Natural gas-fueled power plants consume even less, at 100 gallons/MWh for once-through, 370 gallons/MWh for combined-cycle plants with cooling towers and none for dry cooling. Hydropowerâs typical water consumption is the most significant at 4,500 gallons/MWh, due in large part to evaporation from reservoirs.
The current size of the U.S. Houseâ435 Representativesâwas established by Public Law 62-5 on August 8, 1911, and the law took effect in 1913. Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution stipulates the minimum and maximum numbers of Members in the House.
There are 435 seats in the House. In the 113th Congress, there were 233 Republicans, 200 Democrats and two vacancies at the beginning of the term. There are 100 seats in the Senate. In the 113th Congress, there were 53 Democrats, 45 Republicans and two independents at the beginning of the term. The makeup of the 113th Congress is similar to that of the 112th Congress in that Republicans controlled the House and Democrats controlled the Senate.