Simple-cycle gas generators operated at record highs last summer (@EIAgov )
Simple-cycle gas turbines are #less #efficient than combined-cycle gas turbines and require more fuel per unit of output
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Because #grid operators often use #SCGT to #respond quickly to fluctuations in #demand, their use reached a record high in the summer of 2022 during periods of #weakgreen wind and solar #generation
As #intermittent renewables continue to become a larger share of the generation #mix, quick-ramping #gasgenerators will become more #necessary to fill #gaps in power generation