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Old 05-15-2012, 01:38 AM   #57 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by IamIan View Post
It will vary from plant to plant ... but if it is a modern co-generation power plant ... about ~80% Energy Efficiency... and they pollute less per wh of energy output.
In addition, only about half of US electric generation is from fossil fuels, which means that WRT CO2 & other emissions, the efficiency is effectively doubled.
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