How the Gas Turbine Conquered the Electric Power Industry

Re:How the Gas Turbine Conquered the Electric Power Industry by rz2k on Friday November 17, 2023 @08:06PM (#38313427)

I grew up 15 miles away from a large natural gas power plant, but could rarely see it. Now that it is long since closed I can see its smokestacks almost every day, and now I also can see the mountain range that used to be perpetually hidden that is 30 miles away. To me those smokestacks serve as a monument to the progress that has been made over the past few decades.

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Re:How the Gas Turbine Conquered the Electric Power Industry by noselasd on Saturday November 18, 2023 @02:26AM (#38316532)

why are there smoke coming of the plant if it's closed ? I'm not quite following what you're actually meaning to say here

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Re:How the Gas Turbine Conquered the Electric Power Industry by gavanm on Saturday November 18, 2023 @02:48AM (#38316661)

I suspect rz2k means that when the plant was operating, they couldn’t even see the towers because of the smoke/smog.

Now that it is closed, and there is no smoke - they can see not just the towers, they now see a long way behind them as well.

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Re:How the Gas Turbine Conquered the Electric Power Industry by matthiasl on Saturday November 18, 2023 @02:49AM (#38316667)

There's no smoke coming out.

Best guess: you're confused by the word "smokestack". Smokestack is a synonym for chimney. The power station is closed. The chimneys are still there, but there's no smoke coming out of them.

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Re:How the Gas Turbine Conquered the Electric Power Industry by ljf on Saturday November 18, 2023 @02:50AM (#38316679)

Smokestack is the names for a chimney. He's saying in the past general smoke in the area means he couldn't see the chimneys or beyond, but now the site is decommissioned (and I assume other heavy industries have gone), the air quality is better and he can see from the rhet.

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