That's a handy utility!
---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Patrick Shoemaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:15 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, just wondering > Here's a page that will show you the generation mix in your area: > > http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/how-clean.html > > About 4% comes from oil here in the DC area. Mainly for peaking power > plants that need fast-start capability, I would assume. > > Patrick Shoemaker > President, Vector Data Systems LLC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > office: (301) 358-1690 x36 > http://www.vectordatasystems.com > > > Jeff Broadwick wrote: >> I always love that picture...particularly when they show the whole world. >> >> Probably next to no oil went into keeping the lights on. We don't >> generate >> much if any of our electricity with oil. >> >> Coal, nuke, natural gas, etc. >> >> Jeff >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer >> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:02 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] OT, just wondering >> >> How many barrels of oil per day does it take to keep all of these lights >> running? >> >> http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/NightLights/lp_model.gif >> >> marlon >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
