Below are the advantages and disadvantages of using coal as a source of electricity. There are many positives and negatives, but we have selected four of each below.
Advantages
- Coal energy is reliable.
- Coal is very easy to burn.
- Coal energy is inexpensive compared to other types of energy.
- Coal is affordable compared to other forms of energy due to its stable pricing.
Disadvantages
- Too much coal is being consumed, meaning that the amount of coal available is depleting.
- Coal is a non-renewable source of energy.
- The burning of coal means it is not environmentally friendly, due to the gas emissions it produces.
- Coal mining is putting lives of coal miners at risk.