Coal Weakens, but Still Dominates U.K. Electricity
GALWAY, IRELAND--May 5, 2015--Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) The use of coal in the U.K.'s electricity mix continued to drop in recent months, but it still managed to retain a commanding lead over gas, nuclear and renewable energy.
Coal provided 34.7% of electricity generation by major power producers, with gas supplying 25.1% and nuclear at 20.9%, for the three-month period of December 2014 through February 2015.
