RTOs are one mechanism by which to achieve that goal while enforcing existing laws that ensure grid access is another.
Through an innovative regulatory process set up by the government and the regulator, the main barriers to the deployment of micro-power, such as grid access, are being addressed, and Britain is one of the first countries to have a clear, non-discriminatory access regulation for micro-generators that is supported by the regulator.
Meanwhile, the energy for everything else--offices, factories, homes and data centers is 85% supplied without oil, and most of it is delivered as kilowatt-hours. (Only a vanishingly 2% of electricity is generated by oil.) Once you connect automobiles to the electric grid, you access a trillion-barrel-of-oil-equivalent energy infrastructure almost entirely fueled by domestic sources: coal, uranium, natural gas and hydro dams.
Stimulus money found its way into school reform, a smart grid for electricity and expanded access to broadband internet.
To ease the bottlenecks, they should follow the recent move by New York state to facilitate access to the grid for small micropower plants.
The goal then is to create a fair market that enforces equal access to the grid and that allows big buyers a choice of supplier.
The controversial project will more than double electrical output in Ethiopia, where less than two percent of the rural population has access to the grid.
Sustainable forms of energy can also play a key role in income generation - a primary path out of poverty for the millions who do not have access to reliable grid-distributed electricity.
And new entrants say it means they need a strong local partner to gain fair access to the electrical grid.
That's why I'm very proud, under Secretary Salazar's leadership, we're looking for new opportunities to ensure that you have a say in planning for access to the transmission grid.
The duo were inspired by the energy needs of people who would not have ready access to the electric grid, particularly soldiers in the field, who often carry as much as 20 pounds of batteries to power their communications equipment, laptops and night-vision goggles, according to the news release.
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The pattern partly reflects access to gas heating, with much of northern Scotland off the gas grid.
The 50% cost reduction in Simpana 10 is due to workflow automation, parallel deduplication using a grid-based architecture as well as customizable web-based reporting and services to support multi-tenancy access, self service operations and chargebacks.
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