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Old 01-27-2011, 01:49 PM
Craig
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Originally Posted by W124 E300D View Post
THAT is precisely my point, if you do the actual math and actual engineering, it doesn't, all that matters is the cost of the energy per kWh.
What you are missing is the fact that the energy cost increases as it is converted to a more useable form. A pile of coal containing 1 kW-hr of energy is much less valuable than 1 kW-hr of electricity delivered to your house; it will take more than 2 kW-hr of "coal energy" to make 1 kW-hr of "electrical energy" after a very expensive conversion process. That is what you a paying for; energy delivered in a usable form.
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