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Portarlington Power Station

From Graces Guide
1959.

Portarlington, Co.Laois, Ireland.

This power station was opened in 1950 and was Ireland's first turf-fired generating station designed to make full use of the output of sod peat fuel produced on the adjoining Clonsast bog.[1]

Watch the video documented by British Pathe of the opening ceremony.

At its peak, the station consumed approximately 195,000 tonnes of peat per annum, producing 150 million units of electricity.[2]

For technical information see Portarlington PR Pamphlet,(1970s)

1997 Station was demolished.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ www.esbarchives.ie
  2. ↑ www.esbarchives.ie
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