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    Aug 28, 2007, 01:23 PM
    Kilowatts needed to power the city of Pittsburgh, PA
    I working in sales for a recycling compand and we are putting together a "Green Sheet" for our customers to show them the environmental impact of the materials they recycle.

    I have already found information on the amounts of different items that are saved by 1 ton of recycled paper.

    I would like to give them a "visual" idea of this impact and know how many kilowatts are needed to power the city of Pittsburgh would give them a more realistic idea of what their recycling can do.

    Any help you can give me would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Curt
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    Aug 28, 2007, 01:28 PM
    I don't have any info about it, but I think that's a great idea. Good luck.
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    Aug 28, 2007, 01:59 PM
    Call the power company.
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    Aug 29, 2007, 05:41 AM
    Here's a back of the envelope calculation. The per capita energy consumption in the US is about 12,000 KwH/Yr: see
    List of countries by electricity consumption - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The population of Pittsburgh is about 340,000, so the total electricity consumption per year in Pittsburgh can be guestimated to be around 4,000,000 megawatt-hours/year, or an average electricity power draw of 466 megawatts. I suspect the energy saved by recycling 1 ton of paper is a pittance compared to that!

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