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electricity production rate density

The amount of electricity produced per unit area per year.

Used to calculate:fossil fuels consumed and biomass fuels consumed

Varies by: ecosystem

Used ecosystem Reference Location: Ecosystem
(study period)		 Value Units Notes
* Agricultural field / vegetable garden Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Airfield Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Airport terminal Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Alley Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Apartment building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Beach Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Bike lane Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Bioswale Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Boulevard (arterial) Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Bridge Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Camp Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Cemetery Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Cistern / rain barrels Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Cliffs and rock outcrops Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Cogeneration plant U.S. EPA 2012- eGRID2012 Version 1.0 US: All (2004-2009) 120.37823 kWh / m2 / yr This value refers to the electricity production rate density of the cogeneration plant at JFK Airport.
* Compost bin Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Computer data center Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Cottages / Mobile home Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Deep water estuary Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Derelict structures Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Diesel power plant U.S. EPA 2012- eGRID2012 Version 1.0 US: All (2004-2009) 0.756904 MWh/m2/year Value refers to the power generated per meter per year at the Con Edison 59th St. generator in Manhattan. This value was calculated by comparing the annual MWh against the square footage of the plant.
* Disturbed Land Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Eelgrass meadow Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Elevated train Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Estuary Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Factory Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Freshwater marsh Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Fuel storage tank Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Garage Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Gas station Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Geothermal pump Smil 2010. Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects. Global: Tidal Energy () 62.5 Watts/m2/year Based off a range: 50-75 W m^-2
* Graywater recycling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Greenhouse / vertical farm Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Green roof Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Hardwood swamp Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Heavy rail line Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Hemlock – northern hardwood forest Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* High salt marsh Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Highway Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Hospital Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Hotel Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Landfill Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Lawn Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Light rail line Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Low salt marsh Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Meadow Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: office / residential building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: restaurant / office building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: restaurant / residential building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: restaurant / retail building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: retail / office building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: retail / residential building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Natural gas power plant U.S. EPA 2012- eGRID2012 Version 1.0 US: All (2004-2009) 4.868549 MWh/m2/year Value refers to the power generated per square meter per year at the Harlem River Yard Natural Gas Facility in the Bronx.
Natural gas power plant U.S. EPA 2012- eGRID2012 Version 1.0 US: All (2004-2009) 3.079754 MWh/m2/year Value refers to the power generated per square meter per year at the Pouch Terminal Power Plant on Staten Island.
* Oak hickory forest Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Office building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Orchard Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Ornamental garden Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Parking lot Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Park savanna Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Paved ball field/court Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Pedestrian bridge Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Pedestrian street / plaza Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Permeable pavers Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Photovoltaic panels Smil 2010. Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects. Global: Solar (heating panels) () 6.5 Watts/m2/year Based off of range: 4-9 W m^-2
* Pier Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Pond Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Public assembly hall Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
Puddles on hardtops NULL REFERENCE NULL REFERENCE LOCATON: NULL ECOSYSTEM (NULL STUDY PERIOD) None DUMMY UNIT
* Restaurant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Retail building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* School or university Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Sewage treatment plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Shrub land Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Sidewalk Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Single family home Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Solar energy facility DOE 2009. Final Assessment for BP Solar Array Project Long Island, NY: Solar Energy Facility () 155.590106 kWh / m2 / yr This value refers to the electricity production rate density of the BP Solar Array Project in Upton, New York.
* Solar heating panels Smil 2010. Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects. Global: Solar (heating panels) () 7 Watts/m2/year Based off of range: 4-10 W m^-2
* Solid waste transfer plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Stadium Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Stream Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Streetcar line Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Street (collector) Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Street trees Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Subway Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Swimming pool Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Tidal energy facility Smil 2010. Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects. Global: Tidal Energy () 30 Watts/m2/year Based off of range: 10-50 W m^-2
* Traffic slowed street Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Trail Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Tunnel Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Utility yard Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Warehouse Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Waste energy power plant U.S. EPA 2012- eGRID2012 Version 1.0 US: All (2004-2009) 6.9027 MWh/m2/year Value refers to power generated per meter per year.
* Water treatment plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Water/wastewater storage tank Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kWh / m2 / yr
* Wind farm MacKay 2009- Sustainable Energy-without the hot air global: all () 1.82621 kWh / m2 / yr We converted kWh/d per person of wind energy to kWh/m2/year by using the population density of Britain (page 33) and converting days to years.

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