Question
Download Solution PDFFor which of the following power plants is the ratio \(\rm \frac{operating \ cost}{initial \ cost}\) least?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 4):(Hydro-electric power plant)
Concept:
Hydro-electric power plant
- The hydroelectric power plant has the lowest running cost because it does not needs any fuel and can be operated by few number of persons. Nuclear gas and thermal power plant require fuels also the handling cost of fuels is added to the total cost.
- The initial cost of the Hydro-electric power plant is the highest so the value \(\rm \frac{operating \ cost}{initial \ cost}\) will be least
Additional Information
| Hydropower | Fossil fuel | Nuclear energy | |
| Initial cost | Highest | High | High |
| Running cost | Low | High | Low |
| simplicity | Simplest | Complex | Most comples |
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