K-TOR® Releases Portable Pedal Power Generator

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 27, 2013 /CNW/ - K-TOR, LLC, designer and manufacturer of portable power generators, has released their highly anticipated pedal power generator – The Power Box. Designed for continuous operation, this affordable human powered generator features a universal outlet interface that powers a wide range of electronic devices.

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More than 1 billion people around the world are without access to electricity and in the US blackouts are an increasingly common event. When power is lost due to natural events like hurricane's, storms, floods, and heat waves, the Power Box provides essential emergency energy. This alternative power source provides sustained power in almost any environment or condition making it an essential product for people around the world.

"We are pleased to be releasing such a revolutionary product into the marketplace," comments K-TOR founder Ken Torino. "The introduction of our pedal power generator enables individuals and organizations around the world operate a sustainable green energy source that does not require specific weather conditions to produce electricity." From the jungles of the Amazon to the streets of New York City the Power Box supplies critical power to those who need it most.

Producing 20 watts of electricity, the Power Box can directly charge almost any modern electronic device. The DC power supply is compatible with both 110 and 220-volt applications and the universal outlet accepts plugs from all over the world. A 12-volt charger can additionally be used with the Power Box to charge 12-volt batteries. These batteries are a useful way of storing energy and when used with an inverter can power appliances that run on AC as well as electronic devices that consume more than 20 watts.

Folded up in storage mode, the generator weighs less than five pounds and is smaller than a shoebox. In a few quick steps the Power Box can be converted from storage mode to generator mode. In generator mode, power is delivered via the universal outlet. Simply plug in the device you want to power and start pedaling.

K-TOR believes no one should have to be without access to electricity. As a result they have developed a patented technology that efficiently converts human biomechanical energy into a standard electrical power source. Available now, shipping worldwide, the Power Box's retails at $220 and is available for purchase online at www.k-tor.com.

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Seaside Heights electric generators help save money

SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Three electric generators, hidden in tan sheds off Bay Boulevard, have already started paying for themselves only a little over year after they were installed.
Officials estimate the green and black diesel-powered engines saved the borough $250,000 since they first were switched on in July 2012.
But that was a benefit borough officials expected.
The 2-megawatt electric generators also proved valuable when superstorm Sandy knocked out power across the barrier island. They allowed borough electricians to turn the lights back on for emergency responders in the days after the storm, when natural gas to the island was shut down.

“It actually turned out to be a blessing. It really worked out,” said Mike Rumbolo, an electrician for the utility.
With costs of wholesale energy steadily rising in recent years, Seaside Heights decided to reach for some long-term savings last year when it moved to buy and install the generators for $4.5 million. Just north of the borough, officials in Lavallette, home to another municipally run electric utility, had considered adding generation, but have since decided against the costly project.
Mayor Walter LaCicero said there is no appropriate place to house the noisy, unattractive units and they can no longer anticipate the savings they initially saw. After Sandy, consumption decreased so much that their capacity charges are likely to drop without help from an operating unit, he said.
“It’s completely off the table at this point,” he said.

Immediate savings

For Seaside Heights, the savings have been immediate and are expected to grow, borough administrator John Camera said.
That borough has been paying $5 million annually for wholesale energy, and the generators helped reduce that cost by $250,000 in this first year, Camera said. He expects to save $500,000 annually when demand returns to pre-Sandy levels.
Anthony Vaz, borough councilman and liaison to the utility, said having the generators allowed the electric utility in January to lower its rates by 2 cents per kilowatt hour to 18 cents per kilowatt hour year round. The rate had previously been 20 cents per kilowatt hour in the summer and 18 cents the rest of the year.
A single-family home uses an average of 250 kilowatts hour per month, and saves about $60 annually with the lower rate, Camera said.
“It’s a benefit to everybody when there are lower utility rates,” Camera said, adding that unlike with property taxes, both tenants, as well as homeowners and businesses, have to pay electric rates.
The savings with the utility may impact rates for its 3,000 customers, but doesn’t change taxes, Camera said. The electric utility does help stabilize the tax rate, however, each year by shifting about $1 million from its budget to the general fund, he said.

