No. According to the US Energy Information Administration, coal is dispatchable. https://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/electricity_generation.cfm https://www.eia.go

No. According to the US Energy Information Administration, coal is dispatchable. https://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/electricity_generation.cfm https://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/electricity_generation.cfm It is correct that coal does not ramp up or down quickly, but that is not a characteristic of dispatchablilty.