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UNIT
1
Introduction to the energy business
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Work with a partner. How do you rate these different types of power plant on a scale
from 1 (good) to 6 (very poor/bad)? Use the phrases on page 8.
Power Plant Type
Rating
Public
perception
Effects on
environment
Availability
of primary
fuel/source
Reliability
Efficiency
Hydro power plant
Solar power plant
Nuclear power plant
Wind power plant
Gas-fired power plant
Lignite-fired power plant
Biomass-fired power plant
Compare your results with other students and give reasons for your rating.
ELEC is creating some basic educational publicity material. Complete these statements with
expressions from the box, and then number the statements in the correct order.
6
7
connection
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distribution network
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facility
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municipal utility
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overhead lines
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supplier
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transmission network
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b From the power station, high-voltage electricity enters what
we call the ________________________.
c The utility transmits, distributes and delivers electricity (and possibly
gas) from a __________________ which it owns and operates to the final
customer. Delivery is via what we call the ________________________.
d This supplier is the company from whom you, the customer, get your
energy. It is often a _______________________, owned by a city or town.
e This is a system of transmission towers and _______________________,
through which the electricity makes its way to the __________________.
a And that is how the power eventually reaches you, via the
_________________ that links your home to the network.