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Sep 12, 2017, 6 tweets

1. #Efficient gas fired combined heat and power #CHP plants will always displace another form of gas generation ow.ly/Hxfv30f5ryh

2. for as long as gas fuelled technologies will provide the bulk of our #power and #heat needs.

3. Due to its fuelefficiency & ability to use renewable fuels #CHPs deliver costs & #carbonemissions savings across entire UK energy system

4. On this Winter sample day, #efficient #CHP generation is lower cost than CCGT and Coal generation

5. leading to a reduction in the average energy market price from £45.55/MWhe to £33.42/MWhe compared to the No CHP scenario.

6. Further, #CHP generation helps offset the GB grid's #carbon content ow.ly/qHn330f5tbh

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