Cockenzie power station

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Cockenzie power station was a large coal-fired power station in East Lothian, Scotland, that operated for several decades before its closure and demolition in the 2010s.

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instanceOf coal-fired power station
thermal power station
architecturalStyle industrial
closureDate 2013
commissioned 1967
1968
connectedTo coal storage yard
railway coal handling system
constructionStartDate 1962
coolingSource sea water
country Scotland
decommissioned 2013
demolished 2015
demolitionEndDate 2015
demolitionStartDate 2014
fuelSource Scottish coal
imported coal
gridConnection National Grid UK NERFINISHED
gridRegion Scottish electricity grid
gridRole base load power station
peak load support
hasChimneyCount 2
hasChimneyHeight 149 m
hasFeature coal conveyor system
sea water cooling system
twin chimneys
impact major local employer
significant CO2 emissions source
installedCapacity 1200 MW
locatedIn Cockenzie NERFINISHED
East Lothian NERFINISHED
locatedNear Firth of Forth NERFINISHED
Port Seton NERFINISHED
Prestonpans NERFINISHED
numberOfUnits 4
operatedBy ScottishPower NERFINISHED
South of Scotland Electricity Board NERFINISHED
ownedBy ScottishPower NERFINISHED
South of Scotland Electricity Board NERFINISHED
postClosurePlanning proposed energy hub
proposed mixed-use development
postClosureUse brownfield redevelopment site
primaryFuel coal
reasonForClosure ageing infrastructure
environmental regulations
region Lothian NERFINISHED
regulatoryContext subject to UK environmental regulations
status demolished
unitCapacity 300 MW

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Cockenzie and Port Seton knownFor Cockenzie power station