Coal yes, nat gas sure, hyrdo (which is where alot of MI power comes from) you bet yea but I have not seen a oil powered electric plant.
further even is such a thing does exist, generating electricity has a much high efficiency then the IC engine which is by for one of the least efficient systems there is
If customer demand for electricity grows high enough, there's no reason oil-fired electrical plants won't arise on a large scale. Efficiency issues can be addressed much better when implemented on a scale much larger than a car engine.
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Name one "oil" fired power plant?
Coal yes, nat gas sure, hyrdo (which is where alot of MI power comes from) you bet yea but I have not seen a oil powered electric plant.
further even is such a thing does exist, generating electricity has a much high efficiency then the IC engine which is by for one of the least efficient systems there is
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_Mich...
Also, while Michigan has a lot of hydroelectric stations, they don't account for more than a few percent of the state's electricity.
If customer demand for electricity grows high enough, there's no reason oil-fired electrical plants won't arise on a large scale. Efficiency issues can be addressed much better when implemented on a scale much larger than a car engine.