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A gas-fired power station and a solar farm both produce electrical power.

The gas-fired power station produces 900 MW900\text{ MW}900 MW and the solar farm produces 6.0 MW6.0\text{ MW}6.0 MW.

a.

Give one advantage of using solar farms instead of a gas-fired power station to produce electricity.

[1]
b.

Gas-fired power stations are still in general use. Explain why solar farms have not totally replaced them.

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Energy resources and electricity generation Questions

  1. IGCSE
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33 exam-style questions on Edexcel IGCSE Physics Energy resources and electricity generation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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