The world's largest hydroelectric power plant is 22.5 gigawatt (GW) three Gorges Dam in China. It produces about 90THe of electricity each year. If hydroelectric plant with the same capacity as three Gorges Dam was built in United States, calculate how many houses such a play would be able to provide the electric for in year. Show your work.

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Osvaldo

5 April, 16:35

The world's largest hydroelectric power plant is 22.5 gigawatt (GW) three Gorges Dam in China. It produces about 90THe of electricity each year. If hydroelectric plant with the same capacity as three Gorges Dam was built in United States, calculate how many houses such a play would be able to provide the electric for in year. Show your work.

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If the consumption is steady then it will supply 1.8million houses

Explanation:

The annual consumption in USA of average consumer is 12,994KW

Numbers of Homes to supply if USA build the same thing = 22500000000/12,994 = 1731568homes

Approximately 1.8million homes in USA