History. Electricity entered Iraq for the first time in 1917 where the first electric machine was installed in "Khan Dala" building. Prior to the Gulf War, the total installed generating capacity was 5,100 MW, which fell to about 2,300 MW after the Gulf War.Approximately 87% of the population had access to electricity. A combination of
READ MOREJim Wilson/The New York Times. By Brad Plumer. Published April 9, 2024 Updated Experts broadly agree that the sluggish build-out of the electric grid is the Achilles'' heel of the transition
READ MOREThe electricity grid powering New York City is poised to get a lot greener. The state Public Service Commission on Thursday approved two transmission lines that
READ MORELocal Law 97 imposes greenhouse gas emissions caps on buildings, most over 25,000 square feet. Building owners must comply with the caps by 2024 and meet even stricter limits in 2030 — or face fines. The aim is to chop building emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Buildings are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New
READ MORENew York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $12 million initiative to support the integration of EVs and the grid. The target of this EV-grid integration is hard-to-decarbonise applications, such as heavy trucking and construction vehicles, as well as fleets and residential EV ownership. The competitive program is administered by the New York
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READ MORENov. 30, 2021. It''s Tuesday. We''ll look at two big transmission-line projects that will bring clean energy to New York City. We''ll also look at a statue of Theodore Roosevelt that is going
READ MOREDec. 19, 2006. BAGHDAD, Dec. 18 — Over the past six months, Baghdad has been all but isolated electrically, Iraqi officials say, as insurgents have effectively won their battle to bring down
READ MOREA deal between Washington, Baghdad and six Gulf states to connect Iraq''s electricity grids to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
READ MOREFeb. 23, 2023. Study after study has found that broader grid upgrades would be hugely beneficial. A recent draft analysis by the Department of Energy found "a pressing need for additional
READ MOREShadow contracts, corruption keep the lights out in Iraq. 1 of 9 |. Muqtada Haider turns the switches to transfer electricity to private homes in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. In Iraq, electricity is a potent symbol of endemic corruption, rooted in the country''s sectarian power-sharing system. This contributes to chronic electrical
READ MOREComprised of more than 11,000 circuit-miles of transmission lines and generating more than 140,000 GWh of electricity each year, New York''s power grid keeps the lights on for the state''s nearly 20 million residents. Managing this system is the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), a non-profit agency that runs the state''s
READ MORE2. The destruction of the electrical power system. More than 90 percent of Iraq''s electrical capacity was bombed out of service in the first hours of the "Gulf war" [17]. This comprised the country''s 11 major electrical power stations and 119 substations [18]. Existing generating capacity of 9,000 MW in December 1990 was reduced to only
READ MOREAhead of Earth Week, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Public Service Commission has instituted a proceeding first detailed in her 2024 State of the State to transition New York to a more connected, affordable, resilient, and clean electric grid.
READ MOREHowever, the New York electrical grid is now showing its age, and city residents are dealing with many problems when it comes to their power. Here''s a look at the issue, as
READ MOREThe two countries signed the deal in 2020 to supply electricity to the cities of Haditah and Al Qaim in Anbar, as well as to Baghdad. Iraq has commissioned US multinational General Electric and an Iraqi company to build the power facilities that include an electricity transmission station and power cables in the border town of Al Qaim.
READ MOREBAGHDAD Ikbal Ali, a bureaucrat in a beaded head scarf, accompanied by a phalanx of police officers, quickly found what she was out looking for in the summer swelter: electricity thieves. Six
READ MOREThe "Zero-Emissions Electric Grid in New York by 2040" study (Zero Emissions Study), evaluating generation and storage scenarios for meeting New York''s Zero-Emission goal by 2040 and achieving interim targets (e.g., 70% renewable generation by 2030) to identify bulk transmission upgrades potentially necessary to support the provision of adequate and
READ MORENew York Electric School Buses to Feed Power Grid (1) There''s no revving as the engine of yellow school bus number 772 accelerates uphill, and no fumes as it pulls into the parking lot of a White Plains, N.Y., elementary school. "Oh, it''s the electric bus!" one student exclaims, jumping up and down with his friend—two of the lucky
READ MORENew York City''s (NYC or City) strategy to meet city and state climate policy targets relies heavily on electrification. Local Law 154 of 2021 requires the City to study
READ MOREGreen Electricity Could Juice Efforts to Cut NYC Buildings'' Carbon Cloud: Study. If a state law to zap carbon from the power grid is followed, most office building
READ MOREAhead of Earth Week, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Public Service Commission has instituted a proceeding first detailed in
READ MOREIn June, the GCC Interconnection Authority launched long-discussed plans to connect electricity-poor Iraq to its grid to help meet some of its growing demands for power. "The electricity interconnection with GCC network or the Saudi Arabia was the main topic in our discussions," Mr Hussein said. The project is intended to begin exporting
READ MOREReplacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials could roughly double the capacity of the electric grid in many parts of the
READ MOREHeat pumps will change electricity demand in NYC. Original publication by Urban Green Council • December 7, 2021. Solving climate change requires drastic carbon reductions. For buildings, this will mean shifting from fossil-fuel heating systems to all-electric ones. There''s growing consensus that electrifying buildings is necessary, but
READ MOREThat charge applies to unlawful acts that are widespread or systematic, and Russia''s grid attacks keep intensifying. Our military began scaling down its attacks on electrical grids over 20 years
READ MOREReporting from Munich and New York. June 5, 2024. Electric cars are more expensive than gasoline models largely because batteries cost so much. But new technology could turn those pricey devices
READ MOREJaber et al. [22] used the SVM-PSO method to predict the energy consumption of electrical appliances in an urban power grid. The hybrid PSO and SVM methods are proposed to forecast non-linear load
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