power station

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That increase could be down to several factors, including Britain importing slightly less electricity from Europe, lower nuclear generation, the closure of the last coal power station in 2024 and higher electricity demand.

From BBC

Opened in 1971, it was the second Magnox power station in Wales after Trawsfynydd came online six years earlier, with seawater an ideal coolant due to its location on Anglesey's northern coast.

From BBC

Britain shut its last coal-fired power station last year, some 142 years after opening the world’s first.

From The Wall Street Journal

TransAlta TA -0.95%decrease; red down pointing triangle has been ordered by the Energy Department to keep open for a 90-day period a coal-fired power station in Washington state that had been earmarked for closure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over a decade ago, Britain’s environmental regulator approved a new coastal nuclear power station on the proviso its cooling system wouldn’t suck in millions of fish from the Bristol Channel.

From The Wall Street Journal