Coal power has effectively died in the United Kingdom.
24 March 2026
The United Kingdom was the birthplace of coal. It has now, effectively, died there.
In the late 1980s, around two-thirds of the UK’s electricity came from coal. It now makes up around 0.1% of the UK’s electricity.
In the late 1980s, around two-thirds of the UK’s electricity came from coal. It now makes up around 0.1% of the UK’s electricity.