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by technofiend
2771 days ago
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>You should know that oil is not used for elec. gen in developed countries. Eh? When I worked for a United States generation company our coal-burning plants could and would be switched to bunker fuel if the price was right. To be fair it's not much (less than 5%) depending on how you slice it, but in their 2016 annual report [1] Dynegy reported 2.6 TWh (terawatt hours) sold into the wholesale market and .7 TWh into retail. Be careful about blanket statements unless you're an expert in the area because other HN readers are experts. [1] = https://www.dynegy.com/sites/default/files/Dynegy_2016_Annua... |
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https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3
Here's a better source. It's 0.5%. I felt that was enough to warrant using "not used in developed countries," but fair enough.
>Be careful about blanket statements unless you're an expert in the area because other HN readers are experts.
Easy there hotshot