The nation’s 142-year history of burning fossil fuels to produce energy will come to an end with the closing of the Uniper-owned Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire.
Now that green alternatives like offshore wind and solar have filled the hole left by the progressive closure of coal-fired power plants, it will be the first country in the G7 to stop using it.
In 1990, coal supplied around 80% of the nation’s electricity, but attempts to mitigate climate change have resulted in the phase-out of coal.
But that shift, driven by a persistent reliance on erratic natural gas prices, has come at a price, according to data from the International Energy Agency.
