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Miloš Gavrić
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Is cheaper to produce with gas or coal ? :)
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It's probably cheaper with coal.

All others being the same, here are the raw material costs:
Coal: 0.002 * $8
Gas: 0.02 * $1
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Using the natural gas cycle, the stoichiometry is:
250EL <- $17.50 + 5NG
5NG <- $0.75 + 20EL + 20WA
20WA <- $1 + 2EL
So 228 electricity costs $19.25 for $0.08443 per unit.

Using coal we get:
500EL <- $35 + 1CO
1CO <- $5.60 + 10EL + 10WA
10WA <- $0.50 + 1EL
So 489 electricity costs $41.10 for $0.08404 per unit.

Going to the least common multiple, 32,604 units of electricity costs $3137.75 using natural gas or $3123.60 using coal. That's a difference of $14.15, or a penny every 23 units, or less than half a percent. If you have a mine, you'll probably want to use coal to make your electricity. I don't, and I'm not going to build one just to cut a few hundred bucks off my daily power bill.

Edit: If the cash input of natural gas were 13.2 cents instead of 15, the prices would be virtually identical. Or if the cash input of coal were $5.78.
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Stoichiometry

I've missed this word.
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Wow, somebody sure didn't like my stoichiometry post!
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Don't worry, I "plus-ed" it back up XD
Miloš Gavrić
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Thanks :)


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