Question: D Question 16 12 pts Crackpot Power's Unit 13 electricity generating plant can be fired by coal or natural gas. What would the delivered

 D Question 16 12 pts Crackpot Power's Unit 13 electricity generating plant 

D Question 16 12 pts Crackpot Power's Unit 13 electricity generating plant can be fired by coal or natural gas. What would the delivered price of coal per ton have to be in order to match firing the unit with natural gas over a year of operation? Assume the following parameters: Nameplate Unit generating capacity: 275 Megawatts Annual Unit capacity factor: Plant heat rate using natural gas: Plant heat rate using coal: Heating value of the natural gas: Heating value of the coal Price of natural gas BIVA- -IE 256 87% 9.450 btu/kwh 10.100 btu/kwh 1.030 btu/cubic foot 11.900 btu/lb $5.25 per mcf XXEE 12pt Paragraph HTML E

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