Diesel powered

Diesel-powered units were more readily available and cost less than a natural gas turbine, Camera said. Each unit is stacked with a mechanism that, working like a catalytic converter, limits pollution and is kept within a storage unit to minimize noise, he said.
The generators will only run five to 10 times a year for about five hours each burning 250 gallons of diesel an hour, Rumbolo said.
After Sandy, they ran the units, alternating each eight hours at a time for a few weeks and powered the police and fire departments, a local church where food was being served and two hotels housing emergency responders, he said.
The borough doesn’t rely on the generators for power all the time; only when demand is high.
On a typical summer day, the borough uses about 10 megawatts of energy. That’s distributed through Jersey Central Power & Light.
But hot days and huge crowds spike summer demand to about 15 megawatts, Camera said. On those days, the electric utility switches on the units so they don’t have to rely on the regional power grid any more than on a 10-megawatt day, he said.
Consistent rather than fluctuating demand costs less in the wholesale market – in this case, $250,000 less in the first year, he said.
Running the generators and getting fuel have a cost, but still don’t cut into the borough’s savings, Camera said. That allows the borough to get its electric customers the power they demand and save them money over time.

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Power generators keep tab on open access scheme

MANILA, Philippines - Power generators are keeping a close watch on the open access regime, noting that there may be slight problems or concerns as part of the usual birth pains.
The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA) said it is still too early to say how the new regime would impact on both the consumers and the power suppliers.
“We don’t know yet because it’s our first billing month,” said PIPPA president Luis Miguel Aboitiz.
He said if there are no problems in billing, there may be no issue or concern with the implementation of the open access regime in the power sector.
“As long as billing and payment occur without problems, hopefully, there will be no issue,” Aboitiz said.
He said one issue that may arise is if the information to produce the bills come on time since it would be a new system, which could determine if the more than 200 suppliers would be able to issue their bills on time. The necessary information would come from the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) as the central registration body (CRB) of the RCOA, a regime mandated under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.

Essentially, the open-access regime or the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) allows businesses to be able to decide for themselves which provider is in the best position to supply its needs. These businesses are the contestable customers or those with electricity demand of at least one-megawatt.
So far, only 239 out of 909 applicants have received approvals to participate in the new regime.
Last month, the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), together with the PEMC, the administrator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), launched the commercial operations and integration of the RCOA into the WESM or the country’s electricity trading floor.
The energy department has already issued a circular mandating the use of retail market manuals for the implementation of the new regime in the power sector.  

http://www.philstar.com/business/2013/07/28/1020971/power-generators-keep-tab-open-access-scheme

Clean Line Issues RFI To Wind Power Generators

Plains & Eastern Clean Line LLC, an affiliate of Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, has issued a request for information (RFI) to wind power generators in the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.

According to Clean Line, the RFI will gather information about the generators' demand for transmission capacity and will collect data that will allow Clean Line to determine the cost-effectiveness and production potential of the wind resource in the Great Plains.

The Plains & Eastern Clean Line will connect 3.5 GW of renewable energy from western Oklahoma, southwest Kansas, and the Texas Panhandle with utilities and customers in Tennessee, Arkansas and other markets in the mid-South and Southeast. The approximately 700-mile overhead, direct current transmission line is currently under development and is estimated to cost $2 billion.

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Power generators may be a good investment

Power generators may be a good investment
Generators are not something people think about on a daily basis. However, in the wake of the powerful storms that have battered the country in recent years, more and more people have realized just how valuable generators can be.
Portable Generators – Many portable generators provide temporary power by using a fossil-based fuel, typically unleaded gasoline, and tend to range in power from 500 watts to 17.5 kW. The more expensive and larger the unit, the more amperage it will be able to supply. In a portable generator, the motor is typically housed on a metal frame with wheels to move the generator where it is needed. Once fired up, the generator converts the power produced by the motor into electrical current that can supply many of the devices in a home by way of extension cords plugged into the generator. A portable generator will only run as long as it has fuel. Homeowners need to frequently fill up the fuel tank if they plan to run the generator around the clock. Gassing up generators can be difficult should a power outage also knock out power to the fuel pumps at gas stations. Propane and natural gas generators are also available, although they may be more expensive than gasoline-powered units.
Standby System Generators – Standby generators can be expensive, but many people find the cost of a standby generator is well worth it to maintain power in the event of an outage or emergency. While a portable generator may cost a few hundred dollars, standby generators can cost from a few thousand dollars to as much as $15,000 for larger units that can power much of a household. Standby generators also require installation by a professional electrician, adding to their overall cost. A standby generator is like a heavy-duty car engine, complete with a radiator, gas tank and an alternator that generates power. The entire setup is contained in a weather-proof box, which is connected to the main fuse box of the home by a cable. When power is lost from the electric wires outside of a home, the generator senses it and starts up, all he while blocking any power from the electric lines from the power station to prevent a feedback of power. The standby generator is only hooked up to specific fuses in the fuse box to run certain outlets or appliances in the home. A standby generator will not supply power to all of the outlets in a home.

