The amount of fuel energy required by a power plant to produce one kilowatt-hour of electrical output A measure of generating station thermal efficiency, generally expressed in Btu per net kWh It is computed by dividing the total Btu content of fuel burned for electric generation by the resulting net kWh generation
a measure of generating station thermal efficiency, generally expressed as British Thermal Unit (BTU) per kilowatt-hour (Kwh) It is computed by dividing the total BTU content of the fuel burned (or the heat released from a nuclear reactor) by the resulting Kwh generated
is the expression of the conversion efficiency of power plants in the United States and is the amount of heat supplied, in Btu's, to generate 1 kWh of electricity The smaller the heat rate, the greater the efficiency is the expression of the conversion efficiency of power plants in the United States and is the amount of heat supplied, in Btu's, to generate 1 kWh of electricity The smaller the heat rate, the greater the efficiency
A measure of the efficiency with which heat can be used to produce electricity Specifically, it is the number of British Thermal Units required to produce one kilowatt/hour of electricity