Gregs24
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So you 'discover' the phase out is 2025 from the two remaining plants and that proves your point? Only one will still be active after next year. Did you not look and see how much coal was being used even 15 years ago ? It is a one way ticket that has been going to plan, so I don't understand why that one remaining plant will not close as predicted.Actually the stated phase out year is 2025. But right now there are at least two coal fired power plants in the UK with no planned closure dates. What's really funny, is that the government in Great Britain is REALLY careful about its wording on this subject.
Great Britain imports electricity from Ireland, the Netherlands and France. All of these countries have coal burning power plants.
It's like California - keep trumpeting the fact all of your power plants are going away from fossil fuels.........just don't announce the fact that you can't generate enough power to sustain your country without importing electricity from other countries / states that burn coal.
Did you look at how France generates it's power (mostly nuclear and down to 1.6% coal) Netherlands has more from it's 5 plants but there are currently discussions ongoing about how to shut them down. Incremental gains all properly planned, not ignored.
The difference is we have a properly integrated electricity supply system that plans ahead in a responsible way (and yes it costs us more for our electricity on average) but at least it keeps working when it snows!
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