Fleetwood power stations

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Fleetwood power stations
Fleetwood power stations
CountryEngland
LocationFleetwood
Coordinates 53°55′01″N03°01′10″W / 53.91694°N 3.01944°W / 53.91694; -3.01944 Coordinates: 53°55′01″N03°01′10″W / 53.91694°N 3.01944°W / 53.91694; -3.01944
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Commission date 1900 (first station)
1955 (second station)
Decommission date? (first station)
1981 (second station)
Owner(s)Fleetwood and District Electric Light and Power Syndicate Limited
(1896–c.1917)
Fleetwood Urban District Council
(c.1917–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958–1981)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbines
Cooling towers2
Cooling sourceEstuary water and cooling towers
Power generation
Units operational3 x 30 MW
Make and modelEnglish Electric
Nameplate capacity 90 MW
Annual net output 408.4 MWh (1962)
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Fleetwood power stations were two generating stations that supplied electricity to the town of Fleetwood, England and the surrounding area from 1900 to 1981. The first station was owned by the Fleetwood and District Electric Light and Power Syndicate and later by Fleetwood Urban District Council. The second station was owned and operated by the state following the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948; this power station was decommissioned in October 1981.

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History

In 1890 the Urban District Council of Fleetwood applied for a Provisional Order under the Electric Lighting Acts to generate and supply electricity to the town. [1] This was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. cxxxvii). [2] However, no scheme was built. In 1896 the Council transferred the Provisional Order to the Fleetwood and District Electric Light and Power Syndicate Limited. [1] The syndicate was registered on 9 October 1896. The Council retained the right to purchase the undertaking at the end of 21 years and at 7-yearly intervals thereafter. [1]

The power station was built in Copse Road Fleetwood (53°55'01"N 3°01'10"W). [3]

Equipment specification

By 1923 the Urban District Council were operating the station. Generating plant comprised: [4]

These machines gave a total generating capacity of 960 kW of direct current. [4]

Consumer electricity supplies were 400 & 200 Volts DC. [4]

Coal was delivered to a dedicated railway siding. [3]

Second station 1955–1981

The new power station was sanctioned by the British Electricity Authority in June 1950. The first generating set was commissioned in May 1955, the second in August 1955 and the third set in December 1955. [5] The plant comprised:

The total installed generating capacity was 90 MW, with an output capacity of 84 MW. [5]

Condenser cooling water was cooled in two 3 million gallons per hour (3.79 m3/s) Fred Mitchell & Son concrete cooling towers, additional water was drawn from the Wyre Dock and reservoir. [5]

Operations

Operating data 1921–23

The operating data is shown in the table: [4]

Fleetwood power station operating data 1921–23
Electricity UseUnitsYear
192119221923
Lighting and domestic useMWh507421440
Public lighting useMWh636464
TractionMWh83175215
Power useMWh600546683
Total useMWh1,2531,2071,402
Load and connected load
Maximum loadkW800730745
Total connectionskW2,7763,1323,484
Load factorPer cent22.624.627.6
Financial
Revenue from sales of current£–£22,392£2,215
Surplus of revenue over expenses£–£7,038£11,752

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 provide regional connections between power stations. [7]

The British electricity supply industry was nationalised in 1948 under the provisions of the Electricity Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 54). [8] Ownership of power stations and main transmission lines  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 local electricity undertakings were transferred to Area Electricity Boards, in Fleetwood this was the North Western Electricity Board (NORWEB).

Operating data 1956–79

Operating data is shown in the table: [5] [9] [10] [11]

Fleetwood power station operating data, 1956–79
YearRunning hours or load factor (per cent)Max output capacity  MWElectricity supplied GWhThermal efficiency per cent
1956462584164.18225.82
1957755584337.53926.11
1958802984363.38826.29
1961(55.4 %)84407.78225.71
1962(50.4 %)84408.40725.35
1963(54.67 %)84402.25125.75
1967(49.8 %)90392.24825.36
1972(25.7 %)90203.52423.17
1979(8.3 %)9065.36421.45

The data demonstrates the decline in load factor and electricity supplied in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Closure

Fleetwood power station was decommissioned on 31 October 1981. [12] The buildings were subsequently demolished and the area has been turned into Fleetwood Marsh Nature Reserve.

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Local Acts 1890". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 Ordnance Survey 6-inch map Lancashire XXXVIII.SW (includes: Fleetwood; Preesall with Hackinsall.), revised 1909 to 1910, published 1914
  4. 1 2 3 4 Electricity Commissioners (1925). Electricity Supply – 1920–23. London: HMSO. pp. 34–37, 278–283.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Garrett (1959). Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol. 56. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-56, A-120.
  6. ↑ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1926". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 1 2 3 Electricity Council (1987). Electricity supply in the United Kingdom: a Chronology. London: Electricity Council. pp. 45, 60, 69, 73. ISBN   085188105X.
  8. ↑ "Electricity Act 1947". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ CEGB Annual report and Accounts, 1961, 1962 & 1963
  10. ↑ CEGB (1972). CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1972. CEGB.
  11. ↑ CEGB (1979). CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1978-9. London: CEGB. p. 8. ISBN   0902543598.
  12. ↑ House of Commons, Written Answers Coal-fired power stations 16 January 1984
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