Alberta’s Last Coal Plant Shuts Down as Natural Gas Takes Over

The last coal-fired power plant in Alberta was shut down on Sunday with the operator likely to convert the generation facility to natural gas following the conversion of its other coal plants. CBC called the shutdown the end of the coal era in Canada’s oil province. Alberta first announced plans to phase out coal power generation back in 2015, under Premier Rachel Notley. The plan was to switch off coal by 2030 and now it appears the target has been reached ahead of time, despite serious doubts it could be done. “It wasn’t…