Hartshead Power Station
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Hartshead Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated at Heyrod, Greater Manchester in North West England.
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Official name | Hartshead Power Station |
Country | England |
Location | Greater Manchester, North West England |
Coordinates | 53.4978°N 2.0395°W / 53.4978; -2.0395 |
Status | Decommissioned |
Commission date | 1926 |
Decommission date | 29 October 1979 |
Operator(s) | Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Transport & Electricity Board (1926–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1979) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Turbine technology | Steam turbines |
Chimneys | 2 |
Cooling towers | 2 |
Cooling source | Circulating water cooling towers |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 × 34 MW and 1 × 33.25 MW (1971) |
Nameplate capacity | 64 MW, 134.75 MW (1971) |
Annual net output | 251.911 GWh (1971) |
grid reference SJ971994 |
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