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That would not work. Just include a few million in your budget to convince the population of SmallVille and you can start building your coal-fired power station.

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Coal is dead in the UK, from 30% in 2014 to 0.5% in 2024.

They went a full month with zero coal electricity generation back in 2020 and 2025 will be entirely coal free.

Even natural gas is in decline.

Some people would build a coal power plant in their back yard to own the libs and fight the scurge of rooftop solar pannels destroying the country.

BBQ!!!

The UK is still implementing the Large Combustion Plant Directive ( https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1973/2015-12-31 ), so separate UK level legislation would be required to legalize any new coal plant. Very unlikely scenario.

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