West Gloucestershire Power Company Limited (1922–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1967)
Operator(s)
As operator
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Coal
Turbine technology
steam turbo-alternators
Cooling towers
2
Cooling source
River water plus cooling towers
Power generation
Units operational
2 × 5 MW 1 × 70.5 MW
Make and model
Bellis-Parsons, Bellis-ASEA
Nameplate capacity
17.5 MW
Annual net output
50.6 GWh (1937)
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The Lydney power station supplied electricity to 300 square miles (780 km2) of West Gloucestershire, England from 1923 until 1967. The supply area included the Forest of Dean, Stroud and Nailsworth. The station was owned by the West Gloucestershire Power Company Limited prior to the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. The station was closed in 1967.
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