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Consumer body objects to Gujarat power generator’s demand for arrears

Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS) on Friday objected to Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) demanding recovery of Rs 169 crore from electricity consumers in the state due to receipt of “inferior” quality of coal from Coal India Ltd (CIL).

CERS has urged GSECL, which had demanded this sum in its recent tariff petitions, to recover Rs 169 crore from CIL and said that consumers should not be burdened due to the “inefficiency and lethargic approach of the electricity company.”

The consumer body also drew the attention of Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the Union Ministry of Power towards CIL’s adoption of “unfair trade practices thereby misusing its dominant position as monopoly” in supply of coal to power plants. The increase in fuel cost is recovered by electricity companies through GERC-approved formula under Fuel Price & Power Purchase Adjustment charges (FPPPA).

According to CERS, electricity companies in India are receiving “inferior” quality E-grade coal with heating value of 2400-2800 kcal/kg, which increases coal consumption by 25% and increased cost per unit generation, thus putting additional burden on electricity consumers.

In a statement here, CERS said that National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) received 55 million tonnes of stones and rocks in 2011-12 along with coal, which has put a burden of Rs. 11,160 crore on NTPC which would be recovered by it from those electricity companies which purchase power from NTPC.

Thus, it will be directly collected from electricity consumers of India through increase in fuel cost vide FPPPA charges. Here also, CERS maintained, CIL has “misused its dominant status” in supply of coal to generating companies of India. Similarly all generation companies received 25-35 per cent waste material in the form of stones and rocks, instead of coal.

In a letter to CCI Chairman Ashok Chawla, CERS has enumerated the “malpractices” adopted by CIL in supplying coal to generating companies. It requested the Commission to direct CIL to charge for actual quality and quantity of coal received at power stations, refrains from supplying stones and rocks which damage pulverizers and increases coal consumption and desist from adding water in open/close coal wagons to increase weight and put additional burden on electricity consumers of India.

Also, CCI should direct electricity generation companies to make payment to CIL as per quantity and quality of coal received at power stations. This practice is being followed in case of imported coal received from Indonesia and Australia. 

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/consumer-body-objects-to-gujarat-power-generators-demand-for-arrears/article4610588.ece

ITT Takes Shock Out of Power Generation with Visco-Elastic Technology

Energy absorption, vibration isolation solutions highlighted at Hannover Messe
BAD KÖNIG, GERMANY – – ITT Corporation’s Control Technologies business has engineered a product called Visco-Elastic Support (VES) technology that reduces shock, controls oscillation and prevents damage to power plant turbines. ITT will showcase this technology, as well as its ECO OEM Series shock absorbers and additional energy absorption and vibration isolation solutions, at the Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, April 8-12, 2013, inside Hall 20, Stand B07.
ITT is a global provider of innovative technologies for the energy, transportation and industrial markets that are engineered to withstand the harshest operational environments. Through leading brands such as Compact, Enidine, Jarret and Turn-Act, ITT offers technologies that provide seismic and wind protection for power plants, buildings, bridges and pipelines; reduce thermal forces to bearing and civil structures; and, provide protection from damaging vibration forces caused by overspeed conditions, magnetic pull and turbulent flows.

