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To: Spktyr

Nat gas plants are good for peak power, they spool up and down very quickly.


236 posted on 12/14/2013 9:42:19 PM PST by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: null and void

>> “Nat gas plants are good for peak power, they spool up and down very quickly.” <<

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Yes, but building plants to sit on stand-by raises over-all costs considerably.


240 posted on 12/14/2013 9:47:50 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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