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by DrScientist 839 days ago
It was completely rebuilt from a coal to wood burner at the same site because the site has good transport links and is at a powerline nexus. ( The picture in the article is way out of date - the cooling towers were demolished years ago ).

In theory burning wood is sustainable, if the forests are replaced at the same rate as burning. Whether that's actually practical/economic I guess is another matter.