Albany County Properties with Natural Gas Service Available
I thought it would be interesting to see how far out gas service goes across Albany County. It turns out that most urban and suburban properties in the county are serviced by gas lines.
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Oil Heating in NY State
It is much more popular in the eastern half of the state then west of Syracuse.
Brunner Island Power Station
Brunner Island Steam Electric Station is a coal-fired electrical generation facility in York County, Pennsylvania. It occupies most of the area of the eponymous island on Susquehanna River. The power plant has three major units, which came online in 1961, 1965, and 1969, with respective generating capacities of 334 MW, 390 MW, and 759 MW (in winter conditions). In addition, three internal combustion generators (2.8 MWe each) were installed in 1967. Talen Energy will stop coal use at the plant in 2025.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunner_Island_Steam_Electric_Station
Average Yearly High Temperature In New York
The average yearly high temperature is the average of daily high temperature throughout the year in New York State. A cold weather climate state, the average high temperature is between 35 and 55 degrees depending on what part of the state you are in. It is on average 20 degrees warmer in New York City then in the High Peaks of the Adiroondacks. This interactive map can be zoomed in see the average temperature where you live in the state.
Data Source: This coverage contains data representing areas (polygons) of Average Temperature for the period 1971-2000. The data has been converted from grids to polygons. Purpose: Display and/or analyses requiring spatially distributed Average Temperature for the climatological period 1971-2000. From the The PRISM Group at Oregon State University. https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/GDGOrder.aspx?order=QuickState
There Is a Stupidly Easy Way To Expand the Grid – Heatmap News
Heating With Coal. How to Start a Coal Fire
"Our wood stove can burn either wood or coal. In this video Kevin will teach you our method for starting and maintaining an anthracite coal fire. "
Uranium Mine
"Rock layers are visible at an inactive uranium mine on Kazakhstan’s Mangyshlak Peninsula. While this particular mine closed in the 1990s, Kazakhstan continues to be an important source of uranium and in 2019 produced 43% of the world’s supply. Uranium is primarily used for nuclear power generation and is also used in the creation of nuclear weapons." https://www.over-view.com/overviews/kazakhstan-uranium-mine