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Old 12th February 2009, 23:09
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Originally Posted by Bubblewrap View Post
If you realised how much coal some of the power stations use you would understand that using stock piles is not a viable option.
Ratcliffe-on-Soar uses 6,500 000 tons of coal a year work out yourself the daily/hourly use.
I do realise how much coal power stations burn but I'm not really sure what that's got to do with stockpiles. Power stations usually have stockpiles to act as a buffer and I can't see why some of this can't be used during the night.
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