224 Oh look- (media.gab.com) posted 1 year ago by undine53 1 year ago by undine53 +225 / -1 12 comments share 12 comments share save hide report block hide replies
ironically, running them directly on coal would probably be most efficient... think how much power is lost in transmission, etc...
5-10%.
Coal distribution would be far more inefficient, as would the loss of efficiency by more compact design.
Line loss can be very significant, depending where you are.