UK heatwave prompts National Grid to fire up coal plant to meet aircon demand
by Alex Lawson from on (#6C5F2)
National Grid asks for two units at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant to be brought into action after temperature tops 30C
National Grid has broken a 46-day run in which coal has not been used to generate electricity in Britain in order to meet extra demand for air conditioning as the country swelters in hot weather.
The grid's electricity system operator (ESO) asked Uniper, the owner of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire, to start producing power from the coal-fired plant, prompting criticism from green campaigners.
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