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Folks!!! Before you read this firehose of information... REMEMBER... it has links that provide the sources for the calculations. All substantiated! Now before you make any comments... READ the facts.. then critique if there are mistakes done in calculations BUT refute that it will cost $5 trillion more to meet Biden's guarantees!
Based on 2019 data, the US would need to produce 20-50% more electricity in a year if all cars were EVs.
According to the EPA, every gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity.
Based on these metrics, an equivalent of approximately 4,800 billion kWh was used to fuel gasoline vehicles over that year.
usafacts.org
Total electricity generated per year by the approximately 12,538 plants for total of 4,240,000,000,000 kWh.
An average of 338 million kWh per plant.
Electricity generation, capacity, and sales in the United States - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)).
So based on there are over 3,400 fossil fuel-fired power plants in the United States.
www.epa.gov
About 79% of the nation's energy comes from fossil fuels,
css.umich.edu
AND based on what Biden said:
"I guarantee We Are Going To Get Rid of Fossil Fuels” September 06, 2019, 5:49 PM
So folks if all cars are EVs... (remember no mention of trucks!!!) there will be:
1) a need for 20% to 50% MORE electricity or of 4.24 trillion kWh, at the lowest 20% we'll need from 800 billion kWh to 2.12 trillion kWh AND if Biden has his stupid way... "fossil fuels will be gone he guarantees it!"
2) The USA will need to build 3,400 nuclear power plants replacing "fossil fuels" and EVs..
3) 3.2 trillion kWh electricity to be replaced due to Biden's guarantee to "rid fossil fuels"
AND additional 800 billion kWh for EVs or 4.0 trillion kWh MORE electricity due to EVs and Biden's guarantee..
4) Average cost to build a nuclear electric power plant?
As of 2023, capital costs for nuclear power plants ranged between $8,475 and $13,925 U.S. dollars per kilowatt.
www.statista.com
5) A standard 1 gigawatt nuclear plant produces approximately 8 billion kilowatt hours, each year.
www.freeingenergy.com
6) With an additional 4 trillion kWh needed due to Biden's guarantee and EVs will mean 500 NEW nuclear power plants.
7) At an average cost of $10,000 per kilowatt to build 500 nuclear power plants a total of $4.566 trillion!
Remember this nearly $5 trillion is because of EV Cars (not trucks!) and Biden's guarantee to rid fossil fuels!
Who will pay this $5 trillion????
YOU and I will eventually!
Based on 2019 data, the US would need to produce 20-50% more electricity in a year if all cars were EVs.
How much electricity would it take to power all cars if they were EVs?
In 2019, drivers across the US consumed roughly 3.4 billion barrels, or 142.8 billion gallons, of motor gasoline.According to the EPA, every gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity.
Based on these metrics, an equivalent of approximately 4,800 billion kWh was used to fuel gasoline vehicles over that year.
How much electricity would it take to power all cars if they were electric?
The US would need to produce 20-50% more electricity annually if all cars were electric vehicles.
usafacts.org
Total electricity generated per year by the approximately 12,538 plants for total of 4,240,000,000,000 kWh.
An average of 338 million kWh per plant.
Electricity generation, capacity, and sales in the United States - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)).
So based on there are over 3,400 fossil fuel-fired power plants in the United States.
Power Plants and Neighboring Communities | US EPA
Presents environmental justice information using the eGRID and CAMD power sectors data sets along with the demographics from EJSCREEN.
www.epa.gov
U.S. Renewable Energy Factsheet
Patterns of Use While energy is essential to modern society, most primary sources are unsustainable. The current fuel mix is associated with a multitude of environmental impacts, including global climate change, acid rain, freshwater use, hazardous air pollution, and radioactive waste. Renewable...
AND based on what Biden said:
"I guarantee We Are Going To Get Rid of Fossil Fuels” September 06, 2019, 5:49 PM
So folks if all cars are EVs... (remember no mention of trucks!!!) there will be:
1) a need for 20% to 50% MORE electricity or of 4.24 trillion kWh, at the lowest 20% we'll need from 800 billion kWh to 2.12 trillion kWh AND if Biden has his stupid way... "fossil fuels will be gone he guarantees it!"
2) The USA will need to build 3,400 nuclear power plants replacing "fossil fuels" and EVs..
3) 3.2 trillion kWh electricity to be replaced due to Biden's guarantee to "rid fossil fuels"
AND additional 800 billion kWh for EVs or 4.0 trillion kWh MORE electricity due to EVs and Biden's guarantee..
4) Average cost to build a nuclear electric power plant?
As of 2023, capital costs for nuclear power plants ranged between $8,475 and $13,925 U.S. dollars per kilowatt.
U.S. energy capital costs by source 2023 | Statista
Nuclear energy has the highest estimated capital costs of any energy technology used in the United States.
www.statista.com
5) A standard 1 gigawatt nuclear plant produces approximately 8 billion kilowatt hours, each year.
Annual energy output of a 1 GW nuclear plant
The annual energy output of a standard 1 GW nuclear plant is around 8 million GWh, or 8 billion kWh, each year.
www.freeingenergy.com
6) With an additional 4 trillion kWh needed due to Biden's guarantee and EVs will mean 500 NEW nuclear power plants.
7) At an average cost of $10,000 per kilowatt to build 500 nuclear power plants a total of $4.566 trillion!
Remember this nearly $5 trillion is because of EV Cars (not trucks!) and Biden's guarantee to rid fossil fuels!
Who will pay this $5 trillion????
YOU and I will eventually!
