Latest coal-free run comes to an end after 67 days

The latest coal-free run has come to an end after more than 67 days – the longest stretch without any domestic coal generation in Great Britain since the world’s first coal-fired power station opened in London in 1882. The record ended when Drax switched on one of the two remaining coal units at its power station in Yorkshire.

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