Viscoelastic Technology
In a power plant turbine, thermal expansion forces and vibrations tend to peak at the guiding bearing above the generator rotor. The shock and magnetic forces at the top of an operating turbine can damage its components or weaken the civil structure supporting the turbine and even lead to catastrophic failure. The VES technology, which improves the dynamic behavior of the turbine’s rotor-bearing system, consists of proprietary silicon elastomers inside high-performance shocks that absorb energy. Engineers place VES shock absorbers on power plant generators at each point of contact between the generator’s support structure and upper guide bearing.
“Many power plant operators mitigate shock and vibration by strengthening the turbine’s civil structure. But this increases cost and only postpones immediate problems,” said Christina Classen, general manager for ITT Control Technologies in Bad König. “VES technology, however, absorbs and dissipates the problem of shock and vibration; this increases generator efficiency as well as the lifetime of the turbine.”
Principles of the VES technology come from the steel-making industry. For example, when rolling sheet metal for automobiles, machine builders rely on hydraulic damping to reduce energy but sustain a high amount of force to produce the required thickness of steel. In power plant generators, VES reduces the generator’s dynamic response, while preventing excessive force on the civil structure.
New Adjustable Shock Absorbers
ITT is also displaying its new adjustable ECO OEM Series shock absorbers, which comply with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). With the ITT ECO OEM Series shock installed in a machine, technicians can change the shock’s damping force with the simple turn of a knob on the shock if the machine’s input conditions change. For instance, if manufacturers operate food processing or semi-conductor handling machines at high speeds to increase productivity, then the new shock can reduce vibraton and product damage.
The new ECO OEM Series shocks:
- provide enhanced corrosion and wear protection with the new Enicote™ II surface finish.
- include bio-degradable oil, whch is something ITT engineers added to adhere to the VDMA Blue Competence – a German engineering initiative focused on energy efficiency and recycling.
- range in length from 67 mm to more than 142 mm.
New Online Portal for Building and Customizing Products
ITT has developed an online portal, named ENIZISE, for customers to specify the features of their shock absorbers and actuators. The recently launched online sizing software gives machine builders a way to also view and download a CAD model with their selected options. The ITT Competence Center Europe, loacted in Bad König, also offers customized solutions and technical consultation.
“We’re bringing machine builders and operators not only our new technology but also our reputation for problem-solving, expertise and development capacity,” said Munish Nanda, president of ITT’s Control Technologies business.
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Laird – Self-contained thin-film thermoelectric DC power generators harvest waste heat (eTEG PG8000)

Laird Technologies has announced today that it will demonstrate its Thermobility wireless power Generator series at the forthcoming Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe Conference.
The Thermobility Series offers self-contained thin-film thermoelectric power generators that harvest waste heat and convert it to usable DC power. Due to its compact size, ability to regulate voltage and store power, the product is seen as ideal for powering wireless sensors, low-power LEDs or trickle-charge batteries where a heat source is readily available. When combined with Laird’s eTEG embedded thermoelectric power generators, Thermobility provides turn-key solutions for design engineers as opposed to designing a complex thermal energy harvester.
“Thermobility is the ideal energy harvesting solution for autonomous, self-powered sensor networks,” said Karl von Gunten, marketing manager, Laird Technologies. “Our wireless power generation solutions can store energy and provide on-demand power while reducing the total cost of ownership by eliminating the prohibitive cost of battery replacement.”
Laird’s Engineered Thermal Systems Group will also showcase a new generation of thermoelectric power generators and embedded wireless solutions. The eTEG PG8000 Series is a new series of thin-film thermoelectric power generators that offer higher power, more robust mechanical design and ease of integration with common sources of thermal energy. Laird’s wide range of embedded wireless solutions are designed to add true power and performance to any product including end-to-end solutions for M2M data acquisition and control.
Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe is the world’s largest event covering energy harvesting and storage technologies and applications. The tradeshow brings together over 1,600 top level executives from more than 35 countries for networking opportunities along with the conference portion which features case studies, Masterclasses and world first announcements from leading companies in the energy harvesting and storage industry.
Through innovation, reliable fulfilment and speed, Laird is a trusted partner and supplier for many of the world’s leading technology companies. As an industry leader in high-performance and cost-effective thermal-management solutions, Laird Technologies provides the knowledge, innovation, and resources to ensure exceptional thermal performance and customer satisfaction for applications in the medical, analytical, telecom, industrial, and consumer markets, says the company.
The Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe Conference event will be held at the International Congress Centrum ICC Berlin in Berlin, Germany, April 17-18, 2013. Laird Technologies will exhibit at booths P7 and P8.
http://www.electropages.com/2013/04/laird-self-contained-thin-film-thermoelectric-dc-power-generators-harvest-waste-heat/

