[cdn-nucl-l] DOE Tracks Resurgence of Coal-Fired Power Plants

["Adam McLean" <adam.mclean@utoronto.ca>]

Posted on the US department of Energy newscast service on August 2, 2006 and
at:
www.fossil.energy.gov
An astounding 153 new coal plants with a total installed capacity of 93,000
MW are under currently under construction in the US, representing a total
investment of $136 billion US.  More details for every plant here:
www.netl.doe.gov/coal/refshelf/ncp.pdf

Adam 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-power@fossil.energy.gov [mailto:owner-power@fossil.energy.gov]
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Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:23 PM
To: Coal and Electric Power
Subject: NEWSALERT: DOE Tracks Resurgence of Coal-Fired Power Plants

DOE Fossil Energy NEWSALERT    
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A database that tracks proposals for new    
coal-fired power plants has recently been     
updated by the Department of Energy's     
National Energy Technology Laboratory. It    
shows that 93 gigawatts of new coal-fired    
power plants are under consideration,    
representing 153 power plants - or enough    
electricity to power 93 million homes.    

For more details, link to the Energy    
Department's Fossil Energy web site at:   

http://www.fossil.energy.gov

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