page_title: EDF Energy
section_title: Fossil fuel
hierarchical_section_title: EDF Energy / Electricity generation / Fossil fuel
caption_attribution_description: Cottam Power Station Original description: Cottam Power Station and Entry to Torksey Lock Note the T-Junction sign in the distance as river traffic joins the Trent.
context_page_description: EDF Energy is an integrated energy company with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. It employs 13,331 people, and handles 5.7 million customer accounts.
context_section_description: EDF owns and operates one 2,000 MW coal fired power station, West Burton Power Station, located near Retford in Nottinghamshire,.
  It also owns a 1,311 MW CCGT station at West Burton, which opened in 2011.
caption: Cottam Power Station which closed in 2019
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