| Most conventional coal-fired power stations burn coal to produce steam, which turns turbines linked to a generator. |
| Around the country, according to industry analysts, 68 new coal-fired power plants are in various stages of planning. |
| Should additional capacity be created, it would have to be through natural gas or coal-fired generating plants. |
| A key part of the plan is to build no new coal-fired power stations and to retire existing ones as they reach their use-by dates. |
| Coal inventories already are at historic lows, with coal-fired generation outpacing coal production. |
| Not only is over three-quarters of our electricity supply coal-fired, but we are the largest exporter of black coal in the world. |
