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The last coal-fired power plant in the U.K. is closing, ending Britain's 140-year reliance on the fossil fuel for electricity.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is finishing its final shift at midnight after more than half a century of turning coal into power.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant was the last surviving coal-burning power station in a country that birthed the Industrial Revolution and fed it with coal.

The country’s final coal-fired power station was desynced from the grid on 30 September, bringing an end to 142 years of burning coal for electricity.

Britain's last coal-fired power plant closed Monday, ending 142 years The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England finished its final shift at midnight after more than half a century of turning coal into power.

The closure marks a crucial step in the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and lower emissions.

BBC reported that Great Britain will cease producing electricity from coal, ending a 142-year dependence on this fossil fuel. The country's last coal-fired power plant, in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will be ceremoniously shut down on Tuesday.