Castleford power station
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Castleford power station is retired a 56-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in West Yorkshire County, United Kingdom.
Location
The map below shows the location of the power station in Castleford, West Yorkshire County, United Kingdom.
Background
In 2014, E.ON reportedly was planning to "scale back operations at Castleford" due to a "lack of viable commercial options for the plant.”[1]
According to the July 2021 Digest of UK Energy Statistics, Castleford was closed in 2020.[2] A July 2021 news article states that the power station was demolished.[3]
Project Details
- Sponsor: E.On UK[4]
- Parent company: E.On SE[5]
- Location: Castleford, West Yorkshire County, United Kingdom
- Coordinates: 53.7320, -1.3428 (exact)[6]
- Gross generating capacity (retired): 56 MW
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ International, Power Engineering (2014-01-23). "E.ON plans UK power plant closures". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ "Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES): electricity". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ Grove, Alex (2021-07-29). "Residents 's*** themselves' as power station chimney 'blown up'". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- ↑ Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) 54930033NVZ42A64JU25 Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, accessed January 2020
- ↑ FRESNA (FIAS Renewable Energy Systems & Network Analysis) version 4.1 (July 2019)