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A certain region currently has wind farms capable of generating a total of 2100 megawatts (2.1 gigawatts) of power. Complete parts (a) and (b) below.
a. Assuming wind farms typically generate 25% of their capacity, how much energy, in kilowatt-hours, can the region's wind farms generate in one year? Given that the average household in the region uses about 10,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year, how many households can be powered by these wind farms? The wind farms can generate nothing kilowatt-hours in one year. (Simplify your answer.) The wind farms can power nothing households. (Simplify your answer.)
b. One of the great advantages of wind power is that it does not produce the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming. On average, energy produced from fossil fuels generates about 1.5 pounds of carbon dioxide for every kilowatt-hour of energy. Suppose the region did not have its wind farms and the energy were instead produced from fossil fuels. How much more carbon dioxide would be entering the atmosphere each year? nothing lbs (Simplify your answer.)