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Electricty consumption
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tenchu
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As a little comparison.
Megawatt (MW): One million watts. A MW would be required to light 10,000 100-watt lightbulbs.
http://www.energypa.org/consumer/kilowatt.html
Megawatt (MW): One million watts. A MW would be required to light 10,000 100-watt lightbulbs.
http://www.energypa.org/consumer/kilowatt.html
SpongeScott
Well-Known Member
That's all they can do or are allowed to do?
jmarc63
New Member
The original generating facility has a small capacity compared to current demand on the property, It was originaly designed to handel the area that now is concidered the MK area of the resort which was phase I. the original reason for the plant being built in the first place was that the floridia power company couldn't provide for WDWs power needs at the time, Dont forget, Orlando was still a small town in 71. they also created there own telephone system that was more sophicticated than what the local bell company had at the time.with all the growth, Disney needs to get the extra capacity from other providers since they never built the nuclear plant.
Disneyanna0521
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The....(my mind has gone blank)...horizion? pavilion generates alot of its power (i cant rememeber what percentage)
Testtrack321
Well-Known Member
No, I think it was pheneix trying to sabotage the M:S opening. :animwink:
Energy consumption
Not to be too picky...
A megawatt is a unit of power, which is energy/unit time. Thus megawattage is an indication of how much energy can be put out per second. Disney may very well require 10 megawatts in order to power all of its electricity needs, but that's not the same as consumption.
Power consumption is measured as watt-hours or power*time which equals energy. So I'd guess that WDW requires 240 MWh of energy each day (maybe less since energy consumption at night is probably less than during the day). To put it in perspective, an average household probably only uses on the order of tens of kWh per day, approx 10,000 times less.
Not to be too picky...
A megawatt is a unit of power, which is energy/unit time. Thus megawattage is an indication of how much energy can be put out per second. Disney may very well require 10 megawatts in order to power all of its electricity needs, but that's not the same as consumption.
Power consumption is measured as watt-hours or power*time which equals energy. So I'd guess that WDW requires 240 MWh of energy each day (maybe less since energy consumption at night is probably less than during the day). To put it in perspective, an average household probably only uses on the order of tens of kWh per day, approx 10,000 times less.
AkiraRaptor
Meega, nala kwishta!
I thought I read they were doing maintenance on it and one of the workers left a grounding unit on it and when they turned the power back on...BOOM. Bye-bye EPCOT for a day.
Edit: This is what I remembered (from another thread)...
Apparently, third shift was doing PMs on the equipment at CEP. They were working on the 60Kv line (that’s 60,000 Volt) and they put grounding straps on all three phases as a precaution (the power was, of course, off at that point). When they finished they turned on the power, and as a ball of fire headed through the ceiling, one guy said “Did you remember to remove the grounding straps?”
Okay, the last in conjuncture, but the effect was the same...60,000 Volts surging directly to “ground.”
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
I remember that TECO Provides some of the power, they are the ones with the Hidden Mickey Power Pole outside of WDW,
trendymagic
Member
Hidden Mickey power poles? Please explain.
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
From Tampa to disney portion of I-4 it is on the edge of the property
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trendymagic
Member
Oh that is great! Thanks for the info. I will try to hunt them out later this month when I am down there.
AkiraRaptor
Meega, nala kwishta!
Originally posted by Figment1986
From Tampa to disney portion of I-4 it is on the edge of the property
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I never knew what that was. I thought it was some kind of radio or tv antenna. Power pole, would have never guessed that one.
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
Another ascceptable guess would have been Cell phone tower, (Not bad idea disney, place these themed towers up and then paint them to be nice decorative disney themed Cell towers.)
