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Re:How a Heat Pump Works by amiga386 on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:11AM (#34741609)
Sorry for nit-picking, but gas power plants burn 50-60% efficiency when waste heat is reused, compared to 30-40% efficiency with a single cycle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle_power_plant

> (CCGT) plant[s] achieve a best-of-class [...] thermal efficiency of around 64% in base-load operation. In contrast, a single cycle steam power plant is limited to efficiencies from 35 to 42%

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