If the Average Energy Demand of a Small City of Typical

question 23

Multiple Choice

If the average energy demand of a small city of typical U.S. households is 80 megawatts, why does the local power plant need to have a power rating of 300 megawatts or higher?

• A)It has to deal with times of peak demand when everyone is pulling power at once.
• B)It has to serve more than one community at a time.
• C)The power is quantized and can only come in discrete packets of 150 megawatts.
• D)The extra capacity is sold to other power grids.
• E)all of the above

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