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Speculation Investment
We plan to build a community and we have $100,000,000.00 to power it. What type of power plant should we build if we hope to support a community of 10,000 people? -
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Which resource type will power Perfectown the longest?
If we Invest $100,000,000.00, this is how long we could operate each type of power plant after construction costs are removed from our investment. This timeline does not figure environmental impact costs, nor infrastructure repairs/updates.
Cost figures and usage rates gathered from the U.S. Energy Information Administration at eia.gov. -
Municipal Solid Waste Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate solid waste power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 7 months -
Coal Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate coal power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 10 months -
Biomass Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate biomass power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 21 months -
Geothermal Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate geothermal power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 50 months -
Uranium Nuclear Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate nuclear power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 60 months. -
Wind Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate wind power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 121 months -
Solar Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate solar power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 169 months -
Hydroelectric Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate hydroelectric power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 435 months -
Natural Gas Power
Given an initial investment of $100,000,000.00, we can build and operate natural gas power plants to support a population of 10,0000 people in Perfectown for 720 months