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To: doorgunner69
Your cute little pic most conveniently left out a HUGE source of fuel for power plants: That’s right, OIL!

That is wrong. Very little oil or oil products is used to generate electricity in the US. Most of what is used is refinery "leftovers", residual oil and petroleum coke.

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66 posted on 03/13/2015 5:03:20 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

Can coal make a comeback or is it too late?


82 posted on 03/14/2015 7:34:20 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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