UK's Coal Plants To Be Phased Out Within 10 Years (bbc.co.uk)

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @02:06AM from the unwelcome-carbon dept.

AmiMoJo writes: The UK's remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. They will mostly be replaced with gas. Currently, coal provides 28% of the UK's electricity. Japanese/European nuclear plants built in the UK are also expected to contribute. The big question is how to ensure gas plants are built to replace it. Only one large plant is under construction today. Another, which secured a subsidy last year, is struggling to find investors. The government cut renewable energy subsidies earlier this year, which led to questions about the government's commitment to tackle climate change.

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Re:Who needs new plants? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-11-18 02:12 · Score: 2, Interesting

Rolling blackouts and constituents lighting up the switchboards with complaints are the only thing that will make them sensible. A shame it needs to get to that point, really.