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      05-18-2022, 02:01 PM   #223
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Originally Posted by RM7 View Post
Gas turbines have bested 65%
At peak load under ideal circumstances with the best newest systems. And even on those, the efficiency falls as load reduces. And how many of those are even deployed and in use?

For "Peaking" generators which are quite common, it's 30-40% at best.

In the UK, the average all together is running an efficiency of ~43%

Honda holds the current guinness record at 100.31 MPG, yet the national average still sits at 25.7 MPG for 2020 and newer light duty vehicles.
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