For the first time since the 1880s, the United Kingdom has been fully powered without the use of coal.

On April 21, , according to electric and gas utility National Grid. The country was powered with a mix of 50 percent gas, 21 percent nuclear, 12 percent wind, 8 percent imports, roughly 6 percent biomass and about 4 percent solar power.

At a Glance

For the first time since 1882, the United Kingdom was powered without the use of coal. The country's energy needs were met with diverse sources, half of which came from gas.

The collapse of the U.K.’s coal generation has been on the rise. According to Carbon Brief, .

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Before this full day without coal power, , the Guardian reports.

“More power generation stations are shutting down and this means , which is good for the country,” a National Grid spokesperson told the Independent. “We are expecting to be repeating this more frequently as we head towards our reliance on coal.”

The coal generation was born in 1882 when public electric supply began in the U.K., Carbon Brief reports.

“The first day without coal in Britain since the Industrial Revolution marks a watershed in the energy transition,” Greenpeace U.K. head of energy Hannah Martin told the Guardian. “A decade ago, a day without coal would have been unimaginable, and in 10 years’ time our energy system will have radically transformed again.”Britain’s last remaining coal power station will be forced to shut down in 2025 as part of the government’s plan to phase out fossil fuel use to meet its climate change pledge, the Guardian reports.

“The direction of travel is that both in the U.K. and globally we are already moving towards a low carbon economy,” said Martin. “It is a clear message to any new government that they should prioritize making the UK a world leader in clean, green, technology.”

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