In addition, Japan has lost a substantial fraction of their electric-power generating capacity.

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The first area, planning for the expansion of power generating capacity, is beyond the scope of this piece but the second and third is not.

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Official figures indicate that 25% of the power generating capacity of new solar plants in 2011 went unused because the plants could not maintain a connection with the electric grid.

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We believe it has power-generating capacity which, based on the two sets of panels, that probably makes it comparable to the old Mir space station as opposed to simply the Soyuz capsule.

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An auction by PJM Interconnection that measures forward supply of electricity generation continued to paint an upbeat assessment of utility suppliers, who it said continue to add generating capacity and make investments to enhance existing power output.

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The main objective of smart power meters is to lower the peak load and thus enable utilities to keep down their peak generating capacity.

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In the first half of this year, 165 new power generators were added in 33 states, but among the 10 states with the bulk of new generating capacity, "most of the new capacity uses natural gas or renewable energy, " the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported in July.

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