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| The Mix of Energy Opponents to alternative fuels often raise the "chicken or the egg" syndrome. DO we subsidize refueling stations or new vehicles? Do we build the infrastructure for refueling first or do we build the numbers of vehicles first (and hope that the market will build stations)? What if a different alternative fuel becomes cheaper? In other words, suppose we as a nation select ethanol (as Brazil did) and -- after building the resources for refueling -- it might be found that methanol or propane is more appropriate or cheaper. (Suppose a vast reservoir of methane is found or a cheap technology for obtaining methane from garbage is invented.) Then the refueling stations would have to be upgraded... and the engines of the cars would have to be changed to handle the new fuel. Well, as Richard Minner puts it, "an EV always uses the best fuel for the time." It's the ultimate Flexible Fuel Vehicle. |
Comments by an engineer You should be looking at the following site http://www.fpl.com/about/profile/fpl_facts.shtml It is for FPL in Florida not the one you sent me which is for FPL Energy which generates electricity for bulk sales different companies of the same group The breakdown for FPL in Florida is: Gas 42% Nuclear 19% Purchased 17% Oil 17% Coal 5% Comment by Steve: I heard that a lot of electricity for Florida comes from coal burned in Georgia. The concept is "coal by wire." Electricity could be transmitted to Florida and the pollution takes place in Georgia. The engineer's reaction: This is mainly for Jacksonville and Northern FL See my other Email, FPL onl generates about 5% of its power using Coal -----Original Message----- Subject: macon georgia Here is the "coal by wire" idea About JEA ... JEA and the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and operated by JEA. JEA and FPL are also joint owners of Unit 4 at Georgia Power Company's coal-fired ... http://www.jea.com/about/index.asp Electric System JEA owns and operates three generating plants and all transmission and distribution facilities. A fourth power plant, the St. Johns River Power Park (SJRPP), is owned jointly by JEA and the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and operated by JEA. JEA and FPL are also joint owners of Unit 4 at Georgia Power Company's coal-fired Robert W. Scherer Plant (Plant Scherer), which is located in Macon, Georgia. JEA owns a 200 net megawatt share of Unit 4. JEA's ownership interest in Scherer is structured as a separate JEA bulk power supply system. In addition, JEA produces 3.2 megawatts from a methane-fueled generating facility at the Girvin Road Landfill. JEA's net generating capability is 2,361 megawatts. |