National Grid Electricity System Operator joins Powering Past Coal Alliance

The National Grid Electricity System Operator has announced it is joining a global alliance of governments, businesses and organisations working to progress the transition away from coal power, the Powering Past Coal Alliance. In recent years the ESO has overseen Britain’s transition away from coal and in May 2019 reported the first ever fortnight of coal-free operation of Great Britain’s electricity system, showing further progress towards it’s ambition of being able to operate a zero-carbon electricity system by 2025. The carbon intensity of the electricity system has halved over the…

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