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Originally Posted by dave6x
True, I was making the point in answer to a previous post that there was currently a significant amount of electricity being generated in the UK using coal.
However the important word in the link ref closure of coal fired power stations is "considering", nowhere near a done deal yet! With successive governments of either party being very poor at long term energy planning and execution their life will probably extend well after the projected date for closure.
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It is true that,
as it stands, coal is a massive supplier to grid. However when you see how many coal power stations have closed without replacement, and the money going in to nuclear (which supplies the same kind of steady baseload capacity as coal does) then you can't really rely on power stations as a source of demand in the long term.
Also, what's the point in reopening coal mines at the bottom of the market? You might as well leave the coal there until the price starts to rise.