Consider a combined cycle where a Brayton cycle and Rankine cycle are used to cover the needs of a community in terms of 800 MW electricity and 400 MW heat. Design this system with various reasonable assumptions, analyze it accordingly using the balance equations and evaluate its performance through energy and exergy efficiencies. Furthermore, discuss the results accordingly.

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