https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub Different energy sources, costs of them, and how they are better for the environment en-us 2022-04-26 21:04:22 UTC 2025-10-01 13:48:59 UTC hello@padlet.com jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159269122 A 600 MW coal fired power plant would cost 2 Billion dollars to build]]> 2022-04-26 21:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159269122 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159272341 A coal plant would require roughly 600 tons of coal per day, costing $100,800 each day just on fuel]]> 2022-04-26 21:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159272341 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159275012 It takes around 90 people to run a 600 MW coal fired power plant, with the median pay being $30 an hour this equals to $34,000 a day spent just on wages]]> 2022-04-26 21:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159275012 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159279442 It takes $6 Billion ~ $9 Billion dollars to run a 1,100 mw nuclear power plant. When using a ratio a 600 mw nuclear power plant costs around the same amount as a 600 mw coal power plant]]> 2022-04-26 21:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159279442 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159280753 A nuclear power plant needs only 27 tons of fuel each year, meanwhile a coal power plant of the same size would need nearly 2.5 million tons of fuel]]> 2022-04-26 21:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159280753 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159284248 A nuclear reactor takes 500 ~ 800 workers to run. With a median pay of $58 per hour a nuclear plant would cost between $29,000 and $47,000 per day to run]]> 2022-04-26 21:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159284248 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159285945 A Coal plant can power roughly 98,000 homes consistently each day.]]> 2022-04-26 21:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159285945 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159287260 A nuclear plant can power over 760,000 homes without emitting any greenhouse gases]]> 2022-04-26 21:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159287260 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159289692 A 600 mw solar farm would cost 1.2 billion to make, and would cover 300,000 acres of land.
A 600 mw Geothermal plant would cost $200 million dollars to make]]> 2022-04-26 21:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2159289692 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2161122356 None for Solar
$0.06 cents per day for Geothermal (Most likely for small repairs)]]> 2022-04-27 21:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2161122356 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2161123758 79 employees daily, each gets paid around $43,000 per year for a solar farm
A Geothermal plant employee makes around $37,000 per year, and needs 697 people to run on average]]> 2022-04-27 21:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2161123758 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163357827 A solar farm can supply power to roughly 16,000 houses during the day time. (They cannot run at night time, severely limiting their effectiveness)
A Geothermal plant can provide power to over 3,000 homes per year constantly, and with no carbon emissions]]> 2022-04-28 21:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163357827 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163359399 A 600 mw coal fired power plant releases 1.3 million pounds of carbon into the atmosphere in one year]]> 2022-04-28 21:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163359399 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163361363 A nuclear power plant releases 0.0072 grams of carbon into the atmosphere each year]]> 2022-04-28 21:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163361363 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163363601 A Solar farm releases only 0.03 grams of carbon each year.
A Geothermal power plant releases 0.0228 grams of carbon each year]]> 2022-04-28 21:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163363601 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163366132 $1,800 million for a 630 MW Hydropower plant
91.5 billion for a 600 MW Wind Plant]]> 2022-04-28 21:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163366132 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163366149 Around $10,000 per year for hydroelectric
Around $42,000-$48,000 per year for Wind Power]]> 2022-04-28 21:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2163366149 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167400365 A Geothermal Technician makes $45,000 per year
A Wind farm employee makes around $56,000 per year]]> 2022-05-02 21:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167400365 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167403338 Hoover Dam (One of the largest Hydroelectric instillations on earth) powers nearly 1.3 million homes
A normal Hydroelectric instillation powers around 1,000 homes
A single wind turbine can power around 940 ]]> 2022-05-02 21:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167403338 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167410027 The average Hydroelectric plant produces only 24 grams of carbon throughout it's life
There is no evidence that wind turbines produce carbon]]> 2022-05-02 21:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167410027 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167411743 2022-05-02 21:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167411743 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167411971 2022-05-02 21:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167411971 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167412426 2022-05-02 21:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2167412426 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2170599832 2022-05-04 21:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2170599832 jeremybarker125 https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2176435633 2022-05-09 20:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jeremybarker125/9uhjiz2kilj78mub/wish/2176435633