18 Days of 36 HDD Per Day for Cincinnati

Today begins 8 days when the average temperature produces 36 heating degree days for Cincinnati.

Then, on January 27, 11 days of 37 HDD, the top, on average. I call the latter 11 days "the dead of winter." After that, the HDD go down to zero.

So this means my ccf per day at the two houses is about 12 per house, or 24 ccf. Using a cost of about $1.00 per ccf (it's actually about $1.12) my cost per day to heat is $12 per house or $24 total for the two houses per day.


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Problems With Funding Infrastructure

Our local school bond issue will cost $500 to each home. ($300,000 range home) Bet it's based on the OLD figures of costs two years ago. So the cost is now prohibitive. But the argument goes (as the utilities said in the 1970's) "build now before it gets even worse!"

I wrote:

Sunday, November 18, 2007
Cost Per Megawatt Just Tripled

I am updating my June 16, 2007 blog. Based on recent testimony before the Ohio Publis Utilities Commission, the cost per megawatt for a coal-fired plant is $2.6 Billion, not the easy-to-remember $1 Billion.

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My old blog said:

Saturday, June 16, 2007
1000 Megawats of Power Costs $1 Billion-- New Coal-Fired Base Load Plant
Increase in MW Load Per Degree-Fahrenheit Increase, By System:

Duke Energy, Cinergy Division (Cincinnati) 300
DP&L (Dayton) 44





(a) (b) (c)


MW Cost Per MW
1300 1300000000 $ 1,000,000
1300 1000000 $ 1,300,000,000

Cost Per Megawatt

Last summer I wrote what I felt was true. Now, after going on line at the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, I realize this is not true. The cost is $2.6 billion. This has huge implications for the rebuilding of our infrastructure in this country.

It's because of the demand for product by China, India, etc.

"Saturday, June 16, 2007
1000 Megawats of Power Costs $1 Billion-- New Coal-Fired Base Load Plant
Increase in MW Load Per Degree-Fahrenheit Increase, By System:

Duke Energy, Cinergy Division (Cincinnati) 300
DP&L (Dayton) 44"

Cost Per Megawatt Just Tripled

I am updating my June 16, 2007 blog. Based on recent testimony before the Ohio Publis Utilities Commission, the cost per megawatt for a coal-fired plant is $2.6 Billion, not the easy-to-remember $1 Billion.

1000 Megawats of Power Costs $1 Billion-- New Coal-Fired Base Load Plant

Increase in MW Load Per Degree-Fahrenheit Increase, By System:

Duke Energy, Cinergy Division (Cincinnati) 300
DP&L (Dayton) 44





(a) (b) (c)


MW Cost Per MW
1300 1300000000 $ 1,000,000
1300 1000000 $ 1,300,000,000