Carrington power station

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Carrington power station is an operating power station of at least 950-megawatts (MW) in Carrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Carrington power station Carrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom 53.43772, -2.41014 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, IC: 53.43772, -2.41014

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 455[4][2] combined cycle[3] no 2016[3]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 455[4][2] combined cycle[3] no 2016[3]
IC Operating[5][6][7] fossil gas: natural gas[6] 40.5[6] ICCC[6] yes[6] 2024[6]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Electricity Supply Board [100%][8][3][9] Government of Ireland [96.9%]; unknown [3.1%]
2 Electricity Supply Board [100%][8][3][9] Government of Ireland [96.9%]; unknown [3.1%]
IC Carrington Generation Ltd [100%][10] Tiger Infrastructure Associates GP III LP

Background

In 2021 the project applied for 910 MW existing generation (units 1 and 2) in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 auction, and they were listed in the final results.[11][12] This would qualify them for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220904165602/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Capacity%20Markets%20Document%20Library/Capacity%20Market%20Register%202024-25%20(T-4)%20-%2013_04_2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126062700/https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/183631/download. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220520031529/https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/m31-4rq-carrington-generation-limited/supporting_documents/NonTechnical%20Summary.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Carrington Generation Fully Operational!". Forsa Energy - Leaders in the Energy Evolution. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230108191432/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221219100409/https://esb.ie/docs/default-source/education-hub/carrington-power-station.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/m31-4rq-carrington-generation-limited-environmental-permit-application-advertisement-eprbp3544qda001/m31-4rq-carrington-generation-limited-environmental-permit-application-advertisement-eprbp3544qda001. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  12. Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
  13. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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