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The Realities of Natural Gas

Combined cycle power plants have been around for over 40 years. As with many technologies, the efficiency has improved over that time with the advancement in Gas Turbine technology. Natural gas was an attractive fuel while low in cost as it also resulted in lower emissions and less wear-and-tear on the gas turbine and accessories. Note, that the gas turbine exhaust is used to make steam for the coexisting steam turbine/generator.