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What are coal fired power plants used for?
Generating 46% of the electrical power in the US.
Where are power plants most used?
In industrialised countries. If you mean nuclear plants in the US, look at NRC website www.nrc.gov , there is a map showing all the US plants.
What is the percentage of the electricity used in the US is produced by hydroelectric power plants?
approximately 20 percent
What are three ways that electricity is generated in the US?
Coal fired power plants, nuclear power plants, hydroelectric plants, wind generators and solar power plants can be found in the US. There are other types of power generating activities that can also be noted.
How does the US get nuclear energy?
from power plants
About how many hydroelectric power plants are in the US?
850
How many hydroelectric power plants are in the US?
36
What state has the most power plants in the US?
Illinois
How many times greater is the amount of electrical energy produced in the US by coal burning power plants than by nuclear power plants?
Coal burning power plants in the US produce around 4 times more electrical energy compared to nuclear power plants.
How many fossil fuel power plants are there in the US?
There are at least 600 coal fired power plants in the US, providing 31.2% of U.S. electric capacity (as of 2005).
What government agency regulates nuclear power plants?
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) regulates nuclear power plants in the US.
What percent of electric power in the US comes from nuclear power plants?
About 19 percent
