The coal is used mostly to generate electricity.
bituminous coal
Using coal to generate electricity. (APEX)
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.
All fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are used to 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.
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coal and kerosene
Coal is an organic sedimentary rock formed from plant materials, used primarily to generate electricity through combustion.
Electricty is a form of energy. Coal can be used as fuel for a power plant to generate electricity, among other things.
Coal. Coal fired plant generate the bulk of IS electricity making.
Coal is burned in power plants to generate electricity. When burned, coal releases energy in the form of heat, which is used to generate steam that drives turbines connected to generators. The rotating generators then produce electricity for various applications.