Britain goes more than 18 DAYS without using coal to generate electricity – a new record – as the coronavirus lockdown and good weather cause demand to plummet

Britain’s nationwide lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic has seen the country use around 20 per cent less energy than normal.   As a result, Great Britain has set a new record for how long the country has gone without using a single watt of energy produced from coal.  At 6:10am BST this morning, the country surpassed its previous record of 18 days, 6 hours and 10 minutes. The coal free run is currently still going, with National Grid ESO saying it does not expect to bring any coal generation on to the system on Tuesday. The drop in demand as millions of Britons stay indoors has coincided with a fortnight of good weather, seeing energy consumption drop dramatically.   Great Britain has set a new record for how long the country has gone without using a single watt of energy produced from coal. As of 6:10am BST this morning, the country surpassed its previous record of 18 days, 6 hours and 10 minutes Britain’s done it! ⚡️💪 It’s a new record for the longest period of #coalfree #electricity generation in this country. 18 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. More to come on this – in the meantime find out more about… Read full this story

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