Inauguration ‘09: Rock and Energy Consumption on the Mall
Sunday, January 18, 2009This afternoon’s Inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial (see below) will feature amplified music and huge Jumbotrons displaying the performances.
Springsteen will perform; remember his contributions to the No Nukes concert and recording of three decades ago?
Electricity in Washington, D.C., is provided by Pepco. From the Illinois Commerce Commission:
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Enclosure No. 5
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| Source of Electricity Table | |
| Pepco Energy Services, Inc. | |
| Sources of Electricity Supplied | Percentage of Total |
| for the 12 months ending 12-31-07 | |
| Biomass power | 0.3% |
| Coal-fired power | 56.5% |
| Hydro power | 1.1% |
| Natural gas-fired power | 5.9% |
| Nuclear power | 34.9% |
| Oil-fired Power | 0.5% |
| Solar power | 0.0% |
| Wind power | 0.1% |
| Other resources | 0.6% |
| Unknown resources purchased from other companies | 0.0% |
| Total | 100.0% |
Ninety-one percent of D.C. power comes from coal-fired power plants and nuclear power.
Pepco does place great emphasis on “green power” and environmentally sensitive technologies.
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