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The Grid?
What is the grid? The grid is simply those ugly electrical power
lines that you see running along the side of the road. Although
they are ugly, those power lines are very important.
You know what a power station is, right? A power station
regulates the amount of power that goes to your house. One
house uses about 903 kWh per month, but a power station
pumps out around 20,000 kWh a week! Theres billions of
megawatts going back and forth in the grid, and if all that
electricity went into your house it would short circuit the whole
house. You need a step-down transformer to convert the power
from 200,000 kWh to 903 kWh.
*Refers to the U.S.
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Coal
Natural Gas
Nuclear
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Coal
Hong Kong government says that natural gas and oil are
the culprits for Hong Kong's pollution, but its really a coal
power plant located on Lamma Island.
Natural Gas
WARNING! this is not the smelly kind of natural gas
Natural gas is drilled for like oil except its a bit harder to
contain since it is a gas.
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is generated by heating water through the
energy created by nuclear fuel rods in a reactor. Heat is
created by having a controlled nuclear explosion.
Hong Kong doesnt have its own nuclear reactor. It buys
the power from a nuclear power plant in mainland China.
Nuclear fallout
Radiation poisoning
No more power
Summary
Hong Kong is paying a cheap price for its power if you
measure it in dollars.
But, its paying a big price if you measure in human
health.
References
"Energy.gov." How Do Wind Turbines Work? N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.
N.p., n.d. Web.
http://burnanenergyjournal.com/power-grid-technology/
Dad
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-nuclear-energy
http://www.energyland.emsd.gov.hk/en/enrgy/renewable/index.html
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=1
http://www.eia.gov/kids/egergy.cfm?page=riddles
Mum
http://enerhope.advancedwebsites.ca/images/jan11cogen/Slide2.JPG