Date: 24/03/2016

Longannet Power Station in Fife is to switch off its four generating units for the last time, signalling the end of coal-fired electricity production in Scotland. After 46 years of production it will be switched off at 15:00. Its owner, Scottish Power, said the high cost of connecting to the grid was to blame. Friends of the Earth Scotland said the move showed the positive steps taken in the fight against climate change.

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Longannet switch-off ends coal power

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Longannet Power Station in Fife switches off its four generating units for the last time, signalling the end of coal-fired electricity production in Scotland.

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