Combined cycle unit

Combined cycle unit
  An electric generating unit that consists of one or more combustion turbines and one or more boilers with a portion of the required energy input to the boiler(s) provided by the exhaust gas of the combustion turbine(s).
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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