Coal plants don't really do "standby" well though. They are much better at provi...

		ams6110 on July 11, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country... Coal plants don't really do "standby" well though. They are much better at providing constant output. Gas turbine plants are better at handling rapid changes in supply and demand. Possibly pulverized coal could be used in a turbine but I don't know how well that works.