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ETSC101, Fall 23
Assignment 13: U.S. Energy System
Watch the YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaThhJKX83s
, starting at the beginning until 41:30. The Q&A at the end is lengthy. You may watch this if you are interested in that part, but the Q&A is optional. As you watch the video, you will probably need to pause and rewind at some points, to get notes on the information needed for the assignment.
Answer the following questions:
1.
What is a Quad of energy? How does it convert to a British Thermal Unit (BTU) and a Megawatt-hour (MWh)?
a.
A quad of energy is a quadrillion BTU. It converts to MWh to 293,071,070
2.
About how many tons of coal must be burned to produce a Quad of energy?
a.
36 million tons
3.
How many times would that much coal fill up the Empire State Building?
a.
22 buildings
4.
Measured in Quads, how much energy does the U.S. use in a year?
a.
98 quads
5.
What are the relative percentages of energy produced by the following sources in the U.S.?
a.
Renewable Sources
i.
13%
b.
Nuclear
i.
9%
c.
Coal
i.
10%
d.
Natural Gas
i.
34%
e.
Petroleum
i.
35%
6.
What percentage of U.S. energy consumption is in the form of electricity use? How may quads is that?
7.
How many quads of energy are consumes by the following U.S. sectors?
a.
Residential
i.
20.7
b.
Commercial
i.
16.7
c.
Industrial
i.
31.1
d.
Transportation
i.
24.3
8.
Why does the U.S. consume about 36 quads of energy to produce about 13 quads of electrical energy?
a.
The sources of electrical energy generation are diverse, and that we are not efficient in how we produce energy
9.
What is the percent efficiency in terms of the amount of energy available for consumption versus how much energy is produced?
a.
35% efficiency
10.
Use the bar chart in the video to estimate how many millions of MWh electricity are produced in the U.S. by each of the following generation sources:
a.
Natural Gas
i.
1600m MWh
b.
Coal
i.
~800m MWh
ETSC101, Fall 23
Assignment 13: U.S. Energy System
c.
Wind
i.
270m MWh
d.
Hydro
i.
240m MWh
e.
Nuclear
i.
800m MWh
f.
Solar
i.
100m MWh
g.
Petroleum/Other
i.
>50m MWh
h.
Biomass
i.
50m MWh
i.
Geothermal
i.
>20m MWh
11.
What are the three primary electric grid systems in the U.S.? Why can’t electricity be exchanged between these three systems?
a.
Western Interconnect, Eastern Interconnect, and ERCOT
12.
What are the four primary components of an electrical system, from generation through consumption?
a.
Generation, Transmission, Distribution, and Consumption
13.
What is a vertically integrated electric utility?
a.
The utility owns the generation, transmission, and distribution, in which they distribute directly to customers
14.
What is a deregulated system of independent electrical operators? What is the name of the U.S, law that made deregulated systems possible, and when was it enacted?
a.
In 1978, the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act required utilities to purchase power from qualifying facilities.
15.
Briefly explain what each of the following management issues means for electric system operators:
a.
Maximum or peak demand
i.
The timeframe where most users are demanding power and putting the most strain on the power grid
b.
Cost minimization
i.
Lowering cost to a minimal amount for operating expenses
c.
Capacity
i.
Maximizing unitality and electric capacity
d.
Transmission losses
i.
Where energy is lost via transmitting through certain capacities
e.
Backup capacity
i.
Having a backup of power incase systems go down
f.
Flexibility to match supply and demand.
i.
Being able to generate enough energy to meet customer demands
16.
Briefly describe how the California electric utility system balances the power produced by solar and wind versus nuclear versus all other sources of electricity with demands that fluctuate over time.
a.
California generates electricity via solar and wind during the day, in which when demand for electricity comes towards the end of the day, the difference is made up with nuclear power
17.
Name four efficiency upgrades that residential and commercial buildings can make to reduce demand on the electrical system.
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