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Elland Power Station was a coal-fired power station on a loop of the River Calder, north east of the town of Elland | Elland Power Station was a coal-fired power station on a loop of the River Calder, north east of the town of Elland. | ||
1945 | 1945 Construction was planned in 1945. | ||
1951 Building work began. | 1951 Building work began. | ||
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The station used three Metropolitan Vickers 180 MW generating sets. | The station used three Metropolitan Vickers 180 MW generating sets. | ||
1971 the station's conveyor belt was destroyed in a fire. | |||
1990 After privatisation, the station was operated by [[PowerGen]]. | |||
1991 The station closed | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elland_Power_Station] Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elland_Power_Station] Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category: Town - ]] | [[Category: Town - Elland]] | ||
[[Category: Electricity Generation & Supply ]] | [[Category: Electricity Generation & Supply ]] | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 12 January 2022
Elland Power Station was a coal-fired power station on a loop of the River Calder, north east of the town of Elland.
1945 Construction was planned in 1945.
1951 Building work began.
1959 The first generating unit began generating electricity on 7 August , but the station did not officially open and begin generating at full capacity until 28 April 1961.
The station used three Metropolitan Vickers 180 MW generating sets.
1971 the station's conveyor belt was destroyed in a fire.
1990 After privatisation, the station was operated by PowerGen.
1991 The station closed
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