 ENERGY
TRIVIA
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WSU ENERGY TRIVIA |
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From which Power Company does the main Pullman Campus purchase
their electricity? |
A) Avista Utilities |
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B) Inland Power & Electric |
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C) Bonneville Power Authority |
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How many kilowatt-hours (kwh) does WSU consume annually? |
A) 145,000 |
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B) 1,450,000 |
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C) 145,000,000 |
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How many Gallons of Water does WSU consume annually? |
A) 6,250,000 |
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B) 625,000,000 |
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C) 6,250,000,000 |
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How many Pounds of Steam does WSU generate annually? |
A) 77,500,00 |
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B) 775,000,000 |
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C) 7,750,000,000 |
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What is a BTU (British Thermal Unit)? |
A) Heat required to raise the temperature of 1
pound of water 1
degree F. |
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B) Heat required to raise 1 cubic centimeter
of water 1 degree
C. |
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C) Just normal long-winded military jargon
used in England for a
"Heater". |
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How many Therms of Natural Gas did the Power Plant consume in
2001? |
A) 3,600,000 |
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B) 36,000,000 |
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C) 360,000,000 |
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How many BTU's are in a therm of natural gas? |
A) 100,000 |
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B) 10 |
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C) 25,000 |
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When it gets cold outside how are most of our buildings heated? |
A) Avista provides us with electrical heat |
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B) The Power Plant generates steam for
heating use. |
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C) Avista provides us with natural gas heat |
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When it gets hot outside how are most of our buildings cooled? |
A) Carrier provides us cooling from Spokane
via cooling pipeline |
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B) Avista provides us with natural gas cooling
from their
regional chiller plant. |
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C) Chilled water from a WSU central chiller plant
and other
chillers on campus flows around campus to the buildings. |
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What fuels are used at our Power Plant? |
A) Natural gas and coal. |
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B) Coal only. |
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C) Diesel fuel. |
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Answers: 1) A, 2) C, 3) B, 4) B, 5) A, 6) A, 7) A 8) B, 9) C,
10) A |
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