Energy & Science
Britain Goes Record Two Months Without Coal Power Generation
- Coal plants may continue to stay offline until winter
- Low gas price may prompt last coal plants to shut before 2024
Photographer: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg
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Britain has gone a record two months without burning coal, the longest the dirtiest fossil fuel hasn’t been used for power since the start of the Industrial Revolution.