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Gas Turbine Power Plant

In 1939 a Brown Boveri gas turbine at Neuchâtel is the first to generate public electricity; combined-cycle gas plants later reach about 60 % efficiency.

The 4 MW Neuchâtel unit ran on burning fuel directly in a turbine instead of boiling water. Gas turbines start within minutes, so they became the standard backup for variable power sources.