Less than 2o years ago, electric generation was primarily the domain of oil, coal, and nuclear plants.
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Coal has fallen to 32% of U.S. net electric generation, according to preliminary EIA data for 2012.
Today in Houston electric generation giant NRG Energy unveiled the first of its planned 150 electric vehicle charging stations.
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There is also a need to develop as yet absent resources including electricity through hydro electric generation or possible wind generation.
Regardless of the final regulatory outcome, gas production is likely to soar, especially as gas use grows in transportation, industry, and electric generation.
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This will make it possible to realize a simple and compact system for capturing and converting wasted carbon dioxide from incinerators and electric generation plants.
It also encourages electric generation from coal-fired, nuclear and hydroelectric sources.
Today, 1, 387 coal-fired plants supply 42 percent of all electric generation.
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To the extent that more electric generation is required, no problem: Just lay the small-scale modules next to each other, making the financial outlays more manageable.
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In the same way, things that were even a little earlier in our development but as simple as electric generation, they've got growth attributes to them there.
For the first time in nearly half a century, utilities in Europe and North America face enormous demand for new construction of electric generation and transmission facilities.
Conrad cites the recent news of Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs buying power plants as a sign that the smart money believes the electric generation business is still undervalued.
Indeed, in the FERC hearings, pipeline operators wanted to know more about the dispatch and operations of the gas-fired electric generation fleet, since it would help them better schedule pipeline operations.
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The study identified future potential electric generation capacity of 158 gigawatts for advanced coal, 78 gigawatts for water and dry-cooled concentrated solar energy and 515 gigawatts for large nuclear reactor plants.
The national election is centering on the economy, a key component of which is federal powers: Just how much reach should the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have over coal-fired electric generation.
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When it comes to electric generation, gas is king.
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Those carbon dioxide levels, in fact, have been dropping in the United States because of evolutions in the composition of electric generation from coal to natural gas, predicated on price structure and federal regulations.
On the demand side, as per Hersh, coal fired electric generation is being replaced by natural gas, as evidenced by coal market share being reduced from fifty percent to roughly forty-four percent over the past two years.
One of the few things virtually every FOBs has in common is onsite electric power generation.
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Minimal electric power generation use, mainly for emergency backup, peaking, and to handle rapidly swinging loads.
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Nuclear: Nuclear is the energy source for the majority of electric power generation for the long term.
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Information is as important as the storage of the electric power and the generation of electric power.
Cummins is leading global manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines, engine-related component products, and electric power generation systems.
The problem with using natural gas for electric power generation displacing coal is that it is misuse of our natural resources.
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At the top of the priority list must be improving the resilience of the nation's electric power generation, transmission, and distribution systems.
Coal: Coal is our most abundant energy resource and therefore should not be shunned in favor of natural gas for electric power generation.
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But to use it for electric power generation is misuse.
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The leaders of Japan wanted electric power generation to power their economic development and nuclear power seemed like a natural for a country without much coal or any oil.
However, these figures are somewhat distorted by a drop in coal shipments, which contributed 44% of total rail shipments last year, as coal demand has been impacted by a switch to natural gas for electric power generation.
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