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Halifax power station
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CountryEngland
LocationHalifax, West Yorkshire
Coordinates53°43′34″N 01°51′28″W / 53.72611°N 1.85778°W / 53.72611; -1.85778
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Commission date1894
Decommission dateLate 1960s
Owner(s)Halifax Corporation
(1894–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958–1970)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbines
Cooling towers6 (wooden)
Cooling sourceCirculating cooling water
Power generation
Units operationalsee text
Make and modelBritish Thomson-Houston - Curtis; Brush-Ljungstrom
Nameplate capacity48.3 MW
Annual net output118 MW (1946)

Halifax power station supplied electricity to the town of Halifax and the wider area from 1894 to the 1960s. It was owned and operated by Halifax Corporation until the nationalisation of the electricity supply industry in 1948. The power station was redeveloped several times and at its peak had a generating capacity of 48 MW.

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