Operator ENGIE has confirmed closure of its coal-fired power plant in Staffordshire by the end of June. The coal-fired Rugeley power plant in Staffordshire became the latest casualty of the ongoing crisis in the coal industry on Friday, with operator ENGIE confirming the plant will close by the end of June.... Decommissioning the 46-year-old station will take up to nine months and demolition could take three years. The decision follows a review into energy efficiency at Engie, which was commissioned after it emerged that the company had been using more than half as much electricity per household since 2008 compared with when it took ENGIE said in their statement that the decision to decommission was "due to the deterioration in market conditions for UK coal-fired power generation" and consistent with the firm's transition to lower carbon energy production. The government intends to phase out unabated coal plants in the UK by 2025.
Operator ENGIE has confirmed closure of its coal-fired power plant in Staffordshire by the end of June. Decommissioning the 46-year-old station will take up to nine months and demolition could take three years. The decision follows a review into energy efficiency at Engie, which was commissioned after it emerged that the company had been using more than half as much electricity per household since 2008 compared with when it took ENGIE said in their statement that the decision to decommission was "due to the deterioration in market conditions for UK coal-fired power generation" and consistent with the firm's transition to lower carbon energy production. The government intends to phase out unabated coal plants in the UK by 2025.