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Electric Energy is created from a generation source and used in the same instant of time. This makes electricity a unique energy system. Gasoline, natural gas, diesel, etc. all involve storage before consumption. |
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This website is designed to provide an energy plan that is based on the technical delivery and supply realities that are the rules of the road on how things operate in our world. Principals of engineering, physics, and economics must be used when considering the objectives of reducing our dependence on foreign oil, or increasing the usage of renewable energy. We live in a sound byte society trying to solve huge problems with a you tube video. We won't solve energy issues in a simple video or sound byte. Stay tuned, engage your mind, and think about the big picture. We shouldn't assume we have been so far off in our current approach that we need to start over. Without a solid understanding of our current world, we will not be able to make good decisions. |
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· The Plan o Introduction § Energy is the fuel for today's economy, and we cannot fling a quick and dirty idea on how to meet such a crucial element of our economy. Energy must be secure, reliable and clean. It is ludicrous to consider an energy plan like the google.org energy plan. The Google.org energy plan is proposing that all coal plants be taken off the system and that we can replace this energy (50% of our total energy) with wind and conservation. Coal produces energy for about 85% of the hours in a year, and wind produces energy for 30-40% of the hours in a year. In a system that has too much wind, the generation and electrical load does not match, and the system will results in an electrical blackout. § Large amounts of energy are measured in Quadrillion Btus or 1 x 10^15 Btu § Each Quad = energy in 8 billion gallons of gasoline § The United States currently uses 102 Quads of energy in All Sectors, according to the 2008 AEO, the 2030 energy usage is projected to be 118 Quads. § The US uses 23 Quads of coal energy(20 for electricity production), 24 Quads of Natural Gas, 40 Quads of liquid fuels, 8 Quads of nuclear, and 7.1 Quads of Renewable (3.0 biomass, 2.7 hydro, and 1.4 other) § Total Wind production is 20,000 MW or 0.5 Quads 1. The T. Boone Pickens Plan, wind would be expanded to about 240,000 MW 2. The July 2008 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report is calling for 300,000 MW of wind generation
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