The coal powder mixes with hot air, which helps the coal burn more efficiently, and the mixture moves to the furnace.
The burning coal heats water in a boiler, creating steam.
Steam released from the boiler powers an engine called a turbine, transforming heat energy from burning coal into mechanical energy that spins the turbine engine.
The spinning turbine is used to power a generator, a machine that turns mechanical energy into electric energy. This happens when magnets inside a copper coil in the generator spin.
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