Eggborough power station in North Yorkshire will close this year with the loss of 130 jobs ALAMYOne of Britain’s biggest coal-fired power stations is to close after failing to win subsidies to keep generating, putting at least 130 jobs at risk (Emily Gosden writes). The closure of Eggborough power station in North Yorkshire this year will hasten the demise of the polluting fuel that until 2013 was the country’s biggest power source. Eggborough, right, was built in 1970 and is capable of generating two gigawatts, up to 5 per cent of the UK’s peak needs, but recently it has been running at a fraction of its potential. Coal plants generated only 7 per cent of the UK’s power last year, according to analysis by Carbon Brief. Ministers have vowed to end coal generation by 2025 to help to meet climate goals,…

Source: The Times February 02, 2018 23:48 UTC