In October of 2015 a natural gas leak started from an underground storage facility in Aliso Canyon, CA, near Los Angles. The leak continued for 118 days and averaged a leak rate of 45 million standard cubic feet (45x10⁶ scf) per day. The leaked natural gas has a heating value of 1,000 Btu/scf.

 

A. If the gas had been used to generate electricity instead of being released into the atmosphere, what would the electrical power output resulting from the leaked gas have been? Assume that the efficiency of converting the chemical energy (heating value) of the fuel to electricity is 60%

 

B. What is the total electrical energy that could have been generated by the leaked gas?

 

C.If electrical energy sells for $0.06/KWh what is the lost revenue that could have been generated from the leaked gas? (Of course, this does not take into account the environmental damage caused by the leak, and disruption to the lives of those living near it.)

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