Today, almost all general service lamp sockets (about 75%) are estimated to have longer life compact fluorescent and being occupied by it together with the general service LED bulbs. In summary, the new government regulation is designed to target less energy savings compared to the forecast of Department of Energy have forecasted way back few years ago. This is because there is a significant move seen on the market. This trend is estimated to continue beyond 2020.
In line with the bulbs not being a general service lamp, LBNL have included in their report that there were almost the same problem when it comes to data. The energy consumption, as well as the savings, is now measured by using the estimated number of lamps installed in the sockets. The Department of Energy utilizes an algorithm that will help them arrive at a number estimate and will not only rely on lamp shipments. The data should only include assumptions regarding the light bulb’s life and its longevity when it is installed in the socket before it can be replaced.
However, there is a direct relationship between the shipments of light bulb and the number of installed bulbs. The greater the number of shipments for a specific lamp type, it is safe to conclude that there will be more units of light bulb are going to be installed. In contrary to this, the fact is true if the event happened otherwise. The number figures Department of Energy arrived at for the incandescent lamp reflectors shipments exceeded the manufacturer’s expectation. The LBNL’s estimates for the installed bases used for incandescent reflector lamps are over exaggerated.
The Department of Energy’s data estimations regarding the shipments of the reflector lamps are either flat or growing slightly. But in reality, they were actually falling. Last 2018, NEMA the shipments for incandescent reflector lamp were expected to be less than a third of what DOE has estimated few years back. Partly the reason for this decline is the Department of Energy’s increase in energy efficiency standards for the incandescent reflector lamps (PAR and R.) These lamps required the infrared technology and made the cost of these lamps to go higher what is expected. Thus, the LED reflector lamps are priced in a competitive way compare to the price of the LED reflector lamps. The lamps started to fall.
If there were as many incandescent reflector lamps in the installed base of sockets consuming electricity that LBNL cited, NEMA members would be selling a lot more incandescent reflector lamps, and they are not. Again, American consumers, retailers, and manufacturers have beaten DOE to the regulatory punch. The regulation will achieve less energy savings than DOE could have forecasted because the market has already made a more significant move. And this trend will only continue to 2020 and beyond.
This fact is also true with other concerning speciality incandescent lamps – decorative and tubular lamps, for example – Department of Energy tried to illegally lump in the general service lamp category. Just recently, in its ruling, the Department of Energy has started to acknowledge that the data NEMA shared regarding the sale of these lamps have been declining.
The panel concerning the climate changed called IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) said that the world is on track on having global temperatures by average of 1.5°C as early by the year 2030. The current administration’s recent assessment done by the National Climate Assessment also indicated that the absence of the great decrease or reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gasses, the economic consequences of climate change happening annually will soon hit hundred of billions of dollars by the end of this century.
However, recently the energy sector concerning this issue became the major source of the emissions of greenhouse gases in United States alone. Hence, the combination of the significant reductions in cost of renewable energy and its improved efficiency made the emissions in the electricity sector steadily decline by 28% last 2005.
But there’s no reason to celebrate yet because of the things that needed to be done. According to IPCC, the emissions that were coming from the carbon dioxide should be reduced by at least 45% generated from 2010 levels. Improvements should be seen in the next 12 years. To avoid the worst effect of climate change and its devastating consequences, there should be requirement of the electrification of other parts of the economy. With this in mind, the transportation should be the top of mind to change its processes to electrification. Because in the national level, the transportation sector emits the principal source of greenhouse emissions.
Regardless of the big challenges ahead, there is now a technology that will help the country to greatly reduce the greenhouse emissions. The renewable source of energy coming from wind and solar continues to show growth at very good exponential rates. It can now produce as much as 70% of total electricity consumed in diverse places such as California and Southwest Power Pool.
In repeating the mantra that the sun doesn’t shine and win doesn’t blow all the time, it makes the fact ignored. That we currently have the latest technologies that can solve the variable levels of renewable energy that were being produced nowadays. For example, there are some operational protocols and improved coordination across all regions that can now makes it easier for the flows of variable generation technologies increase. Just as these changes continually accommodated the fluctuating demand. Such technologies in energy storage such as batteries, pumped hydro, and compressed air has the ability to improve the flexibility of energy grids that will eventually result to decreased and more cost-efficient electricity during peak periods.
We cannot, however, achieve a decarbonized electric generation sector without a robust grid. Although the U.S. has some of the best renewable resources, they are often situated in remote locations. Accessing them will require a significant investment in long-haul transmission facilities.
In conclusion, the United States cannot achieve the decarbonized electric generation sector without the utilization of a robust grid. Even if the United States has some of the best renewable energy resources, the alternative energy plants are located in remote areas. Having access to these power plants will require a tremendous amount of investment for the long-haul transmission lines. In the development of the interregional infrastructure, it brings great potential to bring in about billions of dollars in overall savings brought to the customers that will help in the reduction of congestion and revelation of new renewable projects. These said projects were trapped in the interconnection queues in the country.
The panel concerning the climate changed called IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) said that the world is on track on having global temperatures by average of 1.5°C as early by the year 2030. The current administration’s recent assessment done by the National Climate Assessment also indicated that the absence of the great decrease or reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gasses, the economic consequences of climate change happening annually will soon hit hundred of billions of dollars by the end of this century.
However, recently the energy sector concerning this issue became the major source of the emissions of greenhouse gases in United States alone. Hence, the combination of the significant reductions in cost of renewable energy and its improved efficiency made the emissions in the electricity sector steadily decline by 28% last 2005.
But there’s no reason to celebrate yet because of the things that needed to be done. According to IPCC, the emissions that were coming from the carbon dioxide should be reduced by at least 45% generated from 2010 levels. Improvements should be seen in the next 12 years. To avoid the worst effect of climate change and its devastating consequences, there should be requirement of the electrification of other parts of the economy. With this in mind, the transportation should be the top of mind to change its processes to electrification. Because in the national level, the transportation sector emits the principal source of greenhouse emissions.
Regardless of the big challenges ahead, there is now a technology that will help the country to greatly reduce the greenhouse emissions. The renewable source of energy coming from wind and solar continues to show growth at very good exponential rates. It can now produce as much as 70% of total electricity consumed in diverse places such as California and Southwest Power Pool.
In repeating the mantra that the sun doesn’t shine and win doesn’t blow all the time, it makes the fact ignored. That we currently have the latest technologies that can solve the variable levels of renewable energy that were being produced nowadays. For example, there are some operational protocols and improved coordination across all regions that can now makes it easier for the flows of variable generation technologies increase. Just as these changes continually accommodated the fluctuating demand. Such technologies in energy storage such as batteries, pumped hydro, and compressed air has the ability to improve the flexibility of energy grids that will eventually result to decreased and more cost-efficient electricity during peak periods.
We cannot, however, achieve a decarbonized electric generation sector without a robust grid. Although the U.S. has some of the best renewable resources, they are often situated in remote locations. Accessing them will require a significant investment in long-haul transmission facilities.
In conclusion, the United States cannot achieve the decarbonized electric generation sector without the utilization of a robust grid. Even if the United States has some of the best renewable energy resources, the alternative energy plants are located in remote areas. Having access to these power plants will require a tremendous amount of investment for the long-haul transmission lines. In the development of the interregional infrastructure, it brings great potential to bring in about billions of dollars in overall savings brought to the customers that will help in the reduction of congestion and revelation of new renewable projects. These said projects were trapped in the interconnection queues in the country.
