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Expert Profile: W.A. (Bill) Stevens

Expertise: I'm a professional mechanical engineer. I can explain the economic tradeoffs of making electricity from natural gas, coal, nuclear, solar, and biomass energy sources. I have a pretty good understanding of the science on global warming and can explain how these energy conversion technologies affect that process. I can tell you why we have to build more nuclear plants, keep using coal, and cut way back on using natural gas to make elctricity. I can de-mystify the concepts of efficiency and energy conservation. But, I'm not an electrician so I don't do wiring! :-)

Past/Present clients
EPA, DOE, USAID, World Bank, Bechtel, U.S. Generating, numerous electric utility and independent power companies, industry.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I want to share my 40 years experience and knowledge of energy conversion with as many young people and parents of young people as possible.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: The electricity consumed by an average American household in a year requires burning about 5,000 pounds of coal to produce that electricity.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject By the time today's 1st grader graduates from an engineering college, electricity use will have increased by 50%, oil and gas will not be allowed as fuels for electricity, energy prices will have at least doubled, and the world may need to use more than twice as much coal and nuclear energy. The times are changing, and way too little public education is being provided on all of this.

What do you like about this subject? Energy conversion makes the world go round! Everyone is interested in energy matters, but not many are asking the kind of questions needed to make informed choices about our energy future and how it affects the environment of our planet.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1604
Knowledge	9.92 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.81 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.77 Best of the best
Politeness	9.98 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		318

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/17/08
10	10	10	10	07/28/08
10	10	10	10	07/17/08
10	10	10	10	07/10/08
9	10	9	10	06/13/08

User Comments

Thank you Bill, You helped me a lot. Mike
(Michael Bourke on 08/17/08)

Thank you Bill! Appreciate your explanation and help in understanding. All the best to you!
(Ken on 07/28/08)

What a great service you provide, I'm going to pass our site on to my business friends.
(Richard on 07/17/08)

Thanks Bill on the answer. That cleared things up for me on the formula.
(Jeff on 07/10/08)

very honest and clear response
(David on 06/13/08)

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Recent Answers from W.A. (Bill) Stevens

2008-09-01 solar power: Ted - I'm not sure, but probably. Utilities all over the place are wanting to buy solar power, and will advise you on the kind of power conditioning and protective systems you'll need as part of the interconnection...

2008-08-26 Deman meter: Larry - Sorry to say that the small print in the Church electric bill, or in its power purchase agreement with the utility, or perhaps a rates expert in the utility itself, will have to be consulted to...

2008-08-23 Noisy power transformer?: Ken - Make absolutely sure it is the transformer's fault, get your neighbors involved on the issue too, then go after the utility. Speak softly and nicely to them at first. Assume they'll want to fix...

2008-08-14 Voltage swings: Johannes - It sounds like the kind of thing that might happen when a large motor starts, like a large fan or compressor in the air conditioning system. Beyond that possibility I have no idea. Better...

2008-08-13 eletric generators: Michael - I've no experience with actual solid fuel power generating systems of such small size. Surely something can be purchased or put together, but I've never looked into it. I can say that whatever...

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