Portsmouth power station
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Portsmouth power station supplied electricity to Portsmouth and the surrounding area from 1894 to until 1977. The power station was built and operated by Portsmouth Corporation and started supplying electricity on 6 June 1894. It was located in St Mary Street and was redeveloped several times: including major rebuilds in 1927–29 and in 1938–1952, and expanded into a larger plot. The power station was closed in 1977; the two chimneys were demolished in 1981 and the main buildings in 1982.
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Portsmouth power station | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Location | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Coordinates | 50°47′38″N 01°06′16″W |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Construction began | 1891 |
Commission date | 1894 |
Decommission date | 1977 |
Owner(s) | Portsmouth Corporation (1894–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1977) |
Operator(s) | As owner |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Turbine technology | Steam turbines |
Chimneys | 2 (91 m tall) |
Cooling towers | None |
Cooling source | Seawater |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 x 30 MW (by 1952) |
Make and model | British Thomson-Houston 30 MW |
Units decommissioned | All |
Nameplate capacity | 133 MW (1958) |
Annual net output | 530 GWh (1954) |
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