The End of an Era: How Britain Killed Coal and Built a Cleaner Grid
On September 30, 2024, the last coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom switched off its generators, ending 142 years of coal-powered electricity in the nation that started the Industrial Revolution. One year later, new data confirms what was once unimaginable: 2025 was the first full year with no coal generation, zero‐carbon sources supplied over 60% of electricity, and a new world is being built on the ashes of the old. But the path here was not easy, and the story is not finished.
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