In 2019, the 5.4-MW capacity MM West Covina Power Plant in California generated 42,896 MWh of electricity and had an average heat rate of 17,039 BTU/kWh from combusting landfill gas. What was its efficiency (expressed in decimal form) that year?

In 2019, the 5.4-MW capacity MM West Covina Power Plant in California generated 42,896 MWh of electricity and had an average heat rate of 17,039 BTU/kWh from combusting landfill gas. What was its efficiency (expressed in decimal form) that year?

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In 2019, the 5.4-MW capacity MM West Covina Power
Plant in California generated 42,896 MWh of electricity
and had an average heat rate of 17,039 BTU/kWh from
combusting landfill gas. What was its efficiency (expressed
in decimal form) that year?

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