1. COAL MINI PROJECT! Toni Langille: Team 3

2. How is Coal used! The U.S. electric power plant sector reported 1,035.3 billion tons of coal consumed during 2006. The average delivered price of coal to electric utilities was $34.31 per ton. Almost 92% of all coal consumed in the U.S. was in the electric power sector, the driving force for all coal consumption. Coal consumption in the U.S. electric power sector decreased by 11.0 million tons from 2005. Kentucky’s electric power generation from coal was 92.2% in 2006, while 3.3% came from petroleum coke, 2.6 http://www.kentuckycoal.org/documents/CoalFacts08.pdf

3. How Much Electricity Can 1 Ton Of Coal Produce? "Each ton of coal consumed at an electric power plant produces about 2000 kilowatt hours of electricity." Energy Information SheetsEnergy Information Sheets. Energy Information Administration. July 1998: 3. (http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/LunChen.shtml)http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/LunChen.shtml

4. How Does Coal Drive Our Economy! Coal fuels half of U.S. electricity needs and can jump- start the nation’s economic engine during tough times by fueling enormous economic growth: Coal produces more than $1 trillion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), generating more than $360 billion in household income and supporting nearly 7 million jobs. Each percentage increase in electric usage fueled by coal is matched roughly by a percentage increase in the GDP. And while the U.S. has a trade deficit of some $600 billion in oil, it will have a trade surplus of $5 to $10 billion in coal. http://www.coalcandothat.com/economic_growth.php