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Great Britain has been running for a record TWO WEEKS without using coal to generate electricity – the first time this has happened since 1882.
The country’s grid has been coal-free for 45% of hours in 2019 so far.
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Great Britain has been running for a record TWO WEEKS without using coal to generate electricity – the first time this has happened since 1882.
The country’s grid has been coal-free for 45% of hours in 2019 so far.
carbonbrief.org/countdown-to-2…
Great Britain has already been running for 1,637 hours without coal in 2019, the equivalent of 68 days out of 150.
During the two-week run without coal, Great Britain has been powered by:
41% gas
21% nuclear
12% wind
11% imports
8% biomass
7% solar
41% gas
21% nuclear
12% wind
11% imports
8% biomass
7% solar
Here's an alternative view of the electricity mix during that two weeks without coal in Great Britain, showing how demand was reduced over the bank holiday weekend:
