A new electric power plant has an efficiency of 42%. For every 100 barrels of oil needed to run the turbine, how many are essentially lost as waste heat (in barrels of oil) to the environment?

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If the efficiency is 42%, it means that only 42 barrels out of every 100 barrels of oil are converted into usable energy, while the remaining 58 barrels (100 – 42) are lost as waste heat to the environment. Therefore, the answer is 58 barrels.

A New Electric Power Plant Has an Efficiency of 42