Last British coal power plant shuts down
Nov. 24 (ZFJ) — The United Kingdom’s last coal power plant shut down on Sept. 30, ending over 140 years of coal energy in the nation and making it the first major economy to completely phase out coal power.
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, owned by Uniper, is located near Nottingham. It began generating power in 1967 and officially ended generation at midnight on Sept. 30.
Coal was responsible for 40% of the U.