Telegraph: A clear signal that the Government intends to approve Britain’s first new coal-fired power station since 1984 has been given by John Hutton, the Business Secretary. Mr Hutton said that power generation from fossil fuels would continue to play a "key role" in keeping the lights on in Britain despite the planned expansion of nuclear and renewable power. The Kingsnorth power station in Medway, Kent, is to be shut and another new coal-fired facility built He …