Coal-Fired Power Plants (CFPPs)
Why do we need CFPPs?
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| With increased need for energy in the nation,
electricity producers answer the call with new production. In 2004 the electric
power industry grew 2.3 percent and 1.7 percent the year before. It seems
unlikely the trend will change and the need for new electric production
facilities is inevitable. In 2004, 553 megawatts of new coal-fired electric
production was brought online and 543 megawatts of coal-fired electric
production was retired – an increase of 1.8 percent. Coal fired electric
power generation accounts for almost half of all power produced in this
country. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports there are 13
gigawatts of new coal-fired generators already planned. Technological advances
in coal-fired energy production are providing a path forward to meeting the
increasing electrical demands of the nation. |
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Figure
ES 2. U.S. Electric Power Industry Net
Generation, 2004
Source: Energy Information Administration,
Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report." (Enlarged
picture)
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