The amount of coal consumed by power stations in the United Kingdom amounted to around 656,000 metric tons in 2024. At the end of September 2024, the country closed its last operational coal power plant, completing a phase-out that began 12 years prior.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 31, 2025). Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 31, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2025). Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of Coal by Power Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Jul 2025, /statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
