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- Save money
- Reduce CO2 emissions
#5
Replace 1400 coal electric plants with
natural gas-powered facilities
Coal Electric Plants:
- Burns coal to produce steam
- Steam then flows into a turbine
- Then spins a generator
- Creates energy
Natural Gas-Powered Facilities:
“For the oldest power-generating facilities 60% more coal needs to be burned to
generate the equivalent power of a natural gas power generation plant.”
“Natural gas is the efficient and effective fuel into a low-carbon energy future.”
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Coal vs Natural Gas
Coal : 214.3
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ore-energy-efficient
https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/corporate/bt_stateindustr
y.pdf
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-power-plants-natural-gas/
https://www.energy.gov/articles/top-4-energy-department-inventions-saving-you-e
nergy-money-home
http://www.resnet.us/library/standard-home-vs-energy-home/