Power Costs Articles
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Focus Assured - Case Study
Energy management specialist, Focus Assured, has moved its operations to an updated and award-winning energy portal. POWWR’s Broker360 is a solution enables Focus Assured to deliver optimal customer service as they grow, and ensures it can help its customers manage their diverse utility portfolios ...
By POWWR
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Project - Burundi
Project summary The project is a 7.5 MW solar PV plant in Mubuga, Burundi. The expected interconnection in Q3 2020 will increased the installed electricity capacity in Burundi by 14%. Partners include the UK’s Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), Inspired Evolution, Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), the U.S. Int'l Development Finance Corporation (DFC, formerly the Overseas ...
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Salaya power plant : 1,200 MW thermal power plant in Gujarat - Case Study
The Salaya project is a 1200 MW (2X600 MW) imported coal-based thermal power plant located in Jamnagar district in Gujarat. It has a 25-year PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) with GUVNL (Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ld), which means that the plant is responsible for supplying about 10% of the state’s power requirement. The project continues to ensure over 80% availability to its anchor customer, ...
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What is Smart prepayment meter
Smart prepayment meter is a new type of smart meter that combines prepayment and smart metering technologies. They have features such as automation, high accuracy, and intelligence. These meters are widely used in homes, commercial, and industrial settings, providing more efficient and reliable means for energy management and electricity monitoring. An overview of Smart prepayment meter Smart ...
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What is HV and LV Power Distribution System?
An HV power distribution system simply means a high voltage distribution system while an LV is a low voltage or tension power distribution system. LV power supply can be around 230 Volts for a single-phase connection and 400 Volts for a three-phase connection. On the other hand, the HV distribution system can even reach 11Kilo-Volts, meaning it is highly used by bulk power purchasers like ...
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Prepaid Meter, Do You Know About It?
Prepaid meter cames into being due to frequent difficulties in recharging and was widely used, especially in Africa Market. According to the power purchase and recharge methods, prepaid meter can be divided into IC card smart prepaid meter and STS smart prepaid meter. According to the external structure, prepaid meter can be divided into BS type prepaid meter and din rail type prepaid meter. ...
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Do you know the difference? STS prepaid electric meter and IC card prepaid electricity meter
In Africa,such as Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia, etc, residential electricity metering basically uses prepaid electricity meters, especially STS standard prepaid meters.Prepaid meters are also widely used in other countries, mainly used in rental housing, shopping malls, school and factory dormitories, new energy power generation projects, etc. The functions of prepaid energy meters are also ...
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What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Mean for Clean Energy?
The inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States sparked auspicious investment into revitalizing renewable energy industries and helping make Americans’ lives more sustainable. That begins with the Inflation Reduction Act and clean energy. This blog will briefly talk about the Inflation Reduction Act, its passage, why it is of such importance for the clean energy sector and ...
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The Mining Industry’s Role in a Zero-Carbon future
The global shift to cleaner energy to combat climate change has been driving industries to radically green their operations to economically thrive and remain relevant for years. The mining industry, however, is one of the most important industries that will help the world in achieving net-zero goals. A greener future is impossible without mining by-products as well as the sector’s adoption ...
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A holistic approach to harness renewable energy
The healthcare industry is being called upon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build more climate resistant infrastructure through the U.S. Office of Climate Change and Health Equity’s (OCCHE) Health Care Sector Pledge. As a result, healthcare facilities will need to incorporate clean energy solutions such as distributed generation to make good on this commitment. With this comes key ...
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Understanding the options for renewable energy for data centers
The drive is on to improve the sustainability performance of data centers with tools such as IIoT platforms, energy monitoring and management, and innovative cooling technologies. However efficient a data center becomes, the carbon footprint of the electricity itself will be the main factor in its environmental performance. The exact amount of electricity consumed in data centers around the ...
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Load shedding: alternative power solutions for your business
South Africa's power supplier, Eskom, has warned that the country could experience 101 days of load shedding this winter. Eskom introduced electricity blackouts in 2007 when they announced that they couldn't supply electricity to the whole country at the same time. Since then, South Africa has experienced rolling blackouts on and off, affecting production and business operations for all ...
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Why microgrids are an effective business resilience option for building owners
As companies across the globe push to embrace sustainable energy models, they are adding solar generating assets to their facilities as a way of reducing fossil fuel consumption and carbon footprint. The increased deployment of renewable solar energy sources is acting as one of the key energy market drivers. According to the analyst firm MarketsandMarkets, the global microgrid market is projected ...
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Half-off the Grid, California, US - Commercial Building - Case Study
A commercial building in California has constant high power requirements. The grid purchasing costs for them consists of energy charges and demand charges, and demand becomes a large part of their bill when they use a lot of power over a short period of time. Since California has high solar insolation throughout the year, a grid tied renewable system integration would certainly help ...
By TROES Corp.
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GE Renewable Energy`s Strategy to Achieve Carbon Neutrality - Case Study
GE Renewable Energy is achieving carbon neutrality in its operations through maximizing efficiencies and utilizing cost savings from emissions reductions projects to fund investments that will further drive reductions in the next decade and beyond. Despite setting a short-term goal with 2020 as their first year of carbon neutrality, GE Renewable Energy sees its transition as a long-term effort. ...
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Featured IQ Installer: Ron Holland of Solar Technology Alabama
We love talking to our Elite IQ Installers and asking them questions about their pioneering work in the renewable energy industry. Our July 2021 Featured Elite IQ Installer is Ron Holland of Solar Technology Alabama. The electrical engineer discusses his experience working for a utility company, why he feels called to work in clean energy, common installation requirements, and more. Company ...
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Data Analytics: Key Strategies to Manage Energy Costs in Cannabis Grow Facilities - Case Study
Cannabis grow facilities are one of the highest energy-intensive segments across regulated and competitive markets in North America. With energy for lighting, HVAC and other systems costing up to 50% of total operational spend, it is a significant containable cost. The savvy owner needs to know how to leverage energy information to create advantageous power management and purchasing strategies. ...
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Dispatchable Power Purchase Agreements and Your Future
Over the last decade we have witnessed an unprecedented use of the PPA. It has financed billions of dollars of solar projects around the world. But they are going to change. Utilities no longer look at solar the same way. And you shouldn’t as well. With the advent of more storage options every day, you and your solar plant will behave differently. No longer will you be pushing power ...
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Q1 2021 Permianchain Outlook with Mohamed El-Masri, Founder & Ceo
What stage has PermianChain reached? PermianChain is built around four blocks that perform different functions and support the different user groups we are aiming to support. These foundation blocks are: PermianChain Investor, PermianChain Dealer, PermianChain Supplier and PermianChain Miner. As we come into 2021, all four blocks are around 99% complete and our target is to have them ready for ...
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Building Sustainable and Resilient Data Centers
The Covid-19 pandemic has made physical contact almost impossible to conduct business. People are staying home and going online to work and meet. This has puts pressure on data centers and communications infrastructure. It is vital that data centers are resilient, but also sustainable. There are two opposing forces at work. As demand grows, data centers expand and their energy use increases. But ...
By AKCP
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