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An industrial plant which produces [[electricity]] by [[Combustion|burning]] [[coal]] in a [[Boiler|steam generator]] that heats water to produce high pressure [[steam]]. The steam flows through a series of [[steam turbine]]s which spin an [[electrical generator]] to produce electricity.
An [[industrial plant]] which produces [[electricity]] by [[Combustion|burning]] [[coal]] in a [[Boiler|steam generator]] that heats water to produce high pressure [[steam]] which then flows through a series of [[steam turbine]]s that spin an [[electrical generator]] to generate electricity.

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A definition or brief description of Conventional coal-fired power plant.

An industrial plant which produces electricity by burning coal in a steam generator that heats water to produce high pressure steam which then flows through a series of steam turbines that spin an electrical generator to generate electricity.