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Spreadsheet Tool: Pick your renewable energy sources!
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Fill in the BLUE BOXES. As you adjust the number of units you build, watch how the cost and energy production change.
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Be sure to stay under budget and produce at least the minimum amount of energy needed to power Solutionville!
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Pay attention to the pink boxes, which will tell you how much total space you will need for each technology.
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Small geothermal power plantWind turbineSolar roof arrayHydroelectric dam
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Fill in the number of units you want to build:0000
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Energy Production (kWh)
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per unit built70,000,0006,000,00030,0004,000,0000300000000100,500,000
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TOTAL energy produced00001300000001100,500,000
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Building costs ($)
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per unit built$10,000,000$3,000,000$25,000$2,000,000
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TOTAL cost$0$0$0$0
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Land/water space requirements
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per unit built10.2510.25
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square milessquare milesroofmiles along a river
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TOTAL space requirements0000
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square milessquare milesroofsmiles along a river
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RequiredMY PLANDifference
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Solutionville's energy budget (per year)$30,000,000$0$30,000,0003.E+07
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Solutionville's energy production (kWh per year)100,500,0000-100,500,000-1.E+08
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