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By Al Jazeera
Sep 30, 2024

UK’s last coal-fired power plant to close after more than 100 years

Britain’s transition to net zero is changing the country’s energy landscape.

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is shutting down, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England will finish its final shift at midnight on Monday after more than half a century of turning coal into power.

The United Kingdom’s government has hailed the closure as a milestone in efforts to generate all of Britain’s energy from renewable sources by 2030.

Plant manager Peter O’Grady said it was “an emotional day.”