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UK electricity sector coal free for record 24 hours

Friday 22 April marked Britain’s longest continuous energy period – some 24 hours – without using coal to generate electricity for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, according to the National Grid. The previous record was 19 hours, first achieved in May 2015.

Cordi O’Hara, UK System Operator at the National Grid, described the news as ‘a watershed moment in how our energy system is changing’. However, she also noted that while the UK makes the transition to a low carbon system, coal will remain an important source of energy. The UK government plans to phase out the country’s last coal-fired plants by 2025 in order to cut carbon emissions.

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Journal title: Petroleum Review

Region: UK

Subjects: Electricity markets, Coal fired power stations, Emission control, Climate change

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