– Why do powerplants require a specific coal type to burn for generating power?

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All I know all coal when burned will generate heat to make steam to make electricity. Can’t they just mix and match or use any type of coal to burn if the specific type is not available?

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It’s not that power stations require a certain type they can use anything if you can stand the pollution, steel works on the other hand require high quality “coking coal” for smelting steel and they’re prepared to pay for it So power stations use the lower quality for the economics even though it’s dirtier.

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