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heat rate
The ratio of fuel energy input as heat per unit of net work output. Heat rate is a measure of a power plant thermal efficiency and generally expressed as Btu per net kilowatt-hour.
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.
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