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Duke to delay shutting largest coal-fired plant as climate goals succumb to reality
Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) said Thursday it plans to delay the retirement of its largest coal-fired power plant until at least 2038, after previously committing to shutter all plants that burn coal by 2035.
Duke plans to delay shutdown of its largest coal plant
Duke Energy said Thursday it plans to delay the retirement of its largest coal-burning power plant, scuttling its efforts to be free of the fossil fuel by 2035.
Britain Shuts Down Last Coal Plant, ‘Turning Its Back on Coal Forever’
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant was the last surviving coal-burning power station in a country that birthed the Industrial Revolution and fed it with coal.
UK's coal plant closure a milestone towards climate goals, Uniper CEO says
The closure of Britain's last coal plant is a major milestone on the path for the country to meet its climate targets, said the CEO of Uniper , which owns the plant.
U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant
Britain was a country powered by coal. Now it’s the first G-7 nation to quit it. In a matter of hours, the boilers at the Ratcliffe plant will cool to the touch.
Duke Extends Life of Biggest Coal Plant Despite Climate Goals
Duke Energy Corp. plans to delay the retirement of its largest coal-fired power plant, pushing aside its climate goal to shutter all plants that burn the dirty fuel by 2035.
A coal miner killed on the job in West Virginia is the 10th in US this year, surpassing 2023 total
A coal miner has died nearly a week after being injured on the job in northern West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice says 34-year-old Colton Walls of Bruceton Mills died Friday.
'The end of an era': Britain closes its last ever coal fired power plant in landmark move
Britain will shutter its last ever coal fired power plant on Monday— ending the country's 140 year reliance on the fossil ...
Electrician dies of injuries sustained at Tyler County coal mine, state officials say
Gov. Jim Justice released a statement after an electrician died of injuries sustained on the job at a Tyler County coal mine ...
UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that ...
Uh-oh! WVU Coal Rush Jerseys Won't Arrive in Time for Fans
Earlier this week, the West Virginia football team announced that next week's home game against the Iowa State Cyclones will be dubbed a 'Coal Rush' encouraging ...
For the first time since 1882, UK will have no coal-fired power plants
On Monday, the UK will see the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been operating ...
This country ditched coal. Here’s what the world can learn from it.
“It’s a massive movement,” said Dave Jones, an electricity analyst at Ember, a London-based think tank. “The fact that the ...
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The UK is done with coal. How’s the rest of the world doing?
The country’s final coal-fired power plant just shut down, marking a major milestone for the notoriously polluting fossil ...