Types of coal Black coal used to generate electricity is called thermal coal energy coal or steaming coal and there is an abundance of this high quality black coal in NSW Some NSW coal mines provide coal to nearby NSW power stations including to Bayswater Eraring and Liddell in the Hunter region and the Mt Piper Power Station near
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