Whitegate power station

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Whitegate power station is an operating power station of at least 445-megawatts (MW) in Glanagow, County Cork, Ireland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Whitegate power station Glanagow, County Cork, Ireland 51.8161, -8.2511 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 51.8161, -8.2511

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][3] 445[2][3] combined cycle[4][5] no 2010[5]

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 Bord Gáis Energy Ltd [100%][3] Centrica PLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 07 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174315/https://www.bordgaisenergy.ie/company/about-us/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181934/https://www.eirgridgroup.com/site-files/library/EirGrid/208281-All-Island-Generation-Capacity-Statement-LR13A.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183109/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43928. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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