Bold Power Station
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Bold Power Station refers to a series of two coal-fired power stations in Bold near St Helens, Merseyside, North West England. They were closed, decommissioned and demolished between 1981 and 1992, and a housing estate now occupies the site.
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Bold Power Stations | |
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Country | UK |
Location | St Helens, Merseyside |
Coordinates | 53.4340°N 2.6883°W / 53.4340; -2.6883 |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Commission date | B: November 1958 |
Decommission date | A: 31 October 1981 B: 1989 |
Owner(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board National Power |
Operator(s) | As owner |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Turbine technology | Steam |
Chimneys | A: 2 B: 1 |
Cooling towers | A: ? B: 3 |
Cooling source | Cooling towers |
Power generation | |
Units operational | A: 4 × 32 MW B: 3 × 60 MW |
Make and model | A: Metropolitan-Vickers and Associated Electrical Industries B: General Electric Company |
Annual net output | A: 272.4 GWh (1971–2) B: 500 GWh (1971–2) |
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