MHI Ships 13 Diesel Engine Power Generators to Myanmar

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,820.9 billion yen in fiscal 2011, the year ended March 31, 2012. MHI's diverse lineup of products and services encompasses shipbuilding, power plants, chemical plants, environmental equipment, steel structures, industrial and general machinery, aircraft, space rocketry and air-conditioning systems. For more information, please visit the MHI website at www.mhi.co.jp. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mhi-ships-13-diesel-engine-power-generators-to-myanmar-2013-03-22

Longevity Global Inc Now Offers Portable Generators in a Wide Variety of Models, Functions, Efficiency

Longevity Global Inc offers portable generators in a wide variety of models, functions, efficiency, power ratings, and prices. Most portable generators they offer functions with a high level of efficiency, provide power with consistent reliability, and are cost-effective both to purchase and to use. These power generators can be fueled by gasoline, natural gas, propane, or diesel.
Longevity Global Inc’s portable generators are designed to provide with mobile and housing backup power. This unit is more efficient because it is powered by their top direct fuel injected diesel engine. With its sturdy yet efficient design and of course powered by diesel fuel, Longevity diesel engine offers twice the compression of ordinary gasoline engines found in generators, resulting in a longer operating life and more efficient productivity.
The Automatic Voltage Regulator makes this unit safe to use with most precious electronics such as computers, refrigerators, televisions, power tools, etc. The AVR regulates the output voltage for devices to prevent excess or insufficient voltage during operation. Portable diesel generators are one of the best types to buy considerably more fuel efficient than portable gas generator although it costs a little more.
Diesel is also much safer to store because it is non-explosive. Diesel generators also don't generate toxic fumes like portable gas generators. Finally, these generators require less maintenance time and have a much longer lifespan than the other types. These small generators are more cost effective, safer, require less maintenance, and last longer. Longevity Global Inc. welding, cutting, and power generating products are sold all over the world as it has distributors in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, United Kingdom, and multiple other countries.
About Longevity
Since they started in 2001 Longevity Global Inc. is recognized worldwide for providing reliable wielding, cutting, and power generating equipment. Most of their equipment comes with an unmatched warranty of 5-Years on both parts and labor. They provide customer with affordable and reliable welding machines in all ranges of production from the garage users, to pipe welders, and ship builders.
For further information please visit http://www.longevity-inc.com
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Power generator, UPS dealers fleecing consumers

Rawalpindi

Owing to persistent prolonged power outages and in some areas forced loadshedding even in spring season, dealers of generators, uninterrupted power supply (UPS), searchlights and other electrical appliances have got a golden opportunity to charge prices of these items at their will.

The rates of all electrical appliances have jumped by 35 to 50 per cent as compared to last year because there is no official mechanism for checking the prices and quality of these appliances. Helpless consumers bear huge amount of electricity bills and also have to bear extra financial burden in buying generators, UPS, searchlights etc to get relief during forced loadshedding.

‘The News’ conducted a survey of different bazaars and it was observed that prices of UPS units, generators, searchlights and other electrical appliances have almost doubled as compared to the previous year.

The China made generators cannot properly work because they frequently develop faults a dealer said and added that majority of people use to buy UPS units, but they don’t work properly due to prolonged loadshedding.

At College Road (electrical market) the locally-made heavy generators have become quite popular, but dealers avoid giving warranty and one has to take the risk. A generator of 660CC is available for Rs100,000 while that of 1,300CC and 1,800CC can cost up to Rs170,000. Similarly, UPS prices start from Rs30,000 up to Rs100,000. Searchlights are being sold at different prices from Rs300 to Rs1,700.

An electronics dealer Rashid Khan said that locally-made generators were durable as compared to China made, but proper maintenance was essential as carelessness usually damages dynamos, which could cost up to Rs33,000. “The 16 valves generators are very safe, which can help draw water from tubewells, run air conditioners, over one dozen fans, refrigerators, computers, television and several lights,” Khan claimed.

