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Non-Tech : Farming
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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (4165)8/22/2022 12:07:13 PM
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I always thought there was a huge loss is transporting electricity through these wires especially over a large distance (over 1000 miles). Apparently technology has gotten better and now there is at most a 10% loss.

I was always an advocate of using NG and the current pipelines in place (especially to the homes) and generate electricity on demand using fuel cells. The most efficient fuel cells are 70% (when you capture the heat).

Natural gas power plants are at most 60% efficient and when you transport that electricity you lose 10%.

So, it still appears that NG used in Fuel Cells on demand at the home is still the most efficient unless you use solar.
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