The UK has made great progress in eliminating coal from its generation mix over the last few years.  With coal almost gone and plenty of more offshore wind in the pipeline as well as the possibility of additional nuclear, NG will be the next fuel on the chopping block.
Q2 2019 was the first quarter since the 19th century with coal-fired generation below 1% of total generation (0.5 TWh). Coal’s share of supply fell to a record low in May after just 5 days of coal-fired generation on the GB grid during the month and the UK’s longest period without coal generation since the 1880s, at 18 days and 6 hours. Gas remained the dominant fuel type with its share of generation increasing to 43.6 per cent. (Chart 5.2)
Renewables’ share of electricity generation increased from 32.0 per cent in Q2 2018 to 35.5 per cent in Q2 2019. As weather conditions for renewable generation were similar in both quarters, this is largely due to increases in capacity. (Chart 5.2)