The UK passed the milestone of 1,000 hours of power without heating on 13 February . “Over the rest of the year A revival by the country ’s last eight coal power plants earlier this year when cold weather forced up gas prices proved shortlived . Coal power has fallen from providing two % of electricity in 2012 to less than 6 % so far in 2018 . The UK government has pledged to phase out coal completely by 2025 and two further coal plants are set to close later this year . Renewables supplied 30.1 % of the country ’s electricity in the first three quarters of 2018 .
The UK passed the milestone of 1,000 hours of power without heating on 13 February . A revival by the country ’s last eight coal power plants earlier this year when cold weather forced up gas prices proved shortlived . Coal power has fallen from providing two % of electricity in 2012 to less than 6 % so far in 2018 . The UK government has pledged to phase out coal completely by 2025 and two further coal plants are set to close later this year . Renewables supplied 30.1 % of the country ’s electricity in the first three quarters of 2018 .