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Joe Green Coordinator, Energy Services

Delaware Envirothon. Electric Generation/Production & Use. Joe Green Coordinator, Energy Services. Delaware Electric Co-op “We Keep the Lights On”. Different Types of Power Plants. Nuclear Power. Hydro Power. Coal Power. Solar Power. Wind Power. How a Coal-Fired Plant Works.

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Joe Green Coordinator, Energy Services

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  1. Delaware Envirothon Electric Generation/Production & Use Joe GreenCoordinator, Energy Services Delaware Electric Co-op “We Keep the Lights On”

  2. Different Types of Power Plants Nuclear Power Hydro Power Coal Power Solar Power Wind Power

  3. How a Coal-Fired Plant Works After Burning Fly Ash Collects in precipitator To reduce smoke Steam spins turbine and generator Coal brought in by Ship or Rail (¾ Lb. = 1 kWh) Pulverizes to a Talcum Powder River water cools turbine And returns to reservoir

  4. How a Hydroelectric Dam Works

  5. How Nuclear Plants Work

  6. How Power gets to the Home Long Distances 66,000-765,000 Volts From Power Plant 13,800 Volts 2,400-13,800 Volts Step Down Transformer 120-240 Volts Residential 277-480 volts and up Commercial & Industrial Delaware’s Major Plants Edge Moor 718 MW Hay Road 1052 MW Indian River 767 MW Step Down Transformer 2,400-13,800 Volts Step Up Transformer 66,000-765,000 Volts

  7. Other Power Producers Fuel Cells Ocean Waves

  8. Useful Web Sites: • Video: Fossil Station Operations www.dom.com/about/stations/fossil • Fuel Cell Web Site http://www.fuelcells.org • Wind Energy Web Site http://www.awea.org • Delaware Energy Office Web Site http://www.delaware-energy.com • Energy Information Administration Web Site http://eia.doe.doe.gov • Solar Energy Web Site http://www.ases.org

  9. Delaware Electric Coop., Inc. OUR MISSION We are committed to “Keep The Lights On” By providing safe, reliable and competitively-priced energy services for our member owners and communities Any Questions?

  10. Basics of a Solar

  11. Basics of a Wind

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