Lymington power station

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Lymington power station
Lymington power station
CountryEngland
LocationLymington Hampshire
Coordinates 50°45′27″N01°32′04″W / 50.75750°N 1.53444°W / 50.75750; -1.53444 Coordinates: 50°45′27″N01°32′04″W / 50.75750°N 1.53444°W / 50.75750; -1.53444
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Commission date 1899
Decommission date31 March 1959
Owner(s)Lymington Electric Light and Power Company Limited
(1894–1927)
Wessex Electricity Company
(1927–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958–1959)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal, fuel oil
Turbine technologysteam engines, oil engines
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 1500 kW (1923), 490 kW (1959)
Annual net output 178 MWh (1923)
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Lymington power station supplied electricity to the town of Lymington, Hampshire and the surrounding area from 1899 to 1959. The electricity generating station was owned and operated by a succession of electricity companies prior to nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948. The station was initially coal-fired but later oil engines were installed. Lymington power station was closed on 31 March 1959.

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History

In 1894 Lymington Electric Light and Power Company Limited obtained a Provisional Order under the Electric Lighting Acts to generate and supply electricity to Lymington. This was confirmed by Parliament in the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. cxxxix). [1] The company built a power station at Bath Road, Lymington (50°45'27"N 1°32'04"W) [2] which first supplied electricity to the town in 1899. The company owned and operated the power station and electricity supply system.

The Wessex Electricity Company was formed on 29 July 1927 with the aim to develop an integrated power supply system over a large area of southern England. [3] The Wessex company took over several company and municipal electricity undertakings including the power stations at Amesbury, Andover, Chipping Norton, Downton, Frome, Lymington, Newbury and Yeovil. [4] The company aimed to modernise, rationalise and integrate the distribution networks of its constituent companies. At Lymington the coal-fired plant was decommissioned and oil fuelled internal combustion engines were installed. [5] [6] In 1939 the share capital of the Wessex company was wholly owned by Edmundsons Electricity Corporation Limited. [7] In June 1939 the Wessex company raised capital by the sale of £1.5 million of debenture stock. [7]

Upon nationalisation of the electricity supply industry in 1948 the Wessex company was abolished, ownership of Lymington power station was vested in the British Electricity Authority, and subsequently the Central Electricity Authority and the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). [8] At the same time the electricity distribution and sales responsibilities of the Wessex electricity undertaking were transferred to the Southern Electricity Board (SEB). [8]

The power station continued to operate for a decade after nationalisation until it was closed by the CEGB on 31 March 1959, [6] and was subsequently demolished. The site has been redeveloped with commercial premises.

Technical specifications

In 1923 the generating plant comprised: [5]

Electricity was available to consumers at 480 and 240 Volts DC.

The end use of electricity over the period 1921–23 was: [5]

Lymington electricity use 1921–23
Electricity UseUnitsYear
192119221923
Lighting and domesticMWh787786
Public lightingMWh1099
TractionMWh000
PowerMWh866181
Bulk supplyMWh000
Total useMWh174148178

The operating parameters of the electricity system were: [5]

Lymington electricity system 1921–23
OperatingUnitsYear
192119221923
Maximum loadkW122125128
Total connectionskW964969949
Load factorPer cent20.917.820.2

Revenue from sales of current was £5,391 (1922) and £6,116 (1923). The surplus of revenue over expenses £2,864 (1922) and £3,445 (1923). [5]

The electricity output and operating data in the final years was: [4] [6]

Lymington electricity output and operating data
YearRunning hoursMaximum output capacity kWElectricity supplied MWh Thermal efficiency per cent
1946–518 (max load supplied)124–
195452153023183.7
195555753024884.0
195658853028591.5
19571264906198.8
19581444906287.9

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Acts 1894". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey 6-inch England Hampshire & Isle of Wight LXXXVIII.NE (includes: Boldre; Lymington.), revised 1907, published 1909
  3. ↑ Hannah, Leslie (1979). Electricity before Nationalisation. London: Macmillan. pp. 228–9. ISBN   0333220862.
  4. 1 2 Electricity Commissioners (1947). Generation of Electricity in Great Britain year ended 31 December 1946. London: HMSO. p. 15.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Electricity Commissioners (1925). Electricity Supply – 1920–23. London: HMSO. pp. 176–79, 454–459.
  6. 1 2 3 Garrett, Frederick C. (1959). Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol. 56. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-74, A-142.
  7. 1 2 "Wessex Electricity Company". The Times. 29 June 1939. p. 19.
  8. 1 2 Electricity Council (1987). Electricity supply in the United Kingdom: a Chronology. London: Electricity Council. pp. 60–61, 69, 76. ISBN   085188105X.
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