This assigment is due by 8 pm, Friday April 15

You may collaborate with 1 other student to do this assignment, just make sure both your names are included in the uploaded filename.

1. In 2009, the US produced electrical power at the scale of 1.25 terrawatts. Calculate the per capita electrical power in the US (this is equivalent to the amount of generated power required per individual at any given time) in units of kilowatts (KW).

2. Energy = power x time; Power is measured in units of watts (kilowatts, megawatts, gigawatts, terrawatts) and is instananeous. Power used over time is energy. Based on your calculation in question 1, and assuming an average energy cost of 9 cents per KWH, what is the monthly baseline per capita electricity cost to a US citizen for this produced power.

3. Constructing a regional energy portfolio:
   Below are links to 8 regional spreadsheets. You are to pick two regions, with significant geographical separation and perform the following analysis on each of the two regions:

• A: Compare the 2009 per capita regional power number with what you got in question 1 above.

• B: Calculate the ratio of total regional power (nameplate capacity) in 2009 compared to 1990.

• C: Determine the percentage of total name plate power coming from fossil fuels in 1990 compared to that in 2009.

• D: Determine the net gain (or loss) in Megawatts of the various power generating technologies (e.g. coal, hydro, etc) for your regions over the period 1990 to 2009 and note any particular years where a significant increase in power generating infrastructure occurred. (most of the work in this assignment is associated with this item)

• E: Qualitatively described how fast or well your region(s) are moving towards producing renewable energy as part of their overall electricity portfolio.
  Links to the regional spreadsheets:

  Northeast

  Southeast

  Great Lakes

  Mid Atlantic

  pacific

  Texas

  Upper Midwest

  Mountain West