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In any electric power generator except solar, wind, or hydro, the generator is
turned with the pressure of steam. In order to get steam, you have to boil water.
In order to boil water, you need a lot of heat. The easiest way to get a lot of heat
is to burn something. The most popular things to burn in electric power plants are
coal, oil, and natural gas. Coal has always been the favorite, especially in the USA,
because there's so much of it here and that makes it cheap. Unfortunately, it's also
the dirtiest, and the most unhealthy for people who live near the places where large
quantities of it are burned. These inconvenient facts are getting more attention now
than they ever did before.
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What fuel is used the most to generate electricity?
The coal is used mostly to generate electricity.
Which type of coal is mainly used to generate electricity?
bituminous coal
Which is the least sustainable practice?
Using coal to generate electricity. (APEX)
Where is coal used and what for today?
The vast majority of coal is used to generate electricity in power stations.
Which fossil fuel is used to generate electricity?
All fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are used to generate electricity.
How coal is used to make electricity?
Coal is used to generate almost half of all electricity produced in the United States. Besides electric utility companies, industries and businesses with their own power plants use coal to generate electricity. Power plants burn coal to make steam. The steam turns turbines which generate electricity.
Does coal generate electricity?
Coal can't generate electricity by itself, but through the process of combustion, it can produce heat which can be used to produce steam that can run turbines which are connected to generators that produces electricity.
What is the Use of coal?
To Eat................. or to put on a fire etc etc
How do coal power stations and wind farms generate electricity?
Coal power stations burn coal to heat water to produce steam, which is then used to spin electricity turbines to generate electricity. The burning coal releases carbon dioxide.Wind farms have blades which turn in the wind to spin electricity turbines to generate electricity. There are no harmful carbon dioxide emissions.
What fossil fuel is used to generate most of the world's electricity?
Coal
Which fossil fuels are used to generate electricity in India?
coal and kerosene
Is coal used to produce energy or electricity?
Electricty is a form of energy. Coal can be used as fuel for a power plant to generate electricity, among other things.
