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To: mamelukesabre
A coal power plant is about 85% efficient.

No way, not by a long shot.

You may get the efficiency from the boiler alone, but the overall plant efficiency, energy into the plant versus energy deliveried to the customers is going to be around 30~35%.

http://web.mit.edu/mitei/docs/reports/beer-emissions.pdf

Specialized plants today can reach into the 40's of efficiency, but you still have transmission/distribution losses to get the electricity to the consumer.

55 posted on 01/03/2012 12:55:06 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

You need to re read what you responded to.


66 posted on 01/03/2012 1:27:52 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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