John Nichols wrote "Half to generate electricity that is only 25 percent efficient"
It is actually 35 % efficient in old power plants and 50 % in combined cycle gas fired power plants. So the average efficiency should be somewhere around 40 %. Madan --- John Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:00:40 +1100 > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: John Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [USMA:24559] (no subject) > > Thanks > Did you know the USA uses 105 EJ of energy per year. > Half to generate > electricity that is only 25 percent efficient. > > > John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), > Chartered Professional > Engineer > Assistant Professor > Texas A&M University > Department of Construction Science > Langford AC > Rm: A414 MD 3137 > College Station, TX 77843-3137 > > Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Telephone: 979 845 6541 > Facsimile: 979 862 1572 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi > > in front a precipice, behind a wolf > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
