• Source: List of active natural gas power stations in the United Kingdom

As of 2023 there are 35 active gas fired combined cycle power plants and 14 single cycle power plants operating in the United Kingdom, which have a total generating capacity of 35.7 GW.




Decline of gas for power in the United Kingdom


In 2016 gas fired power stations generated a total of 127 TWh of electricity. Generation has dropped to 119 TWh in 2017, 115 TWh in 2018, 114 TWh in 2019 and 95 TWh in 2020. The decline is largely due to the increase in renewable sources outweighing the decline of coal, and an overall reduction in demand.




= Phase-out of coal in the United Kingdom

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In November 2015, the UK Government announced that all the remaining fourteen coal-fired power stations would be closed by 2025. In November 2017 the UK Government co-founded the Powering Past Coal Alliance. In June 2021, the government said it would end coal power by October 2024.
The United Kingdom had continuously burned coal for the generation of electricity since the opening of Holborn Viaduct power station in 1882. On 21 April 2017, for the first time since 1882, the GB grid had a 24-hour period without any generation from coal power. In May 2019 the GB grid went its first full week without any coal power. In May 2020 the GB grid beat the previous record and did not use coal generation for over a month.
At present, the use of coal power is decreasing to historic lows not seen since before the Industrial Revolution. Coal supplied just over 1% of UK electricity in 2023, down from 30% in 2014. In 2020, coal produced 4.4 TWh of electricity and Britain went 5,202 hours free from coal electricity generation, up from 3,665 hours in 2019 and 1,856 in 2018. UK electricity became entirely coal-free on 30 September 2024.




List of active gas power stations






See also


List of power stations in England
List of power stations in Northern Ireland
List of power stations in Scotland
List of power stations in Wales
List of electricity interconnectors in the United Kingdom




References

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