Rugeley power station A
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Rugeley power station A was a coal-fired power station in Staffordshire, England, that operated from the 1960s and formed part of the region’s major electricity generation infrastructure.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rugeley power station B | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-fired power station
ⓘ
thermal power station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Rugeley power station B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ashDisposal | ash lagoons ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1961 ⓘ |
| connectedBy | railway coal sidings ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
400 kV transmission network
ⓘ
local distribution networks in Staffordshire ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| coolingTowersCount | 6 ⓘ |
| coolingType | cooling towers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1990 ⓘ |
| demolished | 1990s ⓘ |
| designedBy | CEGB engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity | 600 MW ⓘ |
| employerInArea | Rugeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelHandling | coal conveyor systems ⓘ |
| fuelSource | nearby coal mines in Cannock Chase coalfield ⓘ |
| generatingUnitsType | steam turbine units ⓘ |
| generationType | base-load power generation ⓘ |
| gridConnection | National Grid (Great Britain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Rugeley NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ |
| near |
Cannock Chase
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | large cooling towers visible in the Trent Valley ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Central Electricity Generating Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Central Electricity Generating Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rugeley power station complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK nationalised electricity industry infrastructure ⓘ West Midlands region NERFINISHED ⓘ post-war UK electricity generation expansion ⓘ |
| peakOperatingPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | coal ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| regulator | Central Electricity Authority (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Rugeley power station B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyStandard | mid-20th-century UK power station standards ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Midlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North West England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| smokestacks | yes ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| technology | pulverised coal combustion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Rugeley power station B