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Neepsend power station
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CountryEngland
LocationSheffield, South Yorkshire
Coordinates53°24′19″N 01°29′08″W / 53.40528°N 1.48556°W / 53.40528; -1.48556
StatusDecommissioned
Construction began1909
Commission date1910
Decommission date1976
Construction cost£250,000 (1914)
Owner(s)Sheffield Corporation
(1910–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958–1976)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbines
Chimneysmultiple
Cooling sourceCooling towers
Power generation
Units operational2 x 30 MW, 2 x 50 MW
Make and modelBritish Thomson-Houston, Metropolitan Vickers
Nameplate capacity160 MW
Annual net output593,320 MWh (1954)

Neepsend power station supplied electricity to the City of Sheffield and the surrounding area from 1910 to 1976. The power station was owned and operated by the Sheffield Corporation Electricity Department prior to the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. It was operated in conjunction with Blackburn Meadows and Kelham power stations and was closed in 1976.

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