Energy History (Mostly Nuclear)
When was the most recent nuclear power plant commissioned in the US.
President Biden's administration wants to increase offshore wind capacity to this by 2030.
30GW
Country that consumes the most amount of oil (2022)
USA
The device that captures sunlight and generates electricity.
PV Cell/Solar Cell
Most common type of battery (not like AA/AAA)
Lithium-Ion
Nuclear fission was discovered in this year.
1938
President Biden's administration issued this initiative which directs 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments – including investments in clean energy and energy efficiency to flow to disadvantaged communities (DACs).
Justice40/Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Country that produces the most amount of oil (2022).
USA
These are issued when one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource.
Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)
Average electricity consumption of a US home (kWh)
10-11k kWh
Electricity was first discovered in this year (approx.)
600 BC - Static Electricity
What body governs Texas's Electric Grid.
ERCOT
The process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc. so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas.
Fracking
The first offshore wind farm in New England was constructed in this state.
Connecticut (Block Island)
The US produced this much electricity in 2022.
~4.2 Trillion kWh
The year the first commercial nuclear power plant went online in the US. (Bonus Points for the name)
1958 (Santa Susana)
Name of the landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
The US consumed this much natural gas in 2022. (Trillion Cubic Feet)
32.31 Trillion
Amount of biomass consumed in the US (2020). (BTUs)
4.5 Quadrillion
Amount of High Voltage transmission lines (in circuit miles)
~700k
Inventor who created the first electric battery (bonus points for year)
Alessandro Volta (1800)
What piece of legislation first regulated the power industry?
Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA
One pound of coal generates this much electricity.
0.89 kWh
The act that requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on ships that are built, owned, and operated by United States citizens or permanent residents. (Major impediment to offshore wind)
Jones Act/Merchant Marine Act of 1920
This many electric vehicles were sold in 2022.
>10million