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News Entry# 394964
Nov 16 2019 (17:35) रेलवे ने एचओजी तकनीक से चलाईं ट्रेनें, बिजली के बिल में आई जबर्दस्त कमी (www.palpalindia.com)
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नई दिल्ली. भारतीय रेलवे के दिल्ली मंडल ने 32 जोड़ी प्रीमियम और एक्सप्रेस ट्रेनों को हेड ऑन जेनरेशन (एचओजी) तकनीक के जरिए चलाना शुरू किया है....
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The reporter is completely ignorant or high on some banned substance? Using HOG will increase the electricity bill, not reduce it. And claiming 80% reduction in electricity bill by using HOG is insane.
its about diesel vs electricity consumption so cost is reduced
We railfans know this, but this dumb (or whatever) reporter repeatedly said about 80% savings in "electricity".
To be fair, the reporter isn't exactly wrong.
Usually the railways look at the cost of 'procuring electrical power', irrespective of the source of the electricity, when talking about costs and savings. And since EOG based electrical power is costlier than HOG based electrical power, it would be cheaper to use HOG. We tend to think of electricity bill as the money we pay to the providers, but in this context, it is just the cost of procuring the electrical power, irrespective of the source.
On a related note, HOG also saves...
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Usually the railways look at the cost of 'procuring electrical power', irrespective of the source of the electricity, when talking about costs and savings. And since EOG based electrical power is costlier than HOG based electrical power, it would be cheaper to use HOG. We tend to think of electricity bill as the money we pay to the providers, but in this context, it is just the cost of procuring the electrical power, irrespective of the source.
On a related note, HOG also saves...
more...
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