据能源新闻5月31日消息称，Kallanish Energy报道，美国管道运营商威廉姆斯计划在九个州的天然气加工厂和天然气管道设施中增加太阳能发电。
这家总部位于俄克拉荷马州的公司表示，联邦政府和各州慷慨的税收抵免政策，使这一举措成为可能。
该公司计划在九个州(阿拉巴马州、科罗拉多州、乔治亚州、路易斯安那州、新泽西州、北卡罗来纳州、俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州和弗吉尼亚州)的自有土地上增加小型太阳能发电场，规模从1兆瓦到40兆瓦不等。
这些设施将产生约350兆瓦的电力，多余的电力将被卖回电网。
新设施将与现有的威廉姆斯设施毗邻。
他们预计在2021年底开始发电。
该公司表示，目前，威廉姆斯从这些地区的电网购买了大约400兆瓦的电力。
威廉姆斯将成立一家新公司来开发太阳能设施。
该公司表示，它认为天然气和太阳能发电是免费的技术，具有经济和环境效益。
威廉姆斯首席执行官艾伦•阿姆斯特朗在一份声明中表示：“天然气是我国向电网大量增加可再生能源的关键——它是清洁的、负担得起的燃料，当可再生能源由于阳光和风力的变化而产量减少时，它可以迅速提供电力。”
目前，天然气已经成为发电的主要能源，而不是煤炭。
威廉姆斯拥有3万英里长的美国天然气管道，可输送美国30%的天然气。
曹海斌 摘译自 能源新闻
Williams to add solar to gas processing, pipelines
U.S. pipeline operator Williams plans to add solar power at natural gas-processing plants and natural gas pipeline facilities in nine states, Kallanish Energy reports.
The move is made possible by generous federal and state tax credits, the Oklahoma-based company said.
The company plans to add mini-solar farms ranging in size from 1 megawatt to 40 megawatts at company-owned sites in nine states: Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The facilities would produce about 350 megawatts of electricity with any excess power being sold back into the grid.
The new facilities would be adjacent to existing Williams’ facilities.
They are expected to begin electricity production in late 2021.
At present, Williams purchases about 400 megawatts of electricity from the grid at those locations, the company said.
Williams will form a new company to pursue the solar facilities.
The company said it views natural gas and solar electricity as complimentary technologies with financial and environmental benefits.
“Natural gas is key to our country’s ability to add more renewable energy to the power grid in large volumes – it is clean, affordable fuel that can quickly provide power when renewable energy sources are producing less due to the variability of sunlight and wind,” said Williams CEO Alan Armstrong in a statement.
Currently, natural gas has become the major source of power to produce electricity, not coal.
Williams has 30,000 miles of U.S. natural gas pipelines and it moves 30% of U.S. natural gas.