Scarborough power station

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Scarborough power station
Scarborough power station
CountryEngland
LocationScarborough Yorkshire
Coordinates 54°16′19″N00°25′02″W / 54.27194°N 0.41722°W / 54.27194; -0.41722
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1891
Commission date 1893
Decommission date1958
Owner(s)Scarborough Electric Supply Company Limited
(1893–1925)
Scarborough Corporation
(1926–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbines
Power generation
Units operationalsee text
Nameplate capacity 7 MW (1958)
Annual net output 8,229 MWh (1946)
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Scarborough power station supplied electricity to the town of Scarborough and the surrounding area from 1893 to 1958. It was owned and operated by the Scarborough Electric Supply Company Limited from 1893 to 1925, then by Scarborough Corporation until the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948.  The coal-fired power station had an ultimate electricity generating capacity of 7 MW prior to its closure in October 1958.

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History

Scarborough Corporation applied for a Provisional Order under the Electric Lighting Acts to generate and supply electricity to the town. This was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. ccxvi). [1] However, no construction was undertaken. The Provisional order was transferred to the Scarborough Electric Supply Company Limited in 1891 under the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 5) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. lxii). [2] The company built the power station in Salisbury Street (54°16'19"N 0°25'02"W) which first supplied electricity in September 1893. [3]

Equipment specification

The original plant at Scarborough power station comprised Parsons turbines coupled to Parsons dynamos. In 1898 the generating capacity was 525 kW and the maximum load was 286 kW; there were 330 customers. [3]

Plant in 1923-30

By 1923 the generating plant comprised: [4]

These machines gave a total generating capacity of 1,225 kW of alternating current and 900 kW of direct current. [4]

Electricity was supplied to consumers as:

In 1927 a 1,875 kW turbo-generator was commissioned, and in 1929 and 1930 two 3,750 kW turbo-alternators were installed. [5]

This gave a total generating capacity of 11,500 kW.

Operations

In 1898 the maximum electricity demand was 286 kW. [3]

Operating data 1921–23

The operating data for the period 1921–23 was: [4]

Scarborough power station operating data 1921–23
Electricity UseUnitsYear
192119221923
Lighting and domestic useMWh7028951,035
Public lighting useMWh000
TractionMWh392374349
Power useMWh360458605
Total useMWh1,4541,7271,989
Load and connected load
Maximum loadkW8048681,087
Total connectionskW4,8345,2995,518
Load factorPer cent23.926.626.7
Financial
Revenue from sales of current£–32,73337,020
Surplus of revenue over expenses£–5,14314,900

In January 1926 the Scarborough Corporation took over the undertaking at a cost of £173,105. [5]

Under the terms of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5 c. 51) [6] the Central Electricity Board (CEB) was established in 1926. [7] The CEB identified high efficiency ‘selected’ power stations that would supply electricity most effectively. The CEB also constructed the national grid (1927–33) to connect power stations within a region. [7]

Operating data 1946–8

Scarborough power station operating data in 1946–8 was: [8] [5]

Scarborough power station operating data, 1946–8
YearLoad factor per centMax output load MWElectricity supplied MWhThermal efficiency per cent
194613.66,8908,22911.96
1948–10,27034,000–

The British electricity supply industry was nationalised in 1948 under the provisions of the Electricity Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 54). [9] The Scarborough electricity undertaking was abolished, ownership of Scarborough power station was vested in the British Electricity Authority, and subsequently the Central Electricity Authority and the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). [7] At the same time the electricity distribution and sales responsibilities of the Scarborough electricity undertaking were transferred to the Yorkshire Electricity Board (YEB).

Operating data 1954–58

Operating data for the period 1954–58 was: [10]

Scarborough power station operating data, 1954–58
YearRunning hoursMax output capacity  MWElectricity supplied GWhThermal efficiency per cent
1954241079.93412.98
19552717711.10712.53
19562980713.66713.36
19572856712.68513.96
1958195578.57412.27

Closure

Scarborough power station was decommissioned on 18 October 1958. [10] The buildings were subsequently demolished and the area was redeveloped as an industrial estate.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Local Acts 1891". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Garcke, Emile (1898). Manual of Electrical Undertakings 1898-99 vol. 3. London: P. S. King and Son. pp. 303–305.
  4. 1 2 3 Electricity Commissioners (1925). Electricity Supply – 1920–23. London: HMSO. pp. 78–81, 314–19.
  5. 1 2 3 "Scarborough's electricity supply 1893–1978". scarboroughmaritime. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1926". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Electricity Council (1987). Electricity supply in the United Kingdom: a Chronology. Electricity Council. pp. 45, 60, 69, 73. ISBN   085188105X.
  8. ↑ Electricity Commissioners (1947). Generation of Electricity in Great Britain year ended 31 December 1946. London: HMSO. p. 13.
  9. ↑ "Electricity Act 1947". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  10. 1 2 Garrett, Frederick (1959). Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol. 56. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-92, A-133.
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