On 27/01/2016 03:17, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

the price of gas mainly. Just about the only part of a coal power
station that is usable would be the alternators.



The most valuable part is the massive iron-cored transformer. The one
from Didcot was salvaged and taken back to the Siemens factory in
Germany (*) for a refurb and it will then be installed in one of the
many brown-coal fired stations that the Germans are building.

(*) Was pictured on ITV meridian on a special low-loader, using a route
that avoided bridges, on its way to a ferry somewhere near Bristol.