Grimsby power station

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Grimsby power station is an operating power station of at least 20-megawatts (MW) in Grimsby, United Kingdom, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Grimsby power station Grimsby, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 53.56679, 0.07578 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CHP operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 20[4] gas turbine[2] 2018[2] 2023 (planned)[5]

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
Unit CHP RWE Generation UK PLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120000524/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=53.56679%2C-0.07578. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230108191432/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 08 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514010918/https://www.group.rwe/nl-NL/ons-portfolio/onze-vestigingen/ocgt-fleet. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709022411/https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-power/table-uk-power-stations-to-close-by-end-2023-under-new-emissions-law-idUKL5N0LJ0QY20140312. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023075637/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/coal-fired/rwe-announces-uk-power-plant-closures/. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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