| ▲ | fsh 2 hours ago | |
Coal is much cheaper than gas. | ||
| ▲ | usefulcat 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Is it cheaper per MW of generated power? I thought that the main reason use of gas has increased so much (for power generation) over the past 20-30 years is that gas became cheaper. | ||
| ▲ | enoint an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Not per-MWh in North America. | ||
| ▲ | citrin_ru 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Gas allows to use combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT) which is more efficient and it makes gas cheaper for electricity generation. | ||