While the particulars of Homer City's financial troubles are unique, they reflect a challenging economic situation for
coal generators around the United States.
Not exact matches
Can you see the health of the trees
around coal - powered
generators 1000ppm CO2 and compare with the health of trees in the desert.
Traditional grids invented by Thomas Edison draw supplies from a handful of
generators fueled mostly by
coal, nuclear and natural gas plants, which can run
around the clock.
Typical thermal efficiency for electrical
generators in the industry is
around 33 % for
coal and oil - fired plants, and up to 50 % for combined - cycle gas - fired plants.
As for reliability, wind turbines have an availability of
around 97 % compared to
coal - fired
generators» figure of
around 85 %.