Coal electricity generation falls to record UK low this spring
30 Sep 2016
Coal generated a record low 6% of the UK’s electricity this spring, official figures show.
The share of coal in the power mix fell from 20% in the same period last year, following the closures of Ferrybridge C, West Yorkshire, and Longannet coal-fired power station in Scotland.
Another coal unit at Drax, North Yorkshire, has also switched from the fossil fuel to burning biomass.
Source:The Guardian