There are 492 coal-fired power plants in the U.S., with an average size of 667 megawatts (MW) and an average age of 40 years.
Source: "Form EIA-860 Database, Annual Electric Generator Report," U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration,
2005 data set. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/eia860.html
From: http://www.energyjustice.net/coal/igcc/factsheet-long.pdf
1 Pence
Single nuclear PWR units can now range up to 1600 MWe output, so I think that is comparable with any single coal fired unit
A power plant in which coal is burned to move generating turbines to produce electricity.
Steam spins the turbine of coal-burning power plant.
At the power plant.
Coal Power plants are cheaper to build.
Direct current is simply a by-product of the generating process. It simply means the current travels in one polarity, where as AC, or alternating current changes polarity at a constant rate. (60 hertz in the US)
A geothermal power plant does not use coal to generate energy. Coal would be superfluous.
it is in the dictionary
China
it is in the dictionary
A power plant in which coal is burned to move generating turbines to produce electricity.