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In addition to being able to control the fuel source, the main inefficiency in a power plant is wasted heat. If you've got the ability to use the waste heat fro
by kinofcain 15y ago
In addition to being able to control the fuel source, the main inefficiency in a power plant is wasted heat. If you've got the ability to use the waste heat from a power plant, say to heat water, then you can increase the overall efficiency significantly. "Combined heat and power" or "cogen" installations are not uncommon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration
- Someone 15y agoI do not think Cupertino has much use for 'heating water', most of the year. Luckily, it also appears to be possible to use the excess heat for cooling stuff. That would be much more popular in Cupertino, I guess.