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american electricity production
wlrun3@aol.com:
...what is the current and projected status of american electricity production...
HydroDave63:
more during the day, then ramping down at night
retired nuke:
--- Quote from: HydroDave63 on Dec 15, 2008, 10:28 ---more during the day, then ramping down at night
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you forgot - more in the summer, less in the winter, occasional peaks during global warming periods.... ::)
wlrun3@aol.com:
...Contiguous U.S. (MW)
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Net Internal Demand 760,108 746,470 692,908 696,752 696,376
Capacity Resources 906,155 882,125 875,870 856,131 833,380
Capacity Margin (%) 16.1 15.4 20.9 18.6 16.4
...this topic was meant to encourage discussion about the potential for new nuclear power plant construction...
atomicarcheologist:
--- Quote from: wlrun3 on Dec 15, 2008, 12:37 ---
...Contiguous U.S. (MW)
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Net Internal Demand 760,108 746,470 692,908 696,752 696,376
Capacity Resources 906,155 882,125 875,870 856,131 833,380
Capacity Margin (%) 16.1 15.4 20.9 18.6 16.4
...this topic was meant to encourage discussion about the potential for new nuclear power plant construction...
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As you have shown, the removal of coal fired units has not been adequately compensated by the addition of the wind and solar units that have made it into production. However, since our economy is based less every day on industrial production, it may well be served by the existing generation capacity. That is, until the power generation business has to start removing the large scale faciliities. Then the electric bills will rise faster than the oil/gasoline market of 2008.
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