Powering Past Coal Alliance

RWE cites 'challenging' market conditions as it announces plan to close 1.5GW coal plant by end of March next year, taking UK coal power plant fleet down to four

National Grid's Electricity System Operator joins global alliance of governments, businesses, and organisations committed to quitting coal

Letter from investors and superannuation funds representing $34tr in assets under management write to world leaders calling for carbon price and coal phase out

Government confirms the UK has this afternoon set a new record for the most hours in a year when the grid operated without coal power

Renewables now make up 21.56 per cent of US generation capacity, compared to 21.55 per cent for coal, according to official figures

UK grid runs for 14 days with no coal-fired generation, the longest stretch since the Industrial Revolution

Britain has now gone 12 days and 19 hours without using any coal-fired electricity

At more than 280 hours and counting, could the UK see its first entire fortnight without coal power by the end of the week?

UK has clocked up almost 11 days of coal-free power generation, while gas power has also been running at low levels

Grid operator confirms no coal plants scheduled to come online before 2pm this afternoon, meaning UK is set to complete a week without coal power