Mission Possible Lab

Name______

YOUR MISSION

Your team has been hired by the mayor of Décimo Nation to develop a plan to expand the electricity for the country. The country is growing and has begun to experience blackouts during peak demand times. Your mission is to develop a plan that will meet the electricity demand of Pazville economically, while maintaining the quality of the country’s environment. Décimo Nation has many resources that can be used to produce the electricity it will need in the future. You can use any mixture of sources, and as many of each as possible—as long as you generate the required amount of electricity, while staying within your budget and maintaining the environmental quality of the country. You must convince the Mayor and the citizens (your peers) of the country that your plan is the best possible plan for everyone in terms of jobs, the environment, and the cost of electricity and changes in lifestyle. If your plan costs more than is budgeted, damages the environment, or raises the costs of electricity, you must win the approval of the Citizen’s council.

YOUR GOAL

Future Status: 1,500 MW capacity 1,600 energy bucks 1,000 enviro-units $0.035 kWh

YOUR OPTIONS

COAL-FIRED PLANTS: Coal is abundant resource in Décimo Nation. The country has 150-year supply of coal at the current rate of consumption. Some resources, however, are located in wilderness areas.

To Build Each Plant: Investment cost: -50 energy bucks Economic impact (jobs) +10 energy bucks Capacity: 50MW Environmental impact: -100 enviro-units Cost of electricity: $0.04 kWh

1 WIND FARMS: Along the eastern coastline of Décimo Nation, the wind blows at a rate that would run wind machines most of the year. However, some residents along the coast would like to turn the area into a tourist area with resort hotels.

To Build Each Wind Farm: Investment cost: - 25 energy bucks Economic impact (job gain): + 5 energy bucks Economic impact (land use loss): - 5 energy bucks Capacity: 10 MW Environmental impact: - 5 enviro-units Cost of electricity: $0.04 kWh

HYDROPOWER PLANTS: The powerful Aichtuwoe River flows from the Osohi Mountains through farmland and a national park to the coast of Décimo Nation. Two hydroelectric dams could be built on the river to produce electricity.

To Build Each Dam: Investment cost: - 50 energy bucks Economic impact (land use loss): - 10 energy bucks Economic impact (job/rec. gain): + 10 energy bucks Capacity: 25 MW Environmental impact: - 20 enviro-units Cost of electricity: $0.01 kWh

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: Décimo Nation has an abundance of uranium that could be minded and processed, providing jobs for many people, if there were a demand. Many people are concerned about nuclear power plants, because the country has no place at present to store the radioactive waste.

To Build Each Plant: Investment cost: - 70 energy bucks Economic impact (job gain): + 10 energy bucks Capacity: 40 MW Environmental impact: - 20 enviro-units Cost of electricity: $0.03 kWh

2 WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS: The non-recyclable trash in Décimo Nation is currently being landfilled. The combustible material in that trash (such as plastics, organic wastes, paper products, etc.) could be burned to produce electricity and reduce the amount of trash sent to landfills.

To Build Each Plant: Investment cost: - 20 energy bucks Economic impact (dec. disposal) + 5 energy bucks Capacity: 10 MW Environmental impact: - 10 enviro-units Cost of electricity: $0.05 kWh

NATURAL GAS PLANTS: At present, there is no available natural gas supply on Décimo Nation to fuel natural gas power plants. Geologists believe there are offshore deposits; however, a production and distribution system must be built. This would increase the investment cost, but also provide jobs.

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS: Several high temperature geothermal reservoirs are located in a wilderness area named for the country’s founder, who is buried in a shrine near one of the reservoirs.

Name______Directions: You are to work in a group to come to a consensus on the best energy plan for Décimo Nation. You must also be able to support your decisions (see rationale on back)

PLEASE Use Pencil!!!!!!!! (You will be making several modifications until you finish or reach your goals) Mission Possible Energy Plan

Facility Quantity Capacity Final Cost* Enviro Impact Price** MW e-bucks enviro-units dollars per kWh

TOTALS

**AVERAGE Cost 

 *To determine the final cost, use the formula below: Total Final Cost = Investment costs (for all plants) + Economic Impact(for all plants)

 ** To determine the average price of electricity per kWh, use the formula below: Average all costs = sum of prices and quantities / total quantities

Example: Coal plants cost of electricity $0.04 kWh X 6 power plants = .24 Hydropower cost of electricity $0.01 kWh X 2 power plants = .02 Waste Energy cost of electricity $0.05 kWh X 8 power plants = .40 Average of all costs = .24 kWh + .02 kWh + .40 kWh total costs 6 + 2 + 8 plants

4 = .66 kWh total costs 16 plants

= 0.4125 kWh cost of electricity Now that you have reached your goals or reached a consensus, you must defend your decisions and convince the citizens of bulldog nation the your group’s plan is the BEST

Be sure to include the following:

1. Summarize your plan and why you chose what you chose 2. Review each goal a. Did you meet the goal? a.i. If so, how? a.ii. If not, what is your justification? 3. Review why your energy plan is the best option for Décimo Nation

Rationale:

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