon or COD (chemical oxygen demand) of natural origin that can be broken down into biogas by anaerobic bacteria.
Investment in energy - efficient practices including insulating wine tanks, installing an on - demand Gylycol system, replacing air compressors
with on - demand VFD units, new more efficient pond aerators, and retrofitting
high - efficient replacement lights in the winery resulting in
electricity use decreasing by about 22 %.
Benefits of the company's new wastewater and green energy plant mean that DMPI can replace fossil fuels
with green energy, and given the
high prices of
electricity form the Grid and the sometimes erratic supply, the plant will achieve rapid ROI payback.
She would explain all the things that went along
with it, like when you leave the refrigerator door open too long it uses more
electricity so the bill is
higher, and so on.
There are three critical components necessary for successfully maintaining milk supply when re-entering the workforce or returning to school: • a
high quality breastpump that removes milk quickly and effectively • a place to use a breastpump at work / school that is clean, private, and
with access to
electricity, if needed • time to use a breastpump at work / school at least every 3 hours
While ensuring cloth diapers are appropriately sanitized can at times be challenging
with high - efficiency washers, these machines can significantly reduce detergent, water, and
electricity usage, and save more energy
with shorter drying times.
The Tommee Tipee Travel Warmer is made using
high - quality plastic and stainless steel for durability, and is designed to work without
electricity with a thermal flask which does not require any electrical source from the outside.
And it has only grown more hostile to business under Cuomo,
with far -
higher minimum wages, mandates on sick leave, a ban on fracking and surcharges on
electricity.
Rochester, NY —
With the possibility of heavy rain and flooding as Tropical Storm Lee bears down on the Northeast, NYSEG encourages customers in flood - prone areas — and even customers who experience persistent basement flooding — to consider how their
electricity and natural gas services could be affected by
high water.
«LIPA ratepayers are still paying among the
highest costs for
electricity in the nation,» DiNapoli said, «The recent survey from the consumer satisfaction perspective shows that Long Islanders are still unhappy
with the service.»
Dear Mr
High Commissioner, it won't probably occur to you that what you call corruption or SOLI is just a way to survive in a country where the media is not financed by Government or by a Stock Exchange floating shares, but by individuals trying to balance poor revenues from advertising in a Country declared HIPC until some few months ago and with a very high operating cost (think about the electricity for examp
High Commissioner, it won't probably occur to you that what you call corruption or SOLI is just a way to survive in a country where the media is not financed by Government or by a Stock Exchange floating shares, but by individuals trying to balance poor revenues from advertising in a Country declared HIPC until some few months ago and
with a very
high operating cost (think about the electricity for examp
high operating cost (think about the
electricity for example).
A report commissioned by NYC and circulating around Albany warns of significantly dirtier air and
higher electricity bills if Cuomo goes forward
with effort to shutter Indian Point.
The
high electricity tariffs were a major part of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s campaign ahead of the 2016 elections,
with many of the party's communicators claiming...
However, the decision has been met
with stiff opposition from workers of ECG who have claimed that the concession will lead to the loss of jobs and
high electricity tariffs.
The
high electricity tariffs were a major part of the NPP's campaign ahead of the 2016 elections,
with many of the party's communicators claiming that
electricity cost more than rent.
Electricity Oswego County, powerhouse of the northeast, generates over 5,500 megawatts of electricity with extremely high r
Electricity Oswego County, powerhouse of the northeast, generates over 5,500 megawatts of
electricity with extremely high r
electricity with extremely
high reliability.
Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of
high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying
with federal fuel economy standards;
electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive
with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.
The differences between wind turbine and ceiling fan blades arise from the contrasting design criteria: the wind turbine is intended to capture
high - velocity wind to generate
electricity efficiently; the ceiling fan needs to move air at low velocity
with inexpensive components.
Moreover, if natural gas prices remain low due to
higher yields associated
with the hydraulic fracturing of wells, other forms of
electricity — including renewables — will have a hard time winning favor
with utilities and state public utilities commissions that govern the growth of the
electricity system.
But the cost of producing it by using
electricity to split water is
high, because the most efficient catalysts developed so far are often made
with precious metals, like platinum, ruthenium and iridium.
If you decide to proceed, though, a few cautions: Beware of
high - voltage
electricity, which can skyrocket to more than 50,000 volts — enough that contact
with a loose wire will kill you instantly.
Fill the cavern
with high - pressure gas and then at night release it again to get a
high - pressure gas that turns the turbine that creates energy —
electricity.
The Juno spacecraft, launched Aug. 5, 2011, has blankets coated
with germanium, a metalized material that conducts
electricity; and Kapton, a
high - temperature plastic film, to ensure that the surface of the blankets reflects sunlight and remains grounded while the probe gathers data from the highly charged environment around Jupiter.
«How to draw
electricity from the bloodstream: A one - dimensional fluidic nanogenerator
with a
high power - conversion efficiency.»
Such a setup could save $ 10,000 a year in
electricity even compared
with high - efficiency fluorescent lights.
Known as PS10 and built by the Spanish company Abengoa Solar, the project produces
electricity with 624 large moveable mirrors called heliostats, using these to concentrate the sun's heat to the top of a 115 - metre -
high tower where a solar receiver and a steam turbine are located.
These love - hate configurations of atoms could be used to test quantum computers and model
high - temperature superconductors, materials that transmit
electricity with near - perfect efficiency.