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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">I am modeling a building that will use steam produced by a Coal Fired central plant. My baseline system is system 3, PSZ, fossil fuel fired for multiple zones.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">My understanding is that I will use an 80% efficient gas fired furnace for each PSZ, and then apply the heating value and cost of coal to the amount of BTU's used?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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