The Great Energy Challenge
Your team manages a city's power grid during a major storm. You need to optimize power distribution to keep essential services running while managing limited resources.
- Calculate the total power consumption of essential services (hospitals: 1000kW, emergency centers: 500kW, water treatment: 750kW)
- If backup generators can provide 40% of normal capacity, how much power must be conserved?
- Develop a plan to reduce non-essential power usage by identifying percentage cuts in different sectors
- Calculate how long the emergency power supply will last if it has 10,000kWh stored
- Create a priority list for restoring power to different areas based on your calculations