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Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, Nottinghamshire. 30 September 2024: Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/end-of-an-era-as-britains-last-coal-fired-power-plant-shuts-down

30 September 2024: "Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down. UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y35qz73n8o

Address

Ratcliffe on Soar, Nottingham NG11 0EE

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Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratcliffe-on-Soar_Power_Station

https://www.uniper.energy/united-kingdom/power-plants-in-the-united-kingdom/ratcliffe-soar

Directions

The power station occupies a prominent position next to the A453 road, close to junction 24 of the M1 motorway, the River Trent and the Midland Main Line (adjacent to East Midlands Parkway railway station) and dominates the skyline for many miles around with its eight cooling towers and 199 m (653 ft) tall chimney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratcliffe-on-Soar_Power_Station

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