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Heat rate

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000972

A measure of generating station thermal efficiency commonly stated as Btu per kilowatthour. Note: Heat rates can be expressed as either gross or net heat rates, depending whether the electricity output is gross or net generation. Heat rates are typically expressed as net heat rates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000972
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000972",
  "term": "Heat rate",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A measure of generating station thermal efficiency commonly stated as Btu per kilowatthour. Note: Heat rates can be expressed as either gross or net heat rates, depending whether the electricity output is gross or net generation. Heat rates are typically expressed as net heat rates.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/heat-rate/"
}

Record 972 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.