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Hounslow power station
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CountryEngland
LocationHounslow London
Coordinates51°28′10″N 00°20′53″W / 51.46944°N 0.34806°W / 51.46944; -0.34806
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1900
Commission date1904
Decommission date1964
Owner(s)Heston and Isleworth Borough Council
(1900–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958–1964)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelDiesel
Turbine technologySteam turbines, diesel engines
Cooling sourcewater from well, spray pond
Power generation
Units operational1 x 1 MW, 1 x 1.35 MW, 2 x 0.9 MW
Make and modelBrush Ljungstrom, General Motors
Nameplate capacity4.15MW
Annual net output2327 kW (1920)

Hounslow power station generated and supplied electricity to the district of Hounslow, Heston and Isleworth in west London from 1904 to 1964. Originally steam powered, diesel engine generators were added in the 1950s.The station was owned and operated by Heston and Isleworth Borough Council until the nationalisation of the electricity industry in 1948. The power station was redeveloped as demand for electricity grew and old plant was replaced until its closure in 1964.

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