Plant efficiency

Plant efficiency

The Efficiency of a plant is the percentage of the total energy content of a power plant's fuel that is converted into electricity. The remaining energy is usually lost to the environment as heat.

ee also

*Fuel efficiency
*Energy efficiency
*Thermal efficiency
*Electrical efficiency
*Mechanical efficiency

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