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Fossil fuels, such as natural gas, propane, or diesel fuel are also used
to produce electrical power. This is often abbreviated to LGFF or
"Liquid/Gaseous Fossil Fuels". These generation facilities are commonly
known as "peak shaving plants." These plants are used to supplement
power to the grid during peak usage, by the utility companies and
consumers, and are not designed to run 24 hours a day.
The generator to the right is a natural gas generator capable of
generating 1.1 Mega-watts (1,100,000 watts) of electrical power. Though
that may sound like a lot, it's actually less than one percent of the
output of an average size power plant. Their purpose |
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