It looks like a mix of increased energy efficiency and lower consumption. Primary energy consumption is going down faster than final energy consumption and electricity demand, but all of them are heading in the same direction.

This is excellent news, but it is partly explained by lower overall electricity demand—around 20% down in 2023 from the peak in 2014. Without nuclear and with more costly gas, coal's downward trend may flatten if electricity demand picks up. So, the coal phaseout is not entirely done yet!

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An historic day. Britain - cradle of the Industrial Revolution - will in a few hours shut down its last coal-fired power station. From providing 40% of UK's electricity in 2000, coal will hit zero. And unlike Port Talbot or Grangemouth, this transition is a just one. www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/last-u...

Last UK coal plant closes and successfully redeploys the workforce

The last UK coal power station is closing this month. When Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station shuts down, the UK will end 140 years of burning coal to make electricity - the first G7 country to phase out...

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Indeed, it is a lot of grid investment! @solarchase.bsky.social What is included under "grid"? Is it mainly transmission lines, transformers, and so on? Or does it include other infrastructure (e.g., for transporting CO2, H2, etc)?

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