coal-fired generation
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coal-fired
adjective
uk/ˈkəʊl.faɪəd/us/ˈkoʊl.faɪrd/
using coal as ...
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generation
noun
uk/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
all the people of about the same age within a society or within a ...
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It was inevitably going to be smaller, but in my judgment there would always be a market forcoal-firedgeneration.
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Many people are concerned about the decline incoal-firedgeneration.
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The difference between the costs ofcoal-firedgenerationand those of nuclear generation will result in a nuclear levy of about £1·4 billion.
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That is competitive even with the existingcoal-firedgenerationusing only marginal costs.
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It is considering the consequences of the switch to gas in power generation and the relative costs of gas andcoal-firedgeneration.
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There was also inadequate competition in the electricity market, particularly in thecoal-firedgenerationsector.
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That, of course, brings me to the ugly duckling of the sector—coal-firedgeneration.
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In that context, the justification for the levy againstcoal-firedgenerationis completely non-existent.
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Three-quarters of our electricity is normally produced bycoal-firedgeneration.
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I believe that today the future ofcoal-firedgenerationis worrying.
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It is, after all, fromcoal-firedgenerationthat the bulk of the carbon dioxide that is pumped into our atmosphere comes.
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The supporters ofcoal-firedgenerationare simply ignoring reality if they believe that a carbon tax of some description can be postponed idefinitely.
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If that becoal-firedgeneration, so much the better.
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The suggestion that the advantages of nuclear power overcoal-firedgenerationare marginal, or even trivial, should be completely discounted.
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We need to establish what partcoal-firedgenerationshould play in maintaining a secure electricity system.
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She has made it clear today that there is a future forcoal-firedgeneration, provided that it uses clean coal technology.
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Gas generation should be encouraged andcoal-firedgenerationof electricity discouraged.
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More than one third of the primary energy demand in the country is met by coal, and three quarters of our electricity is normally produced bycoal-firedgeneration.
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Nottinghamshire can be the power house forcoal-firedgeneration.
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