Coal Fired Power Stations
(asked on 2nd July 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the reuse of the sites of former coal-fired power stations; and whether any such plans include using those sites for (1) alternative energy production, (2) industrial and employment uses, and (3) housing, in particular social housing.
This question was answered on 16th July 2019
The Government has a clear policy to close all unabated coal power generation by 2025. Decisions on the reuse of the sites of former coal-fired power stations will be for the commercial owners or operators.