Hinckley power station

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Hinckley power station
Hinckley power station
CountryEngland
LocationHinckley Leicestershiire
Coordinates 52°31′53″N01°23′44″W / 52.53139°N 1.39556°W / 52.53139; -1.39556
StatusDecommissioned, Demolished
Commission date 1903
Owner(s)Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam raising for engine and steam turbines
Cooling sourceCanal water
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Hinckley power station supplied electricity to the town of Hinckley and the wider Leicestershire area from 1913. It was operated by the Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited until nationalization of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. The power station continued operation until the early 1950s.

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Background

The Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited was incorporated in 1902 under the Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Act, 1902, (2 Edw. 7, cxxxi). [1] Its aim was to supply electricity throughout the counties of Leicestershire and Warwickshire. In 1912 the company's entire share holding was acquired by the Tramway Electric and Power Company Limited. [1] Both company's offices in 1915 were in 66 Queen Street, London E.C. [1]

The Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited assessed the location for a power station. [2] Sites at the junction of Watling Street and the Hinckley-Nuneaton road; at Glenfield adjacent to the railway; and at Measham between the Ashby canal and the railway. A location in Hinckley was eventually selected. [2]

Hinckley power station was in Nutts Lane, Hinckley, (52°31′53″N 1°23′44″W). [3] The site was adjacent to the railway from which a siding facilitated delivery of coal, and was also adjacent to the Ashby canal which also allowed the delivery of coal and provided cooling water for the power station. [2]

Electricity generation

Plant in 1915 [1]

In 1915 electricity was produced by two 750 kW Willans-Siemens steam alternators plus one 200 kW Belliss & Morcom-ECC steam alternator.  The total plant capacity was 1,700 kW. There was a 3-phase, 50 Hz, 6,600 Volt main system (21 miles long) and a four wire 440 Volt low tension system. [1]

Plant in 1923 [4]

In 1923 the plant comprised:

Total generating capacity was 5,200 kW.

In 1923 the station generated 9,139 MWh and sold 6,924 MWh of electricity. The maximum load was 3,830 KW and there were 3,830 connections on the system. [4]

Plant in 1937 [5]

In 1937 the plant comprised:

The amount of electricity generated in 1937 was 14,841 MWh. [5]

Plant in 1950 [3]

In 1950 the plant comprised:

The electricity supplied by Hinckley power station in the post war period is shown in the table. [3]

Hinckley power station output [3]
YearMaximum load MWElectricity supplied MWh
19465.83,445
19476.16,498
19486.07,435
19506.05,508

The Leicestershire and Warwickshire Electric Power Company Limited was abolished on 31 March 1948 under the provisions of the Electricity Act 1947 which nationalized the electricity supply industry. The generating plant was vested in the British Electricity Authority and the distribution infrastructure in the East Midlands Electricity Board. [2] The Leicestershire and Warwickshire supply area became a sub-area of the East Midlands Board. [1]

Hinckley power station was decommissioned in the early 1950s. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Garcke, Emile (1916). Manual of Electrical undertakings, 1914-15 Vol 18. London: Electrical Press Limited. p. 599.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Neaverson, Peter (2003). "The History of Electricity Supply in Leicestershire and Rutland up to Nationalisation in 1947". Trans. Leicestershire Archaeol. and Hist. Soc. 76: 208–09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Garcke’s Manual of Electricity Supply, 1950-51 Vol 48. London: Electrical Press Limited. 1952. pp. A-65 A-131.
  4. 1 2 Electricity Commission (1925). Electricity Supply 1920-22. London: HMSO. pp. E176-79, F448-53.
  5. 1 2 Electricity Commission (1939). Electricity Supply 1937-38. London: HMSO. pp. E200-03, F534-9.
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