Shahid Munir, a UPS mechanic at College Road, said that the prolonged loadshedding has affected the business of UPS units and people prefer to buy generators because they function non-stop. He said that UPS was noiseless facility, but could not give more than one-hour backup. Besides, the prices of batteries have also gone up exorbitantly. Warranties of different durations are offered for new batteries, but the mechanic say that repaired batteries can also serve the purpose for three months with minimum expenses of Rs3,500 to Rs4,000, he claimed.

Shahid also said that people must take care while buying generators because the dealers sell locally-made generators while falsely branding them as Japan or Malaysia. “The factory owners use brand name of others and produce substandard products,” he said and advised the buyers to select foreign assembled generators to avoid problems for a long time.

“We have many varieties of both manual and self-start generators, but we cannot give warranty,” said a dealer, Naeem Ahmed and added that in case of any fault the mechanics were available in the market.

Talking to ‘The News’ helpless people belonging to different walks of life said that rich people could afford to buy expensive UPS and generators, but poor cannot. “We hardly pay electrical bills how could we purchase these expensive items,” they said. Shakir Hussain, a resident of Al-Mumtaz Colony said that they are facing forced loadshedding for a couple of days. Iesco announced 8-hours loadshedding schedule, but they are facing 10 to 12 hours forced loadshedding.

Raja Waheed Ahmed, a resident of Gulistan Colony, said that they are facing 10 to 12 hours loadshedding. The prices of all electrical appliances are going up day-by-day due to prolonged loadshedding, he denounced.

When ‘The News’ contacted Iesco Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Muhammad Babar, he admitting all facts and figures and alleged that National Power Control Centre (NPCC) started forced loadshedding in some areas of Rawalpindi. “We are observing scheduled loadshedding, but we are helpless before forced loadshedding by NPCC for the last couple of days,” he claimed.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-166087-Power-generator-UPS-dealers-fleecing-c

Vic govt rolls out rural power generators

The first generator installed at a regional Victorian nursing home to improve bushfire safety has already successfully prevented a loss of power. A fault at a substation that provides power to the Caladenia Nursing Home at Kilmore on January 24 went unnoticed by residents because the generator automatically provided backup power, avoiding a 24-hour outage. Speaking in Kilmore on Thursday, Premier Ted Baillieu said this was the protection the government was aiming for with a $40 million infrastructure assistance fund. "This generator has already proved its effectiveness in a 24-hour power outage, cut-in here and the residents wouldn't have known the difference," Mr Baillieu told reporters. "They need that power for airconditioning, they need it for security reasons, they need it to maintain power on vital medical equipment." The generator was installed as part of the $750 million Victoria's government's response to the bushfires royal commission after Black Saturday in 2009. Generators will be installed in eligible care facilities where vulnerable residents are highly reliant on power. Energy and Resources Minister Michael O'Brien said another three generators were currently being installed. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/02/14/14/01/vic-govt-rolls-out-rural-power-generators

Spain Zaps Power Generators With 7% Tax to Curb Deficit

The Spanish parliament passed an energy law that will impose a 7 percent tax on electricity generation starting Jan 1, a step to close a funding gap the power companies built up with the government. The government is “on track” to plug the tariff deficit, which amounts to about 6 billion euros ($8 billion) a year and represents the difference between costs and revenue in the power system, Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria said today in Madrid. “Now we must approach the regulatory aspects.” The measures hit both traditional and renewable energy plants and mark the first time Spain has taxed wind and solar power plants. The government halted subsidies for all clean energy projects earlier this year after a boom in installations drove up electricity prices and boosted the tariff deficit. “Come Jan. 1, we will realize we’re missing 7 percent from our balance sheets,” said Jose Miguel Villarig, the president of APPA, a group of clean energy producers. Renewable energy plants generated about 27 percent of Spain’s electricity last year and receive about 7 billion euros annually in subsidies. Those have inflated the tariff deficit. The tax set out today is bigger than the 6 percent tax set out in a previous draft of the legislation detailed on Sept. 14. That included a levy on fossil-fuel fired plants as well as nuclear and hydropower. It also had a flat tax for both traditional and low-carbon energy, which aims to raise about 2.7 billion euros ($3.5 billion) a year. To contact the reporter on this story: Patricia Laya in Madrid at playa2@bloomberg.net http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-20/spain-zaps-power-generators-with-7-tax-to-curb-deficit.html

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