Coal’s Advantages

Coal’s Unique Advantages

Coal – particularly sub-bituminous – is abundantly available, affordable, reliable and easy and safe to transport.
Coal reserves are very large and will be available well into the foreseeable future without raising geopolitical or safety issues.
Coal is readily available from a wide variety of sources in a well-supplied worldwide market.
Coal can be easily stored at power stations and stocks can be drawn on in emergencies.
Coal-based power is not dependent on the weather like wind, solar and hydroelectric power.
Coal does not need high-pressure pipelines or dedicated supply routes requiring protection at enormous risk and expense.
Coal utilization is committed to an innovative technological pathway that has already delivered major environmental improvements.

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