Brimsdown Power Station
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Brimsdown Power Station was a coal-fired power station on the Lee Navigation at Brimsdown in Middlesex. The station had seven cooling towers which were visible from a wide area.
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Brimsdown Power Station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Enfield, Middlesex |
Coordinates | 51.661°N 0.022°W / 51.661; -0.022 |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Construction began | 1904 |
Commission date | 1907, 1926, 1955 |
Decommission date | 1976 |
Operator(s) | North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Company (1904–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1978) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Cooling towers | 7 |
Cooling source | Recirculated water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | A: 1 × 54.8 MW, B: 1 × 60.27 MW and 1 × 60 MW |
Units decommissioned | All |
Nameplate capacity | 282.5 MW (1963) |
Annual net output | (See graphs below) |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ368976 |
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