10 entertaining facts about the electric power

The electric power is an integral part of life of society today. While most of people in the developed countries are concerned by how to save money on accounts for electricity, many developing countries work on how to make amount of energy, sufficient for citizens of the country. We collected for our readers the interesting facts about electric energy.

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1. 20% for comfort of housewives

The amount of energy which is used by usual households in the USA for air conditioning is about 20% of electricity consumption in the country.

2. Money for garbage, garbage for utilization, thermal energy in electric

In Sweden utilization is so well developed that the country often imports at Norway garbage for the power developing waste recycling plants.

3. Hydroelectric power station Itaypu

Nearly a quarter of the electric power in Brazil is developed by one power plant.

4. In Switzerland everything is clean

More than a half of all energy in Switzerland is developed by hydroelectric power stations, and the rest — nuclear power plants. As a result, the power industry of the country almost does not make emissions of CO2.

5. Pumped storage power plants

Pumped storage power plants allow keeping "green" energy during the long periods of time. Initially water is pumped on the top of a construction, and at its running off down, it twists shovels of turbines, producing electricity which part goes on again to pump water upward.

6. A tea pause in Great Britain

The power plant of Dinorwig in Great Britain serves the unique purpose - to provide additional power during breaks for advertizing in movies when all in the country turn on the electric kettles to make tea.

7. More purely than atomic energy only wind power and waters

In process production of nuclear energy CO2 level is less, than in the course of development of solar and geothermal energy. More purely only wind power and waters.

8. Geothermal stations of Iceland

Iceland makes all the energy from renewable sources. Hydroelectric power stations provide about two thirds of need for energy, and the rest is developed by geothermal stations.

9. Energy of water in Norway