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3. This is also reducing the efficiency of cooling of thermal power plants

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:43 AM

Sep 23

Occasionally in the news are thermal power plants that have had to be shut down due to too high river temperatures. But those that aren't shut down will operate at lower efficiency, meaning more fuel burned per KWH generated; and, per KWH, more heated water discharged

Another one of those vicious cycle problems.

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U.S. rivers are experiencing unprecedented and unexpectedly intense warming [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 23 OP

... the additional heat is causing about 12 more days of heat stress, on average, for species that need cold water. riversedge Sep 23 #1

Must be the fault of the Biden administration forcing the installation of all the solar panels to attract the suns light LiberalArkie Sep 23 #2

This is also reducing the efficiency of cooling of thermal power plants progree Sep 23 #3

As the average temperature creeps up, the number of extremely hot days grows exponentially progree Sep 23 #4

Goodby To A River, Don Henley Bayard Sep 23 #5

Pittsburgh finally got rain last night and today FakeNoose Sep 23 #6