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american electricity production
« on: Dec 15, 2008, 09:20 »


   ...what is the current and projected status of american electricity production...


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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #1 on: Dec 15, 2008, 10:28 »
more during the day, then ramping down at night

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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #2 on: Dec 15, 2008, 11:55 »
more during the day, then ramping down at night

you forgot - more in the summer, less in the winter, occasional peaks during global warming periods.... ::)
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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #3 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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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #4 on: Dec 15, 2008, 12:51 »

   ...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...



   
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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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #5 on: Dec 15, 2008, 01:18 »


   ...are we, will we soon be, in an electricity production glut...




wlrun3@aol.com

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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #6 on: Dec 15, 2008, 02:42 »
  

   ...thankyou...

   ...from the provided article...

   ...energy information administration...electricity demand increase...1.1 % per year...2006 through 2020...

   ...electric power research institute...no new nuclear power plants are expected to come on line before 2020...


   ...in summary...

   ...first criticality 1942...

   ...last critcality 1996...

   ...no new plants or resolution to waste issue before 2020...


   ...am i right?...




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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #7 on: Dec 16, 2008, 09:15 »


   ...in summary...


   ...first criticality 1942...

   ...last criticality 1996...

   ...no new plants and no resolution to the waste issue before 2020...





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Re: american electricity production
« Reply #8 on: Jul 16, 2009, 04:43 »
Want info on the current status of new nuke plants go to the NRC website:
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors.html

Another thing to consider, is that although many plants are getting license extensions for another 20 years, some are not and will be decommissioned before the new nukes go on line, thus dropping the generating capacity.  Eventually all the plants we know now will be gone and will have to be replaced with new units, new reactor construction is going to happen eventually.

 


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