After 115 Years, Scotland Is Coal-Free

Posted by on Mar 26, 2016 @ 5:15 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: March 25, 2016

After some 115 years, Scotland has burned its last lump of coal for electricity. The Longannet power station, the last and largest coal-fired power plant in Scotland, ceased operations March 24th. What once was the largest coal plant in Europe shut down after 46 years before the eyes of workers and journalists, who gathered in the main control room. “Ok, here we go,”...

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