Energy in Every Day Life - Mod 4
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The energy used by typical single family home in USA is ~12,000 kW-hr every year. Estimate the energy (in kW-hr ) used by a typical home every month.
1,000
Estimate the continuous power used a typical home (in Watt).
1,214
In reality, power demand is variable not continuous (e.g., summer afternoons in Phoenix) . To meet peak demand moments, an approximate rule is about 1/2 the number of homes can be serviced. Estimate how many homes can be powered by the 4GW Palo Verde Generating Station in Tonapah, Arizona - the largest nuclear power plant in the USA since 1986.
1,752,000
Estimate the energy (in kW-hr ) used by a typical home every day.
26
Estimate how many homes can be powered by a 1GW (1e9 watt) power station.
876,000