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hours. joined here by deputy editor of environment and energy news for an overview of the coal industry in the u.s. let s talk about the rock itself. what are the main types of coal that are mined in the united states? well, you can say they go from really black to brownish. you ve got coal that was mined in eastern pennsylvania. it s still mined, but not as much. we don t use it as much. then we ve got what is mined the post, which is coal, and then you ve got a type of coal on that s more brown, it has less energy, less ability to produce energy, but it s still used, especially north dakota uses it a lot. there s a plant in mississippi now that wants to use it, so it ranges. and they are different based on what part of the country you re mining. when you talk about the ranges of coal, talk about the ranges of mines. what kind of mines are there in the united states? yeah, a lot of people assume all coal mines are for power plants. but there are a lot of mines ....
appreciate your time. we ve been showing you images this morning from the powhatan center ons loading the ohio river, just across the river, you can just across the river is the mitchell powerplant owned by america electric power. is the senior vice president of commercial operations at american electric power, which owns those plants. he joins us now from powhatan point. guest: good morning. you: how money plants do operate a many customers do you provide electricity for? guest: we serve 5.4 million customers across our 11 state area. going tor of plants is be a little more difficult to nail down with the technology change, now that we are investing in wind turbines and the generatingut capacity is about 3.1 gigawatt hours. that s approximately 175 units. host: in terms of the plants, how many are coal-fired? of ourabout 47% generating capacity is cold. al. host: and the smokestacks we are seeing behind you stationed at the power plant, are those coal power plants? gue ....
mines are for that etal how much countries are developing how much steel we need to make buildings. host: manuel quinones is our first guest this morning. special phone lines today. we want to hear your comments coal miners and family members of coal miners, 202-748-8001. otherwise, lines are split up regionally. ,entral and eastern time zones 202-748-8000. mountain pacific time zones, 202-748-8002. let s talk about the power plants themselves. where will you find coal power plants in the united states? guest: they are all over the country. you have a lot of coal-fired power plants in ohio and indiana and missouri. western states, you ve got southern states it really runs the gamut. if you look at the ohio valley area, an area that has been historically coal heavy because it is easy to transport, you have rivers and rail and a lot of mines nearby, but really, it is distributed across the country. there s a lot of states that have tried to move away from coal. a lo ....
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