Goodbye West Burton

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  • Seiko
    Treeleaf Unsui
    • Jul 2020
    • 1030
    #1

    Goodbye West Burton

    How would you say goodbye to a coal-fired power station?

    West Burton 'A' (in England, 68 miles from my home) will not be operating on a commercial basis, it is a standby arrangement to support energy security. As of September 2022, the station no longer has any Capacity Market contracts to fulfil and it will move into its full decommissioning phase in April 2023.

    Gasshō
    Seiko
    stlah
    Gandō Seiko
    頑道清光
    (Stubborn Way of Pure Light)

    My street name is 'Al'.

    Any words I write here are merely the thoughts of an apprentice priest, just my opinions, that's all.
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    • Kokuu
      Treeleaf Priest
      • Nov 2012
      • 6844
      #2
      West Burton may be (nearly) obsolete now, but I imagine it brought warmth and power to many many people within its lifespan, and created jobs too.

      Worryingly, although West Burton is closing, prospecting for oil continues and the government is trying to regenerate interest for fracking. It is also proposing to open a new coal mine in Cumbria: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/g...nrick-climate/

      Gassho
      Kokuu
      -sattoday-

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        • Jundo
          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
          • Apr 2006
          • 40363
          #3
          I hope it is okay, but I moved this over to the ecodharma chat ...

          Gassho, J

          STLAH
          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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