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92% Nuclear 55% Natural gas 43% Hydro 27% Solar 37% Wind Nuclear power is America’s most reliable energy source Capacity Factors Nuclear provides 20% of the United States’ electricity Nuclear Energy Carbon free for our environment Nuclear power is America’s largest domestic source of clean energy 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas 1,780 pounds of coal 149 gallons of oil U.S. Nuclear power plants produce about 790 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually – enough to power more than 70 million homes 240V 1P - 50Hz 15-100A 30% 32% 20% 7% 8% 3% Nuclear Hydro Other renewables Coal Natural gas Biomass, petroleum & geothermal Nuclear fuel is extremely dense. 1 uranium pellet = Sources of Emission-Free Electricty in the U.S. Nuclear: 55% Hydro: 20% Wind: 20% Solar: 4% Geothermal: 1% Percentages are approximate www.energy-northwest.com The answer is clear. It’s nuclear.
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92%Nuclear
55%Natural gas
43%Hydro
27%Solar
37%Wind
Nuclear power is America’s most reliable
energy source
Capacity Factors
Nuclear provides 20% of the United States’ electricity
Nuclear EnergyCarbon free for our environment
Nuclear power is America’s largest domestic source of clean energy
17,000 cubic feet of natural gas
1,780 pounds of coal
149 gallons of oil
U.S. Nuclear power plants produce about 790 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually – enough to power more than 70 million homes
240V 1P - 50Hz 15-100A
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30%
32%
20%7%
8%3%
Nuclear
HydroOther renewables
Coal
Natural gasBiomass,
petroleum & geothermal
Nuclear fuel is extremely dense. 1 uranium pellet =
Sources of Emission-Free
Electricty in the U.S.
Nuclear: 55%
Hydro: 20%
Wind: 20%
Solar: 4%
Geothermal: 1%Percentages are approximate
www.energy-northwest.com
The answer is clear. It’s nuclear.
For more information, visit ColumbiaValue.comSources: Nuclear Energy Institute, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.
Energy Information Administration, Electric Utility Cost Group.
$8.9 billion for Washington
2018 - 2043
Columbia Generating Station
Thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic benefits. Over 2,800 jobs in Washington state alone
Vehicle equivalent of carbon emission
prevention
Richland, Washington
24/7 generation for clean energy diversity
778,000
185-ton steel and concrete casks
Integrates well with renewables
Nuclear Baseload (full time)
HydroBaseload (variable)
Wind Intermittent
Solar Intermittent
Used fuel is safely stored above ground
www.energy-northwest.com
The answer is clear. It’s nuclear.
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