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It’s more efficient to burn natural gas directly for heat than to use it to generate electricity which is then used for heating. Typical gas turbines are around
by cowboysauce 6y ago
It’s more efficient to burn natural gas directly for heat than to use it to generate electricity which is then used for heating. Typical gas turbines are around 40% efficient, plus a few percent for transmission loses. Though apparently there are some cutting edge turbines that are 60% efficient.
- bpodgursky 6y agoIt's more efficient, but not more environmentally friendly, given how much of Texas's grid is wind power (and increasingly solar).