uestion 5 A natural gas plant with a 50MW operates at an average loading of 75% year round. How many kWh does the plant to supply to the grid? Question 6 For Question 5, the natural gas power plant costs $175,000,000 to build and costs $20M a year to operate. What is the average cost per kWh or MWh for the power produced if the estimated plant life is 20 years? Assume a discount rate of 5%.

uestion 5 A natural gas plant with a 50MW operates at an average loading of 75% year round. How many kWh does the plant to supply to the grid? Question 6 For Question 5, the natural gas power plant costs $175,000,000 to build and costs $20M a year to operate. What is the average cost per kWh or MWh for the power produced if the estimated plant life is 20 years? Assume a discount rate of 5%.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

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Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

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Chapter2: Fundamentals

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