Re: OT: Energy=Horsepower-Hours ???

Homer J Simpson wrote:

"Joerg" <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:PpWSh.1450$2v1.611@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Even if you plug your Prius into an outlet the coal plant behind that power grid will still spew gases.


But more efficiently than burning the coal in a furnace.


Usually not. You'd be mighty disappointed when you compared the overall efficiency of the coal-to-wall-outlet process to the 70-80% or so of a coal based heater. Plus a lot of big coal plants are run by "politically connected" businesses so they often get away with much looser emissions regs than the manufacturer of that little furnace.

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