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By 2024, the use of coal power had decreased to historic lows not seen since before the Industrial Revolution. Coal supplied just 0.5% of GB electricity in 2024, [9] down from 30% in 2014. [10] UK electricity became entirely coal-free on 30 September 2024. [11]
Fossil fuel consumption in the UK. Since the 1990s, coal use declined while natural gas use increased. In 2022, the United Kingdom's total energy supply (TES) was primarily composed of natural gas, contributing 39.4%, followed by oil at 34.8%, nuclear power at 8.1%, and coal at 3.2%.
The consumption of coal—mostly for electricity—fell from 157 million tonnes in 1970 to just 587,000 tonnes in 2023. [2] Employment in coal mines fell from a peak of 1,191,000 in 1920 to 695,000 in 1956, 247,000 in 1976, 44,000 in 1993, 2,000 in 2015, and to 360 in 2022. [3]
The polluting fuels generated just 29% of the UK’s electricity in 2024, as the a phaseout of coal generation culminated with the closure of the last coal power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar ...
In 2020, coal produced 4.4 TWh of electricity and Britain went 5,202 hours free from coal electricity generation, up from 3,665 hours in 2019 and 1,856 in 2018. [ 73 ] In August and September 2021, the UK had to restart coal plants, amidst a lack of wind, as power imports from Europe were insufficient to satisfy demand.
On 21 April 2017, for the first time since the 19th century, the UK had a 24-hour period without any generation from coal power. [8] As of 2018, the use of coal power is decreasing to historic lows not seen since before the Industrial Revolution. Coal supplied 5.4% of UK electricity in 2018, down from 7% in 2017, 9% in 2016, 23% in 2015 and 30% ...
In the final few years of coal power in the UK, in 2018 it was less than at any time since the Industrial Revolution. The first "coal free day" took place in 2017. Coal supplied 5.4% of UK electricity in 2018, down from 30% in 2014, [205] and 70% in 1990. [201] Gas-fired power stations continue to provide some firm service. [206]
Pages in category "Coal-fired power stations in England" The following 161 pages are in this category, out of 161 total. ... (UK) Ribble Power Station;