Coal Plant (Civ3)

Coal Plant
Introduced in Civilization III
Technology required	Industrialization
Resources required	Coal
Cost	160
Maintenance	3
Traits	None
Effect
Requires Factory Increases production by 50%

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The Coal Plant increases Factory output by 50%. It does produce Pollution. It replaces any other power plant in the city. A Factory is required to build a Coal Plant.

Civilopedia entry

Power plants burn coal and other fossil fuels to produce the heat and steam necessary to run generators that produce electrical power. When electricity became widely and cheaply available, it meant that industries could convert from steam to electrical power to run their machinery. One central power plant could supply the electrical needs of a relatively large geographic area. However, increasing demands for electricity, by both consumer and commercial customers, led to a rise in the number of power plants. This, in turn, led to problems with air pollution. As more plants went on line, more fossil fuels were burned to generate power. Because modern society depends so heavily on electricity, researchers are constantly searching for alternate forms of energy to satisfy ever-increasing demands.