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Montecara consumes about 14.35 billion kW·h of electricity per year.  
Montecara consumes about 14.35 billion kW·h of electricity per year.  


Montecara is in the process of moving away from fossil fuels and toward sustainable energy but badly lags behind schedule in its goal, set in 2000, to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025. Less than ten percent of the electricity generated in Montecara comes from a renewable source, with the remaining more than ninety percent coming from oil and natural gas.  
Montecara is in the process of moving away from fossil fuels and toward sustainable energy but badly lags behind schedule in its goal, set in 2000, to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025. Less than ten percent of the electricity generated in Montecara comes from a renewable source, with the remaining more than ninety percent coming from oil and natural gas. There are several obstacles to increased use of renewables: limited land area means that there is little free space to deploy solar panels, the terrain is not generally favorable to onshore wind power, and high land values mean that land-intensive renewable plants are prohibitively expensive to build and maintain.  


{{wp|Nuclear power}} is a highly contentious political issue in Montecara. Montecara has been a {{wp|nuclear-free zone}} since 1985 in response to plans by [[Comega]] to build a {{wp|boiling water reactor}}.
{{wp|Nuclear power}} is a highly contentious political issue in Montecara. Montecara has been a {{wp|nuclear-free zone}} since 1985 in response to plans by [[Comega]] to build a {{wp|boiling water reactor}}.


Montecara must import all its fossil fuels and is therefore highly dependent on the flow of international shipping to supply its energy needs.   
Montecara must import all its fossil fuels and is therefore highly dependent on the flow of international shipping to supply its energy needs. Tanker ships arrive several times per week with supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas, and the state estimates that if its sea lanes were disrupted, fuel and power shortages would likely develop within less than 48 hours.
 
An interconnector cable built into the [[Bridge]] allows electricity to be exported to and imported from [[Mespalia]] as needed.   


=== Power plants ===
=== Power plants ===
{{Template:Comega plants}}
{{Template:Comega plants}}
== Regulation ==
The [[Secretary of the Environment, Transport, and Urban Development]] has authority over energy regulation in Montecara


== Transportation ==
== Transportation ==

Revision as of 20:18, 23 July 2019

Electricity

Montecara: Electricity sector
Data
Electricity coverage100%
Continuity of supply99.99%
Installed capacity (2017)4795 MW
Share of fossil energy92.28%
Share of renewable energy7.72%
Average electricity use (2017)8,194 kW·h per capita
Services
Share of private sector in generation100%
Competitive supply to large usersNo
Competitive supply to residential usersNo
Institutions
Responsibility for transmissionComega

Montecara consumes about 14.35 billion kW·h of electricity per year.

Montecara is in the process of moving away from fossil fuels and toward sustainable energy but badly lags behind schedule in its goal, set in 2000, to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025. Less than ten percent of the electricity generated in Montecara comes from a renewable source, with the remaining more than ninety percent coming from oil and natural gas. There are several obstacles to increased use of renewables: limited land area means that there is little free space to deploy solar panels, the terrain is not generally favorable to onshore wind power, and high land values mean that land-intensive renewable plants are prohibitively expensive to build and maintain.

Nuclear power is a highly contentious political issue in Montecara. Montecara has been a nuclear-free zone since 1985 in response to plans by Comega to build a boiling water reactor.

Montecara must import all its fossil fuels and is therefore highly dependent on the flow of international shipping to supply its energy needs. Tanker ships arrive several times per week with supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas, and the state estimates that if its sea lanes were disrupted, fuel and power shortages would likely develop within less than 48 hours.

An interconnector cable built into the Bridge allows electricity to be exported to and imported from Mespalia as needed.

Power plants

Name Image Type Capacity (MW) Commissioned
Nùvol power plant
Central Termica Badalona.jpg
Natural gas (primary)
Oil (secondary)
1050 (3 × 350) 1982
Siròco Nòvo array
Block Island offshore wind farm P6290638m.jpg
Offshore wind 309 2013
Cocàl regeneration plant
ISK Knapsack EBS 2008.jpg
Waste-to-energy 85 1999


Regulation

The Secretary of the Environment, Transport, and Urban Development has authority over energy regulation in Montecara

Transportation