Duke IGCC plant lagging behind old coal plants in efficiency, study claims

摘要

The $3.5 billion, 618-MW Edwardsport integrated gasificationncombined-cycle facility in Indiana is one of the most expensivenpower plants ever built by Duke Energy Corp., but it is also one ofnits least efficient, costing customers millions in extra fuel costs andnlagging behind older, less sophisticated coal plants, according tona study released Feb. 3 by environmental groups long opposed tonEdwardsport.