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2. Electricity sector in Canada - Wikipedia

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   While Canada reduces the carbon footprint in the US by exporting 10% of total hydroelectricity, more than half of all Canadian homes and businesses burn natural gas for heat. [127] Hydro power, nuclear power and wind generate 80% of Canada's electricity, coal and natural gas are burned for the remaining 20%. [128]

3. Off-the-grid - Wikipedia

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   Off-the-grid or off-grid is a characteristic of buildings and a lifestyle [1] designed in an independent manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. The term "off-the-grid" traditionally refers to not being connected to the electrical grid , but can also include other utilities like water, gas, and sewer systems, and can scale from ...

4. Captive power plant - Wikipedia

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   Captive power plants are generally used by power-intensive industries where continuity and quality of energy supply are crucial, such as aluminum smelters, steel plants, chemical plants, etc. [3] However, the radical cost declines for solar power systems have enabled the opportunity for less energy-intensive industries to economically grid defect by coupling solar PV with generators or ...

5. List of wave power projects - Wikipedia

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   The Neptune Wave Engine has been developed by Neptune Equipment Corp. in Vancouver, Canada since 2010, when they found they were not able to purchase a wave power system for their cottage. [76] Wave energy is captured with multiple float-pistons constrained to move vertically up and down piles, informally called "doughnut on a stick". [77]

6. Net metering - Wikipedia

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   Net purchase and sale is a different method of providing power to the electricity grid that does not offer ... Ontario (Canada), ... Off-the-grid; Power system ...

7. Stand-alone power system - Wikipedia

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   Schematics of a hybrid system. A stand-alone power system (SAPS or SPS), also known as remote area power supply (RAPS), is an off-the-grid electricity system for locations that are not fitted with an electricity distribution system. Typical SAPS include one or more methods of electricity generation, energy storage, and regulation.