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Environment & Energy

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8. The problem is economics.

Mon May 4, 2020, 11:24 AM

May 2020

One electric plant could heat all the swimming pools in Los Angeles using the cooling water. But the piping would be impossible.

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What a useless article. The units of measurement are meaningless. hunter May 2020 #1

Right. Need a time factor if you are talking about energy storage. captain queeg May 2020 #2

Thanks as well Hunter Finishline42 May 2020 #7

One horsepower is equivalent to 746 watts. Turbineguy May 2020 #4

Once through cooling Turbineguy May 2020 #3

Thanks for the info Finishline42 May 2020 #6

The problem is economics. Turbineguy May 2020 #8

No kidding Finishline42 May 2020 #9