In order for a microgrid to continue operating in island mode, it has to include some form of on-site power generation.
But now it wanted to be a player in the legislative battle to make it easier to build small, on-site power plants.
During Sandy, hospitals that had on-site power generation continued to provide critical care to their patients, and offered safe haven for those hospital patients that were evacuated from flooded areas.
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Being an on-site power system allows users to run independently of the public utility grid, ensuring that, no matter what happens to the grid, a company will not lose power and will continue to operate.
The first phase of construction includes early earthwork and concrete foundations for a mill and on-site power plant, expansion of the existing water-supply system, construction and operation of the initial phase of a new tailings facility, and expansion of camp facilities by approximately 6, 600 additional beds for workers.
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is adding nearly 23 megawatts of on-site solar-generated power at five state prison facilities in southern California.
Since power from CHP is generated on-site, CHP avoids transmission losses that typically result from moving electricity over power lines.
For example, the task force said that the NRC should require plant owners to put measures into place to help workers cope with a loss of electric power and its on-site emergency backups, called a station blackout.
Construction workers building a power station in Cheshire have gone on strike due to "inadequate on-site facilities".
Its international power arm - which serves utilities, governments, armed forces and major industrial customers with power plants ranging from 10 megawatts to 100 megawatts on a single site - saw order intake below a year earlier.
West Burton has a coal-fired power station, but the campaigners occupied a new gas-fired facility on the site, which is due to become operational following testing.
Despite preparatory work on the site being complete, EDF is waiting to agree the strike price with the government - for the nuclear power generated - before construction can begin.
Having established the principle, Dr Huang and Dr Galinsky went on to test the effect of posture on other power-related decisions: whether to speak first in a debate, whether to leave the site of a plane crash to find help and whether to join a movement to free a prisoner who was wrongfully locked up.
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