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To: litehaus
WOW ! Any Texans or Oklahomans have any interest in Nat Gas Professor???? /sarc In the interest of disclosure, chk and ep holder here...

Can you explain your comments? Who is a Natural Gas Professor? What is an chk and ep holder?

I am not sure if your are disputing my assertion that large windfarms require substantial power backup, typically gas turbines. Gas turbines are not very efficient compared to other electrical energy generation options. The high cost of natural gas makes gas turbines even less attractive.

24 posted on 07/14/2008 4:57:16 PM PDT by businessprofessor
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To: businessprofessor
Gas turbines are not very efficient compared to other electrical energy generation options.

Actually, combined cycle gas turbine/steam generator plants (the exhaust from the turbine is used to operate a boiler for a steam turbine generator) are very efficient, but with today's natural gas prices, they are still several times more expensive to operate than a typical coal-fired generating unit despite greater efficiency.

34 posted on 07/14/2008 7:05:23 PM PDT by meyer (Government is the problem, not the solution.)
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