Croydon power stations
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The Croydon power stations refers to a pair of demolished coal-fired power stations and to a gas-fired power station in the Purley Way area of Croydon, London.
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Croydon Power Stations | |
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Country | England |
Location | Croydon, Greater London |
Coordinates | 51°22′44″N 0°07′16″W |
Status | A & B: Decommissioned and demolished |
Commission date | A: 1896, B: 1950, Gas turbine: 2005 |
Decommission date | A: 1973, B: 1983 |
Owner(s) | As operator |
Operator(s) | Croydon Corporation (1896–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1983) Gas Turbine: Rolls-Royce Power Developments Ltd |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal, Gas turbine: natural gas |
Chimneys | B: 2 (extant) |
Cooling towers | A: wooden towers plus 2 concrete, B: 6 parabolic concrete |
Cooling source | Recirculating water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | A: 1 × 30 MW; B: 4 × 52.5 MW plus 2 × 70 MW gas turbines; Gas turbine: 1 × 50 MW |
Make and model | Gas turbine Rolls-Royce Trent |
Units decommissioned | A & B All |
Nameplate capacity | Gas turbine 50 MW |
Annual net output | (See graphs below) |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ307661 |
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The coal-fired stations operated from 1896 until 1984, and the gas-fired station opened in 2005. Croydon B power station's chimneys have been retained as a local landmark.
Although outside the borough, Beddington Energy Recycling Facility has been included for completeness. Croydon has a long history with the Beddington Sewage Farm, and is a member of the South London Waste Partnership.