Cheshire power station

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Cheshire power station is an operating power station of at least 40-megawatts (MW) in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, United Kingdom. It is also known as CHESHIRE BRIDGEWATER.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cheshire power station Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, United Kingdom 53.303035, -2.924111 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas - natural gas[5][1] 40[5] gas turbine[5] 2000[5] 2023 (planned)[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
Unit 1 RWE Generation UK PLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709015516/https://www.elexon.co.uk/documents/groups/isg/2018-meetings-isg/209-september/isg209-05-cheshire-ps-non-standard-bm-unit-application/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709032944/https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-west/rwe-generation-uk-plans-to-demolish-buildings. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709015138/https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/178496/download. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514010918/https://www.group.rwe/nl-NL/ons-portfolio/onze-vestigingen/ocgt-fleet. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230107152845/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006721/DUKES_5.11.xls. Archived from the original on 07 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709022411/https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-power/table-uk-power-stations-to-close-by-end-2023-under-new-emissions-law-idUKL5N0LJ0QY20140312. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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