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For an electrical power plant of your choice:
(a) How would the thermal efficiency change if T-Low were decreased by one degree while keeping T-High constant? Assume Carnot cycle.
(b) How would the change in the thermal efficiency (resulting from the lower T-Low) affect W-net? Assume a thermal efficiency of 32.5 % and a capacity factor of 100 %, and give your answer in kWh per year.
(c) What would the difference in revenue (in $) be per year? Take 12.5 cent/kWh.