05.07.2009
A measuring device that records the times during which a customer uses various amounts of electricity. This type of meter is used for customers who pay time-of-use rates. There are 9 different TOU electricity tariffs in Israel
Time of Use is a tariff that is set by the PUA, according to system load and consumption time and is primarily designed for the industrial and business sectors.
In 2010, approximately 59.3% of the total electricity consumption was consumed at this tariff.
Indeed, certain consumers of IEC pay for their electricity consumption based on their time of use, with a different tariff set by the Electricity Regulator (the PUA-Electricity) for 9 different cluster hours
Refers to a components of IEC’s electricity tariffs
Refers to a components of IEC’s electricity tariffs
This is a power plant in which the prime mover is driven by steam. Water is heated and turns into steam which then spin a stream turbine which drives an electrical generator, such as the Rankine Cycles that utilize water vapor (i.e. steam). Additional heat transfer fluids can be used such as organic fluid which is used by Ormat’s ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) power plants which have been designed to generate electricity from low grade heat sources. However, in this case, they have found that due to Carnot’s Law (if heat is at a such low temperature that it is not possible to recuperate it and generate with it any useful energy, or work (in whatever form), then it is not wasted) that it is economical to do this only with relatively moderate grade heat, e.g. geothermal heat at 180-200 degrees C. They tried it out also in their salinity gradient solar ponds, but the low grade of this heat, only at about 90-95 degrees C, made this less economic.
Refers to a components of IEC’s electricity tariffs