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Coal has an energy density of about (depending on type) 24 MJ/kg, which is a shade under 7 kWh per kg, so your final number is off by a factor of 7 or so [EDIT:
by tjradcliffe 12y ago
Coal has an energy density of about (depending on type) 24 MJ/kg, which is a shade under 7 kWh per kg, so your final number is off by a factor of 7 or so [EDIT: I think? Or you're saying that coal creates 1 kg CO2 per kWh? Ok... Yeah, I think that's right!]