No misunderstanding, The man said the electric company was the largest single consumer of the electricity they generate, 50%. He has worked for the local electric company for 30 years in the control room. It's very possible the man didn't know what he was talking about. So what % does a power plant require to crush coal, run blowers and pumps?
About 10 years ago, the electric company built a power station where they heat the coal in an oxygen free environment, burn the gas produced in a turbine to make electricity. Then the heat from the turbine exhaust goes to preheat the water in a conventional steam boiler. Not sure of the numbers on the coal gas plant. No idea is the emissions are better either. The new plant is only about 3 miles from my place in the north end of the county.
A local college does the same thing with wood chips, bake them then burn the gasses. They claim it's cleaner.
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