Week 2 material

1. Basics of Electricty

2. Electricity and Magnetism

3. Energy Infrastructure

4. The Problem of Transmission

5. Energy Infrastructure in the West

   Measuring some footprints associated with Power Plant Infrastructure:

   Download this worksheet

   Exercise:

   There are 4 locations in the Western US that you will visit. Identify the coal fired infrastructure in the near vicinity of the listed coordinates.

   Exercise:

   • Note the coordinates of what you think the facility is
   • Use the ruler measuring tool (demonstrated in class) to measure the perimeter of the total infrastructure that you think is associated with the power plant.
   • Comment if you like on any unusual feature(s)
   • Fill those values into the worksheet and when done, publish to global view.

     Approximate Coordinates:

     1. 40 47 28 -117 07 42
     2. 36 40 40 -114 37 31
     3. 45 53 40 -106 37 46
     4. 36 31 34 -110 25 51

        The Coal Slurry Pipeline