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1901 The first power station | 1901 The first power station, the Hackney Electricity Works and Refuse Destructor, was opened at Millfields Road, Clapton by the Borough of Hackney. It originally burned local refuse as well as coal. This became the 'A' station. | ||
1906 Hackney gained its own Act of Parliament giving complete powers for the development of the Electricity Undertaking. | |||
1911 the Borough agreed to interconnect its plant with other generating stations for the purpose of extending and cheapening electricity supplies and later linked with Islington, Poplar and Shoreditch Undertakings and [[North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Co]]. | |||
1927 the Public Lighting Scheme was completed and street lighting was converted from gas to electricity. | |||
1948 Upon nationalisation of the electricity industry, the power station passed to the British Electricity Authority. | 1948 Upon nationalisation of the electricity industry, the power station passed to the British Electricity Authority. | ||
Following nationalisation a 'B' station was built, coming into use between 1954 and 1957. It was coal-fired, supplied from the River Lee Navigation, and later by road. | Following nationalisation, a 'B' station was built, coming into use between 1954 and 1957. It was coal-fired, supplied from the River Lee Navigation, and later by road. It had a generating capacity of 92 MW | ||
It had a generating capacity of 92 MW | |||
1969 The A station closed. | 1969 The A station closed. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_Power_Station] Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_Power_Station] Wikipedia | ||
* [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/dc6d3e7c-e929-4536-89c3-c9995c20ce23] National Archives | |||
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[[Category: Town - Hackney]] | [[Category: Town - Hackney]] | ||
[[Category: Electricity Generation & Supply]] | [[Category: Electricity Generation & Supply]] | ||
Revision as of 17:43, 14 February 2023
1901 The first power station, the Hackney Electricity Works and Refuse Destructor, was opened at Millfields Road, Clapton by the Borough of Hackney. It originally burned local refuse as well as coal. This became the 'A' station.
1906 Hackney gained its own Act of Parliament giving complete powers for the development of the Electricity Undertaking.
1911 the Borough agreed to interconnect its plant with other generating stations for the purpose of extending and cheapening electricity supplies and later linked with Islington, Poplar and Shoreditch Undertakings and North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Co.
1927 the Public Lighting Scheme was completed and street lighting was converted from gas to electricity.
1948 Upon nationalisation of the electricity industry, the power station passed to the British Electricity Authority.
Following nationalisation, a 'B' station was built, coming into use between 1954 and 1957. It was coal-fired, supplied from the River Lee Navigation, and later by road. It had a generating capacity of 92 MW
1969 The A station closed.
1976 The B station was closed on 25 October.