Electricity is used for a number of things in the home. Some heaters require electric to run the blowers for heating the home. There is also electricity for cooking, washing clothes, drying clothes, and running appliances. Electricity is essential for lighting homes at night.
Coal is used for electricity and industrial uses
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Coal makes the most electricity - 49 percent in the US
Coal is still primarily used in the US to generate power (~47% of all electricity generated), however natural gas is being used increasingly to generate electricity (~20% of all electrical generation).
We have a lot of it, and it is used to generate a large portion of the electricity in the US.
19 percent of electricity
5%
Coal
Coal is the most used source for electricity in the US. World wide, other countries, I don't know.
in philadelphia next to the cheesecake factory
to power our homes and give us electricity :)