Britain Shuts Down Last Coal Plant, ‘Turning Its Back on Coal Forever’
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant was the last surviving coal-burning power station in a country that birthed the Industrial Revolution and fed it with coal.
Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing. This will mark the end of 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.
United Kingdom closes its last coal-fired power plant
The last coal-fired power plant in the U.K. is closing, ending Britain's 140-year reliance on the fossil fuel for electricity.
For the first time since 1882, UK will have no coal-fired power plants
On Monday, the UK will see the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been operating since 1968. The closure of the plant, which had a capacity of 2,000 megawatts,
U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant
Britain was a country powered by coal. Now it’s the first G-7 nation to quit it. In a matter of hours, the boilers at the Ratcliffe plant will cool to the touch.
The end of an era: Britain closes last coal-fired plant to pursue renewable energy
A new era of renewable energy begins with the closure of Britain’s last coal-fired power plant on Sept. 30. The shutdown makes Britain the first nation from the Group of Seven major economies to phase out coal.
UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.
Moment UK's last coal-fired power station shuts down
The UK's last coal-fired power station has closed. The plant in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, finished operations on Monday after running since 1967. The closure ends the country's 142-year reliance on coal.
UK's last coal plant shutdown bodes well for US LNG exports: Maguire
United States exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are likely cheering the shutdown of the last coal-fired power plant in the United Kingdom, as the move locks in long-term gas demand by the world's sixth largest economy.
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Britain's last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. Over 140 years of coal power.
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