World Fossil Fuel Regulation UK Coal Energy
Extraction
Electricity
(1000stonnes) production
per year
perkg (units)
What is the total number of units (in millions) of electricity
produced each year based on the current extraction rates
of coal from all mines combined assuming all mines have
an endless supply of coal?
Remaining
coal (millions
of tonnes)
UKMines
Folen
46,324
170
68.27
Dirme
34,953
123
70.95
lit
74036
14.2
62.73
O 1.05 million
Ryken
13,684
210
6102
G
All Others
285,306
147
82 63
O 4.29 million
- 1 tonne = 1.000 kilograms
- An average UK household utilises 4.5 units of electricity per day
-One unit of electricity is sold for £0.08
O 7.87 million
O 8.2 million
O 11.9 million
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