Here Is Why Britain Broke a 140-Year-Old Record of Not Burning Coal for Power

As of the end of April, Britain has broken its personal record of days gone without using any coal-powered electricity – marking it the nation’s longest duration of generating electricity without coal since 1882!

“2020 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for Great Britain’s electricity system, and I’ve little doubt we’ll see more exciting developments as the growth and performance of renewables continues to transform our grid at an astonishing rate,” Fintan Slye, director of the National Grid ESO, said in a statement. 

The country’s previous record was set last June, when it went on for 18 days, 6 hours and 10 minutes without burning any coal for electricity. But since April 28^th, Britain has well-surpassed the record – thanks mainly to the mild weather, according to ESO, as well as to the coronavirus pandemic.