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.
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.
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The end of an era: Britain closes last coal-fired plant to pursue renewable energy
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U.K. closing its last coal-fired power plant
The U.K.'s last coal-fired power plant was to close permanently on Monday — bringing an end to 140 years of reliance on the ...
Britain's last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. Over 140 years of coal power.
LONDON -- Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the ...
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