Coal in the UK 2026: How a 140-Year Power Era Ended — and What Replaced It
The last coal plant didn’t die with a protest or a blackout. One calm September evening, engineers shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar, and a 140-year habit slipped off the grid without ceremony. By 2026, coal isn’t being phased out in Britain — it’s history. What followed that quiet switch tells a bigger story about power, policy, and…