Coal closures continue as RWE shutters 1.56GW plant
RWE is to close its 1.56GW Aberthaw B coal-fired power station in March 2020, taking the UK’s operational coal fleet down to four.
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Coal decline continues with SSE plant closure
Coal continues to falter as SSE reveals plans to fully close Fiddler’s Ferry, its last remaining coal-fired power station.
More frequent ‘coal-free fortnights’ to be driven by GB carbon taxes, coal-fired imports
Britain’s high carbon prices look set to drive more prolonged periods without coal generation, but the country is still reliant on coal power from overseas, energy analyst firm EnAppSys has claimed.
Coal-free fortnight: Landmark record set as UK goes two weeks without coal
The UK has now gone a fortnight without coal, underpinning what has been a landmark month for the country’s energy mix.
Britain completes first week without coal since Industrial Revolution
Great Britain has completed a full week without coal generation, the first time it has done so since the Industrial Revolution in 1882.