Disney's power bill?

[PigletIsMyCat]

Does anyone have any real idea of what kind of power WDW uses per day? Either per park, per resort, whatever kind of numbers you have and what they're for. We're talking more dollar amount, not wattage. DH and I were discussing and are really curious. DH is thinking hundreds of thousands of dollars per day for all of WDW, parks, resorts, everything.

 

[jmvd20]

Does anyone have any real idea of what kind of power WDW uses per day? Either per park, per resort, whatever kind of numbers you have and what they're for. We're talking more dollar amount, not wattage. DH and I were discussing and are really curious. DH is thinking hundreds of thousands of dollars per day for all of WDW, parks, resorts, everything.

I read on the Reedy Creek website that there are 3 or 4 main interconnects with regional power companies. It also stated that they have bulk purchasing agreements with the different power generation companies as well as producing a pretty decent chunk of their own power via on site generators.

I would not even venture a guess on this as it would be incredibly dependent on how they are charged. If the utility companies meter the power at a grid interconnect for WDW it would cost them pennies to the dollar for what we pay on a 120/240 Volt system.

 

[jasonchas]

It's a lot! :zipit:

 

[llrain]

I work for my local electric co. Im sure they have a special handling account
and Im sure they are most likely not getting a discount or anything like that
What they prob have is a deadicated service that prob includes co-generation of power on site, Very large company accounts utilize this for
reliable service , as in if there are storms and surrounding areas are hard hit, because they generate their own power their system does not go down.
There is the largest casino in the world here and I cant divulge their monthly
spending for electric but its alot. prob the biggest account we have..

 

[majortom1981]

hmm

Doesnt disney have their own mini powerplant?

 

[cdunbar]

Actually doesn't disney use the tons upon tons of garbage they produce a day to create their power supply?:veryconfu

 

[MaXXimus]

This is a pretty interesting article explaining things about their power...

http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/media/enews/2007/pdf/HowDisneySavesEnergy.pdf

 

[Gorjus]

Very large company accounts utilize this for
reliable service , as in if there are storms and surrounding areas are hard hit, because they generate their own power their system does not go down.

Well, the system may not go down, but the power does go out. Been there seen that.

 

[hokielutz]

This is a pretty interesting article explaining things about their power...

http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/media/enews/2007/pdf/HowDisneySavesEnergy.pdf

The article does a good job of explaining how they manage their power consumption and help keep costs as low as possible... but it really doesn't delve into how they get their power or where, or what backup systems are utilized.

On one Discovery channel episode about the building of WDW.... they said that in the articles Disney negotiated with the state of FL, it left open the option of Disney errecting their own small nuclear power plant to handle future needs... if so desired.

I don't know if this specific clause was later repealed because of fear from certain political groups.... but this is what they talked about in the program. Does anyone know more about it?

 

[yazmin182]

This is a pretty interesting article explaining things about their power...

http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/media/enews/2007/pdf/HowDisneySavesEnergy.pdf

Wow this is a great article, thank you.

 

[Champion]

The article does a good job of explaining how they manage their power consumption and help keep costs as low as possible... but it really doesn't delve into how they get their power or where, or what backup systems are utilized.

On one Discovery channel episode about the building of WDW.... they said that in the articles Disney negotiated with the state of FL, it left open the option of Disney errecting their own small nuclear power plant to handle future needs... if so desired.

I don't know if this specific clause was later repealed because of fear from certain political groups.... but this is what they talked about in the program. Does anyone know more about it?

No, the clause is still there. Unfortunately, due to the general stupidity of people, we don't build nuclear power plants anymore. Quite a pity.

 

[jmvd20]

From RCID Website: http://www.rcid.org/Utilities_Systems.cfm

Electric
The District operates and maintains an electrical generation, transmission and distribution system which provides service throughout the District. The system includes a state-of-the-art cogeneration facility currently aggregating 40,300 kw of net capability. RCID purchases the remainder of its needs from other utilities. The transmission system includes eight 69 kv substations and distributes all power via a 12.47 kv underground distribution system. The peak demand of the electrical system during 2003 was approximately 190 megawatts.

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That's just about as detailed as your going to get.

 

[majortom1981]

Hmm so basically there is a public utility that just runs disney?

I got confused by that website.

 

[shoppingnut]

Hmm so basically there is a public utility that just runs disney?

I got confused by that website.

Reedy Creek isn't a public utility, if that is what you are referring to, it is in fact run by disney themselves.

 

[jmvd20]

Hmm so basically there is a public utility that just runs disney?

I got confused by that website.

RCID is basically the government for the land WDW owns. They provide fire protection, building codes, utilities etc... Just about the same thing as any local government.

The following page sums up what RCID is:

http://www.rcid.org/AboutUS_main.cfm