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Power MIT
Instantaneous Power Present (MegaWatts) Today (MegaWattHours) Present Cost* ($/s) Current MIT Demand 23.615341 18.821539 Produced by MIT 20 MW Turbine 15.6 14.17489 Produced by NSTAR 8.0153399 6.5974193 *MIT price based on fuel flow (natural gas and distillate oil), and price of natural gas ($4.60 / thousand cubic feet) and distillate ($1.59 / gallon) Energy Information Administration, 2002. NSTAR price based on NSTAR load and NSTAR default service price for large commercial service ($58.77 / MWH) NSTAR Default Sevice, 2003.
Current Emmissions CO (Parts Per Million) NOx (ppm) CO2 (lbs/s...1)
= # of Cars Driving (...2) Current Total Emissions MIT 20 MW Gas Turbine NSTAR
1) MIT emissions calculated from pounds of CO2 produced from natural gas (7.89 lbs/kbtu), distillate oil (10.89 lbs/kbtu) and MIT turbine energy flow. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1998.NSTAR emissions calculated from NSTAR load and NSTAR default service power sources: coal (10% of toal, 14.05 lbs CO2/kbtu), natural gas (25%, 7.89 lbs/kbtu), residual oil (19%, 11.7 lbs/kbtu). Other fuel sources (hydro, nuclear, solar, etc) omitted because of low emission coefficient NSTAR Default Sevice, 2003.
2) Comparison based on an average air pollution from one car (13,500 pounds CO2 / year) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002.
While many energy conservation activists and environmentalists urge the world to save energy and preserve the environment in the far corners of the earth, Power Mit wants to make a difference starting here in the MIT community and set an example for the rest of the world. This web site is designed to generate awareness in the MIT community about MIT's power consumption and carbon dioxide emmissions from corresponding power plants. By showing real-time data on MIT's incoming power and current air emmissions, Power MIT hopes the community of MIT, including you, will be more energy conscious to create a better world for all of us.
Current Information Heat Rate (BTU/KWh) Natural Gas Fuel (KBtu/s) Distillate Oil Fuel (KBtu/s) MIT 20 MW Gas Turbine 197.24121
Four electric power circuits from Cambrige Electric and MIT's own 20-megawatt gas turbine meet the MIT-campus power demand. To the MIT community, this process and its environmental implications are invisible.
