By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-30 07:44:56 | Updated at 2024-10-01 17:31:46
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End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
The Guardian ^ | Sep 30 | Jillian Ambrose
Posted on 09/30/2024 12:43:14 AM PDT by RandFan
Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years.
The power plant will come to the end of its life in line with the government’s world-leading policy to phase out coal power which was first signalled almost a decade ago.
The closure marks the end of Britain’s 142-year history of coal power use which began when the world’s first coal-fired power station, the Holborn Viaduct power station, began generating electricity in 1882.
The shutdown has been hailed by green campaigners as a major achievement for the government in reducing the UK’s carbon emissions, providing international climate leadership, and ensuring a “just transition” for staff in Britain’s coal industry.
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Absolute madness.
We're so screwed if the lights go off there isn't much spare capacity as it is.
1 posted on 09/30/2024 12:43:14 AM PDT by RandFan
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