UK enjoys a month without coal power for first time for 138 years

        May 12, 2020 RenewEconomy | United Kingdom | fossil fuels: coal

No coal power was generated in the U.K. grid for the first time since 1882 at the Holborn Viaduct, London, site of the first Edison and Parsons turbine. Carbon intensity drops each year as the UK aims for a zero-emission grid by 2025, weather depending (sidelined gas backup). A 2-GW loss in demand amid COVID-19 aided the coal-free month.