The coal-fired power station at Cockenzie in East Lothian has been closed.

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In recent days, Cockenzie in East Lothian was switched off by owner Scottish Power, and RWE npower followed up by closing Didcot A in Oxfordshire, which had 2000 megawatt capacity.

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The biggest user of coal in Scotland is Scottish Power, which burns four to five million tonnes of the year each year at Longannet power station, and Cockenzie in East Lothian.

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The two big plants are scheduled to close by then, with Cockenzie in East Lothian closing in 2015, with a planned conversion to new gas turbines, while Longannet in Fife is licensed to keep operating until around 2020.

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