A coal-fire powerplant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar has shuttered permanently as the UK shifts toward renewable energy. The closure was a long time coming but marks the end of an era in UK history. Ewan Gibbs, a senior lecturer in history at the University of Glasgow and author of “Coal Country,” explains how this caps a major shift in identity for the UK.
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