How much is 40 MW of electricity? is it large enough for a town?

Question

How much is 40 MW of electricity? is it large enough for a town?

Answer 1

US average is 1 kW per home, so 40 MW is enough for 40000 homes, not counting things like street lights, stores, etc.

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Answer 2

Yes it is sufficient to power 40,000 homes, or a small town. I required 40 mw of power to run a 10ft transonic wind tunnel, so it depends on the industy in the town.

Answer 3

Its quite a bit.

Depends on what happens in the town.

steel mill  and manufacturing no.

Answer 4

It is large enough to supply electricity to an industrial center.

Answer 5

It may be enough especially if there are no big factories like smelters and furnaces