Recently closed UK power stations. Why bother?

Here, in a nutshell is where Ofgem see UK electricity capacity heading.

Changes in installed capacity by generation technology type in Ofgem reference scenario

We are closing down lots of generation. We will be opening only wind, biomass or gas (CCGT).

Major Power Producers capacity closed, converted or reduced (as at end of May 2014), since end-2010

Site	Fuel	Status	Previous Capacity (MW)	New Capacity (MW)	Year of closure / reduction / conversion
Fife	CCGT	Closed	123	0	2011
Derwent	CCGT-CHP	Closed	228	0	2012
Shotton	CCGT-CHP	Closed	210	0	2012
Kingsnorth A	Coal/Oil	Closed	1,940	0	2012
Grain A	Oil	Closed	1,300	0	2012
Oldbury	Nuclear 1	Closed	434	0	2012
Wylfa (Reactor 1)	Nuclear 2	Partially Closed	980	490	2012
Keadby	CCGT	Mothballed	749	0	2013
Kings Lynn	CCGT	Mothballed	340	0	2013
Roosecote	CCGT	Mothballed	229	0	2013
Cockenzie	Coal	Closed	1,152	0	2013
Drax	Coal 3	Partially Converted	3,870	3,870	2013
Ironbridge	Coal 4	Converted	940	360	2013
Tilbury B	Coal 5	Closed	750	0	2013
Didcot A	Coal/Gas	Closed	1,958	0	2013
Fawley	Oil	Closed	1,036	0	2013
Teesside	OCGT 6	Closed	45	0	2013
Ferrybridge C	Coal 7	Partially Closed	1960	980	2014
Uskmouth	Coal 8	Closed	363	0	2014

1. Reactor 2 with capacity of 217 MW closed on 30 June 2011, reactor 1 with capacity of 217 MW closed on 29 February 2012
2. Reactor 2 with a capacity of 490 MW closed on 30 April 2012
3. Partly converted to biomass. Overall capacity remains at 3,870 MW (coal 3,225 MW, biomass 645 MW)
4. Converted from coal to dedicated biomass in 2013 (at 900 MW), before reducing to 360 MW in April 2014.
5. Converted from coal at 1,063 MW capacity to dedicated biomass at 750 MW capacity in 2011 before closing in 2013.
6. Reduced capacity from 1,875 MW (CCGT 1,830 MW / OCGT 45 MW) to 45 MW (OCGT) in 2011 before closing in 2013.
7. Two units (980 MW) closed in April 2014.
8. One unit (120 MW) closed in April 2013, with the remaining two closing in April 2014.

After these closures, most of the rest will be nuclear power. Yet more coal plant closures will happen after that.

Forthcoming scheduled capacity closures under NG’s Gone Green scenario (by fuel and in MW)

Fuel	2013/14	2014/15	2018/19	2019/20	2023/24
Gas	780	105
Coal	1206
Nuclear	440		1080	2410	4277
Oil + Gas Turbine (GT)	1140

1. OFGEM, Electricity Capacity Assessment Report 2013 to Secretary of State, page 30
2. DUKES 2014 Chapter 5: Electricity, page 120