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How does gas genetate electricity?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Gas is used to fuel the turbines that turn the electrical generators. The gas turbine is the same in principle as the ones used on jet airplanes, except they use natural gas instead of liquid jet fuel and the power comes out through a shaft that turns the generator.

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