Blyth power station

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Blyth power station is a retired power station in Bedlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Blyth power station	Bedlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom	55.141667, -1.528611 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 7, Unit 8: 55.141667, -1.528611

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal - unknown	120	subcritical	1958	2000
Unit 2	retired	coal - unknown	120	subcritical	1958	2000
Unit 3	retired	coal - unknown	120	subcritical	1959	2000
Unit 4	retired	coal - unknown	120	subcritical	1960	2000
Unit 7	retired	coal - unknown	330	subcritical	1965	2000
Unit 8	retired	coal - unknown	330	subcritical	1966	2000

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	NPower Legacy Holdings [100.0%]
Unit 2	NPower Legacy Holdings [100.0%]
Unit 3	NPower Legacy Holdings [100.0%]
Unit 4	NPower Legacy Holdings [100.0%]
Unit 7	NPower Legacy Holdings [100.0%]
Unit 8	NPower Legacy Holdings [100.0%]

Background

The proposed power station had a notional commissioning date of 2014.

Cancellation

In November 2009 RWE npower announced that it had shelved plans for the proposed new coal fired power stations at Tilbury in Essex and Blyth power station in Northumberland. In a media release it claimed that the proposed power stations "continued to be excellent power generation options for the future." In a media release, the company's Chief Technical Officer, Kevin McCullough, stated that "in the current market, we’re unable to make an economic case for new coal-fired power stations. We are considering the implications of the Government’s policy review on the conditions to be applied to new coal stations. We firmly believe new coal-fired generation should have a role to play in a low carbon economy alongside gas, nuclear power and renewable energy sources."

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Additional data

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