Coal Fact for the Day: How Much Energy is in There?
February 23, 2024 - A typical loaded river tow has 15 coal barges. That’s about 27,000 tons of solid fuel. That river tow is moving the equivalent of 2 ½ 100 car unit coal trains and about 540 coal trucks.
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That’s enough energy to power 2.2 million homes for an entire day or to make 20,000 tons of steel.