Fiddlers Ferry Power Station

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Fiddlers Ferry Power Station was a large coal-fired power station in Cheshire, England, known for its prominent cooling towers and significant role in the UK’s electricity generation until its closure.

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instanceOf coal-fired power station
thermal power station
closed 2020
commissioned 1971
1973
connectedTo 132 kV transmission network
400 kV transmission network
Fiddlers Ferry railway station (industrial)
constructionBegan 1964
coolingSource River Mersey
coolingTowerType natural draft
country United Kingdom
decommissioned 2020
electricalCapacity 2000 megawatt
emissionsType carbon dioxide
nitrogen oxides
sulfur dioxide
fuelSupplyMethod rail
ship
generationUnits 4
gridCode synchronous generation
gridConnection National Grid
surface form: National Grid (Great Britain)
hasAshLagoons yes
hasChimneys yes
hasCoolingTowers yes
hasNameOrigin Fiddlers Ferry Power Station self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fiddlers Ferry (local area name)
hasStackHeight high chimney visible from long distance
industry electric power generation
locatedIn Warrington Borough Council
surface form: Borough of Warrington

Cheshire
England
locatedOn River Mersey
near Warrington
notableFor prominent cooling towers
role in UK electricity generation
numberOfChimneys 1
numberOfCoolingTowers 8
operatedBy SSE plc
ownedBy SSE plc
partOf UK coal power station fleet
postClosureUse site earmarked for redevelopment
previousOwner Central Electricity Generating Board
primaryFuel coal
regionServed North West England
regulator Environment Agency (England)
status decommissioned
unitCapacity 500 megawatt

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River Sankey nearbyInfrastructure Fiddlers Ferry Power Station
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station hasNameOrigin Fiddlers Ferry Power Station self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fiddlers Ferry (local area name)