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Energy Facts

1 kilowatt = 1,000 watts
1 megawatt = 1 million watts or 1,000 kilowatts
Kilowatt-hour = unit of energy equivalent to the power of 1 kilowatt working for an hour

MWWD Electricity Production Capacity: 18,250 kilowatt-hours per day

PLWTP
Gas Utilization Facility
Hydro Electric Project
Diesel/Methane Generator
4,500 kilowatts (4.5 megawatts)
1,350 kilowatts (1.35 megawatts)
1,200 kilowatts (1.2 megawatts)
 
Pump Stations & COMC (during Stage III alerts)
Emergency Generators 1,000 kilowatts (1 megawatt)
 
Cogeneration (approximate)
MBC
NCWRP
Photovoltaic
6,400 kilowatts (6.4 megawatts)
3,800 kilowatts (3.8 megawatts)
30 kilowatts


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