2007-06-23 07:51:02 · 6 answers · asked by pinotmartini 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
136 MW = 136,000 kW = 136,000,000 watts
TV: Depending on the size of the TV, its power consumption is between 100 and 200 watts. To make math easy, let's assume a TV that draws 136 watts.
136,000,000 watts ÷ 136 watts / TV = 1,000,000 TV's.
A central air conditioning unit is measured in tons off cooling capacity. A typical AC efficiency is around 1 kW per ton. A typical 2500 ft² home might have a 3-ton AC unit with a load of 3 kW.
136,000 kW ÷ 3 kW / AC unit = 45,300 AC units.
On the hottest day in the middle of summer, a typical 2500 ft² home with central AC might have a demand of 6 kW.
136,000 kW ÷ 6 kW / house = 22,700 residential homes.
2007-06-23 09:22:14 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
136 MegaWatts = 136 Million Watts.
Dividing the average Wattage rating of an appliance will give you how many appliances this will suport.
For example if an appliance is rated at 500 Watts then 136 million Watts can support 272,000 of these appliances.
An average power station generates roughly 1000 Million Watts per hour...1000 Mega Watt Hours or 1000 MW/Hr and this is generally enough to run 2 or 3 large cities at peak periods of power demand. Using this analogy, if your 136 Million Watts were generated every hour, then it could support the power needs of roughly a tenth of this power demand.
I hope that this information helps you.
2007-06-23 08:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by Gaz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hoover dam near Las Vegas generates
2,000 megawatts and powers Nevada, So. Cal. and Arizona!
In a typical house, wall plugs are generally on 15 amp circuit breakers.
120 Volts * 15 amps = 1,800 watts.
So most every household appliance is usually less than 1,800 watts,
TVs are only 100 to 300 watts,
Some hair dryers can be 1,500 watts.
136 megawatts can power a good sized city!
2007-06-23 08:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by jimschem 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
136 megawatts equals 136 000 000 Watts. This could power about 39000 Central Air conditioners...give or take.
2007-06-23 08:02:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
136 megawatts equals 136 000 000 watts. If a TV has a power output of, say, 136 W, then you could power 1 000 000 of these TVs with a 136 MW power source.
2007-06-23 10:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
136 Megawatts is 136,000,000 Watts. It's enough to provide all electrical power needed by a large community.
2007-06-23 14:51:24 · answer #6 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