Coal-fired power station closes after nearly 50 years
SSE closed the facility in Warrington which has been open since 1973
A coal-fired power station in Cheshire which has been in operation for nearly 50 years has closed.
Fiddler's Ferry Power Station in Warrington shut down on Monday, nine months after the closure was announced by energy company SSE.
The facility, which became fully operational in 1973, produced enough electricity to power around two million homes.
SSE said the closure comes five years ahead of the UK Government's target to end coal-fired electricity generation.
It follows the closure of the company's coal-fired Ferrybridge C station in West Yorkshire in 2016.
Published: by Radio NewsHub