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Coal-Fueled Electricity Generation: Fleet Outlook, Potential Changes & Impact of EPA Regulations
Chad B Loomis
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Description for Coal-Fueled Electricity Generation: Fleet Outlook, Potential Changes & Impact of EPA Regulations
Hardcover. Editor(s): Loomis, Chad B.; Naylor, Jill A. Num Pages: 153 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
This book examines the use of coal as a key domestic fuel source and an important contributor to the U.S. economy. Most coal produced in the United States is used to generate electricity. In 2011, 1,387 coal-fuelled electricity generating units produced about 42 percent of the nation's electricity. After decades of growth, U.S. coal production and consumption have fallen, primarily due to declines in the use of coal to generate electricity. According to the EPA, using coal to generate electricity is associated with health and environmental concerns such as emissions of sulphur dioxide, a pollutant linked to respiratory illnesses, and ... Read more
This book examines the use of coal as a key domestic fuel source and an important contributor to the U.S. economy. Most coal produced in the United States is used to generate electricity. In 2011, 1,387 coal-fuelled electricity generating units produced about 42 percent of the nation's electricity. After decades of growth, U.S. coal production and consumption have fallen, primarily due to declines in the use of coal to generate electricity. According to the EPA, using coal to generate electricity is associated with health and environmental concerns such as emissions of sulphur dioxide, a pollutant linked to respiratory illnesses, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
153
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781626182738
SKU
V9781626182738
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99-2
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