A graph of coal-fired power generation, showing a fall from an average 16GW in 2012 to 3GW in 2016 and less than 0.25GW in 2024

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   Kate Morley (kate@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 30-Sep-2024 20:59:19 JST Kate Morley

   Later today Britain’s last remaining coal-fired power station will shut down, bringing to a close 142 years of power generation that began when the world’s first coal-fired power station, at 57 Holborn Viaduct in London, started operation on 12th January 1882.

   When I created https://grid.iamkate.com in 2012, coal accounted for 40% of Britain’s power generation. It was overtaken by gas in 2015, nuclear and wind in 2016, and solar in 2019. As I write this, wind is producing 40% of Britain’s power.