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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.
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What is most of Britain's coal used for?
It is used to make electricity.
What is the total percentage of coal?
compared to what. Percentage of coal used to make iron/steel, or percentage of coal shipped overseas, or percentage of coal used to make electricity, or....
What sort of mineral deposits are used to make electricity?
coal is used
What energy resource is most commonly used to make electricity in US?
Coal. Coal fired plant generate the bulk of IS electricity making.
What natural resources is used to make electricity?
coal and static electricity like sparks
What was used for heating when there was no electricity?
Wood or coal was burned to make heat
What product is used to make the most electricity?
Coal makes the most electricity - 49 percent in the US
How do you currently make electricity in Arizona?
we make electricity with coal
What is coal sed for?
Coal is used for burning to make heat. At home in a fire, at a power station to generate electricity.
What purposes is coal often used?
heat homes all of these make electricity make steel
Uses of coal?
Coal is primarily used for electricity generation, accounting for a significant portion of global energy production. It is also used in industrial processes such as steel production and cement manufacturing. Additionally, coal is used in residential and commercial heating and as a feedstock for certain chemical processes.
The energy in coal is used to make electricity how is the energy stored in coal?
The energy in coal is stored as potential energy during its formation over millions of years. This potential energy is released as heat when the coal is burned, which is then used to generate electricity through steam turbines.
