King's Lynn power station

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King's Lynn power station is an operating power station of at least 382-megawatts (MW) in Saddlebow, Norfolk, United Kingdom. It is also known as King's Lynn-A, KLYN-A-1.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
King's Lynn power station Saddlebow, Norfolk, United Kingdom 52.72783, 0.37975 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC 1: 52.72783, 0.37975

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC 1 operating[2] gas[3] 382[4] combined cycle[5] no 2019[2]

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
Unit CC 1 RWE Generation UK plc[6] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]

Background

The combined cycle natural gas power station near King's Lynn in Norfolk was originally commissioned in 1997. It was mothballed on 1 April 2012.[7] In 2017, installation of a new 382 MW gas turbine began, which was completed in November 2019.[8][9][10]In 2020 Centrica sold the refurbished unit to RWE Generation.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B043'40.2%22N+0%C2%B022'47.1%22E/@52.72783110.37974917z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d52.7278311!4d0.379749. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201028200515/https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/lynn-power-station-goes-live-after-major-redevelopment-9090715/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.rwe-production-data.com/en/list/GS/GB/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221103102204/http://uk-ireland.rwe.com/locations/kings-lynn-ccgt-plant. Archived from the original on 03 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 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 08 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414195929/https://www.group.rwe/en/press/rwe-generation/2020-02-13-rwe-welcomes-newly-acquired-kings-lynn-power-station-to-its-large-uk-gas-fleet. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. King's Lynn Power Station, Wikipedia, last edited November 5, 2019.
  8. https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/lynn-power-station-goes-live-after-major-redevelopment-9090715/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Centrica starts work on new gas turbine at King’s Lynn power station, Centrica website, February 24, 2017.
  10. "Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES): electricity". Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. Annual Report and Accounts 2020, Centrica, Apr 6, 2021

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