Coal is burnt to boil water into steam steam is then used to drive turbines that are connected to generators that make electricity
coal
All fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are used to generate electricity.
Fossil fuels are burned to spin a generator which in turn produces electricity.
In either case, the heat from the fuel is used to make steam which is used to turn large turbines attached to electricity generators. So whether the power plant uses fossil fuel, or nuclear fuel, the method of electricity generation is the same - the nuclear fuel is simply cleaner, more environmentally freindly, more efficient, and more easily renewed.
Oil is now used the most
Nuclear energy is not a fossil fuel or any fuel at all. Radiation is used to create energy. The energy is "the Fuel" petroleum
fossil fuels
The fossil fuel used the most for energy production is oil (petroleum). It is commonly used in transportation, electricity generation, and heating.
Coal
They are burned to create energy like electricity.
natural gas is a nonrenewable combustible fossil that is used to create electricity.
Coal is a fossil fuel,that is being used to produce electricity and heat.