Truly the end of an era: “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.”

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https://grist.org/energy/the-end-of-an-era-britains-last-coal-fired-power-plant-shuts-down/

The end of an era: Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down

The UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ended as turbines at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stopped for good.

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