Plant Type

Coal

Combined

Cycle

Natural Gas

Nuclear

Solar PV

Panel +

Battery

Avg. Nameplate Capacity

228 MW³

500 MW4

1,000 MW5

150 watts / m²

Battery Max Discharge:

25% of Capacity

Avg. Heat Rate ¹

10583 BTU/kWh

7687 BTU/kWh

10429 BTU/kWh

N/A

Avg. Capacity Factor²

Number of combined cycle natural gas plants:

Number of nuclear power plants:

0.59

0.50

0.91

0.166

a. How many power plants of each type would be needed to meet the city's annual energy

requirements if energy was sourced only from one type? Please round up. (4 pts)

i. Number of coal of plants:

ii.

iii.