If the Average Energy Demand of a Small City of Typical

Multiple Choice

If the average energy demand of a small city of typical U.S. households is 80 megawatts, why does the local power plant need to have a power rating of 300 megawatts or higher?

A) It has to deal with times of peak demand when everyone is pulling power at once.
B) It has to serve more than one community at a time.
C) The power is quantized and can only come in discrete packets of 150 megawatts.
D) The extra capacity is sold to other power grids.
E) all of the above