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To: peter michaelson who wrote (118809)	9/5/2003 12:57:43 PM
From: Tom Swift	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 150070

The storage would be used every day to level the output of power plants. It is the same idea as a hybrid car, by running the engine at a constant level, fuel economy goes way up and emissions go way down because you can tune the engine for optimal performance. Here is an EPRI presentation that gives costs to install various generation technologies: afe39.org ($/kW) Coal 900 - 1300 Gas Turbine 650 - 900 IC Engine 400 - 625 Microturbine 750 Fuel Cell 3000 Wind Power 1000 - 1500 Solar Cell 6500 Here is a presentation by NREL that discusses the costs associated with reliability. energy2002.ee.doe.gov I think I will start a new thread for this topic rather than clutter up this one.