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Tunbridge Wells power station
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CountryEngland
LocationTunbridge Wells
Coordinates51°08′24″N 00°16′09″E / 51.14000°N 0.26917°E / 51.14000; 0.26917
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1893
Commission date7 August 1895
Decommission date1968
Owner(s)Tunbridge Wells Corporation (1891–1948), British Electricity Authority (1948–55), Central Electricity Authority (1955–57), Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–68)
Operator(s)Tunbridge Wells Corporation (1891–1948), British Electricity Authority (1948–55), Central Electricity Authority (1955–57), Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–68)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologyReciprocating engines and steam turbines
Cooling towers3
Power generation
Nameplate capacity11.25 MW
Annual net output7,502 MWh (1946)

Tunbridge Wells power station supplied electricity to the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding area from 1895 to 1968. The power station was built by the Tunbridge Wells Corporation which operated it until the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948.

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