Central Electricity Generating Board (1967—1990) National Power (1990—2000) British Energy (2000—2010) Eggborough Power Ltd. (2010—2018)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Coal
Secondary fuel
Fuel oil (gas turbines)
Site area
400 acres (162 ha)
Cooling towers
8
Power generation
Units operational
4 × 500 MW
Nameplate capacity
1,960 MW
External links
Website
www.eggboroughpower.co.uk
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Eggborough power station was a coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, England, which was capable of co-firing biomass. It was situated on the River Aire, between the towns of Knottingley and Snaith, deriving its name from the nearby village of Eggborough. The station had a generating capacity of 1,960 megawatts, enough electricity to power 2 million homes, equivalent to the area of Leeds and Sheffield.[2]
The station began generating power in 1967,[3][4] making use of nearby coal reserves. It was built for, and initially operated by the Central Electricity Generating Board. The station closed in September 2018 and demolition works began in 2020, with the eight cooling towers being the first to come down in 2021.[5] The Bunker Bay was demolished on 6 March 2022, the DA Bay on 1 June 2022 and the chimney and boiler house on 24 July 2022. There are plans to replace it with a 2,500 megawatt gas power plant.[6]
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