Cheshire power station

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Cheshire power station (also known as CHESHIRE BRIDGEWATER) is a 40-megawatt (MW) operating gas-fired power station in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Cheshire power station

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 operating[2][3][4] gas[5][4] 40 MW gas turbine[4] yes[6][7] 2000[4] 2023 (planned)[6]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Cheshire power station

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 RWE Generation UK plc[100.0%][7][5][8][2] RWE Aktiengesellschaft[100.0%][9]


Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Cheshire power station

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cheshire power station Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, United Kingdom 53.3030, -2.9241 (approximate)[5]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 Media, Insider. "RWE Generation plans to demolish buildings". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. "www.nationalgrideso.com/document/178496/download". Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006721/DUKES_5.11.xls". Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "www.elexon.co.uk/documents/groups/isg/2018-meetings-isg/209-september/isg209-05-cheshire-ps-non-standard-bm-unit-application/". Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "TABLE-UK power stations to close by end-2023 under new emissions law". March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/830250/Permit_ZP3839QF-V002.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  8. "Embedded assets". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  9. RWE. "RWE Generation SE". www.rwe.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.