The Canadian province of Alberta once relied almost entirely on coal-fired electricity; in 2001, coal constituted 80% of provincial power supply. Now its coal era is over, and the last coal plant has been shut down. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-genesee-2-offline-is-this-end-of-coal-power-1.7237703?ref=fixthenews.com

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