Chickerell power station

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Chickerell power station is an operating power station of at least 45-megawatts (MW) in Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chickerell power station Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom 50.62357, -2.48907 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 50.62357, -2.48907

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[2] 45[3] gas turbine[2] no 1998[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 SSE Thermal[2][3] SSE PLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221113053820/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_England. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 08 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709015952/https://www.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/operational/chickerell/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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