This 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.
