What are the advantages of a fossil fuel power plant?
They are more flexible in terms of conversion to different fuels, a coal plant can use different types of coal with out being significantly changed. Fossil fuels are high in energy, compact in form, easily transportable, and safe to store and handle. Fossil fuel power plants are cheap to build, and relatively cheap to scrub the exhaust of particulates. They are cheap to maintain, and require a less educated maintainance and specialized team than something like nuclear or wind power. They have a low impact of the environment when they undergo catastrophic failure. They worn out parts are easy and cheap to recycle.
