This Fact Sheet will address the following issues – the origins of coal; the main coal types; the historical development of coal supplies; the benefits and disadvantages of electricity generation from coal; world demand and supply of coal; the historical development of coal supplies in Australia; Western Australia’s use of coal for electricity generation; Western Australia's major coal-fired power stations and the current focus to minimise their environmental impact.
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