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Coronavirus: UK’s National Grid coal-free for two MONTHS

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Britain’s record for being coal-free is set to reach two months as of midnight tonight.  According to the National Grid, the last time a coal-powered generator was online was at midnight on Thursday April 9.    Since then, with warm temperatures and surges in energy production from renewable sources, not a single watt of energy has … Read more

Britain sees new record for coal-free power generation

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Britain’s nationwide lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic has seen the country use around 20 per cent less energy than normal.   As a result, Great Britain has set a new record for how long the country has gone without using a single watt of energy produced from coal.  At 6:10am BST this morning, the country surpassed its … Read more