Huddersfield power station

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Huddersfield power station
Huddersfield power station
CountryEngland
Location Huddersfield West Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°39′11″N01°46′27″W / 53.65306°N 1.77417°W / 53.65306; -1.77417
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1891
Commission date 1893
Decommission date1981
Owner(s)Huddersfield Corporation
(1893–1948)
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
Chimneys1
Cooling towers3
Cooling sourceCooling towers
Power generation
Units operational2 x 20 MW, 2 x 30 MW (after 1955)
Make and modelEnglish Electric 20 MW, GEC 30 MW
Nameplate capacity 100 MW installed, output 94 MW
Annual net output 417 GWh (1962)
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Huddersfield power station supplied electricity to the town of Huddersfield and the wider area from 1893 to 1981. It was owned and operated by Huddersfield Corporation until the nationalisation of the electricity supply industry in 1948. The power station was redeveloped several times: including the incorporation of new plant in the 1910s, and in the 1930s to 1950s. The station was decommissioned in October 1981.

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Another power station, together with car sheds and offices, was located at Longroyd Bridge which supplied the Huddersfield tram system with electricity from 1901 to 1940.

History

In 1890 Huddersfield 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. 3) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. clxxxviii). [1] The power station was built in St. Andrew’s Road (53°39'11"N 1°46'27"W) and first supplied electricity on 29 June 1893. [2]

Equipment specification

The original plant at Huddersfield power station comprised vertical condensing engines coupled directly and by ropes to Ferranti and Mordey dynamos. In 1898 the generating capacity was 1,150 kW and the maximum load was 636 kW. [2]

Post-war plant

Following the First World War new plant was installed to meet growing demand for electricity. By 1923 the generating plant comprised: [3]

These machines gave a total generating capacity of 17,300 kW of alternating current. [3]

A variety of electricity supplies were available to consumers as:

In the early 1920s the Halifax and Huddersfield electricity undertakings interconnected their systems with an underground cable to share supplies. This facility was constructed at considerable cost rather than taking a supply from the Yorkshire Power Company, even though it was offered at a price less than their own costs of generation. [4]

New plant 1938–1955

New plant was commissioned over the extended period of 1938–1955. [5]

The boilers had a total evaporative capacity of 1,200,000 lb/h (151.2 kg/s), and supplied steam to:

The completed total installed generating capacity was 100 MW, with an output capacity 64 MW. [5] The generating sets were commissioned over an extended period: November 1938, November 1946, December 1953, and July 1955.

Operations

Operational data for the early years of operation was as follows: [2]

Huddersfield operational data 1893–98
YearConsumersLampsElectricity sold MWh
18931129,61343.2
189421415,342156.2
189528028,983227.8
189638528,983304.2
189759841,702438.8
1898?43,309379.8

The growth in number of consumers, lamps and current sold is evident.

In 1898 maximum electricity demand was 375 kW. [2]

Operating data 1921–23

The operating data for the period 1921–23 is shown in the table: [3]

Huddersfield power station operating data 1921–23
Electricity UseUnitsYear
192119221923
Lighting and domestic useMWh2,816.502,242.243,029.49
Public lighting useMWh84.9998.74113.94
TractionMWh––1,919.68
Power useMWh14,166.9611,072.6612,991.78
Total useMWh17,068.4414,013.6418,054.87
Load and connected load
Maximum loadkW724578709060
Total connectionskW30,51533,25034,889
Load factorPer cent33.928.230.2
Financial
Revenue from sales of current£–193,516180,870
Surplus of revenue over expenses£–40,70362,771

The growth of demand and use of electricity is evident.

Under the terms of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 (16-17 Geo. 5 c. 51) [7] the Central Electricity Board (CEB) was established in 1926. [8] The CEB identified high efficiency ‘selected’ power stations that would supply electricity most effectively; Huddersfield was designated a selected station. The CEB also constructed the national grid (1927–33) to connect power stations within a region. [8]

Operating data 1946

Huddersfield power station operating data, 1946 is given in the table: [9]

Huddersfield power station operating data, 1946
YearLoad factor per centMax output load MWElectricity supplied GWhThermal efficiency per cent
194641.950,650184.776–

The British electricity supply industry was nationalised in 1948 under the provisions of the Electricity Act 1947 (10-11 Geo. 6 c. 54). [10] The Huddersfield electricity undertaking was abolished, ownership of Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield electricity undertaking were transferred to the Yorkshire Electricity Board (YEB).

Operating data 1954–79

Operating data for the period 1954–79 is shown in the table: [5] [11] [12] [13]

Huddersfield power station operating data, 1954–79
YearRunning hours or load factor (per cent)Maximum output capacity MWElectricity supplied GWh Thermal efficiency per cent
Low pressure plant (English Electric 20 MW turbo-alternators)
1954858238249.15722.13
1955649438161.50421.04
1956513738118.39520.28
195732183843.80319.02
195835823860.02318.85
High pressure plant (GEC 30 MW turbo-alternators)
1955784928196.25625.96
1956855756278.58325.65
1957808056372.43224.71
1958758256352.78125.46
Combined plant
196142.4 %94349.06822.60
196250.6 %94416.71822.69
196344.9 %94369.67022.50
196744.7 %94368.18722.94
197230.3 %94249.93421.18
197916.3 %5680.03020.83

The less intensive use of the ‘low pressure’ plant over the period 1954-8 and the increasing use of the high pressure plant 1955–63 is evident, until its usage also declined in the 1970s.

Closure

Huddersfield power station was decommissioned on 26 October 1981. [14] The buildings subsequently demolished and the area has been redeveloped with industrial and commercial units.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Garcke, Emile, ed. (1898). Manual of Electrical Undertakings. London: P. S. King and son. pp. 214–16.
  3. 1 2 3 Electricity Commissioners (1925). Electricity Supply - 1920-23. London: HMSO. pp. 46–49, 290–95.
  4. ↑ Hannah, Leslie (1979). Electricity before Nationalisation. London: Macmillan. p. 84. ISBN   0333220862.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Garrett, Frederick C., ed. (1959). Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-65, A-123.
  6. ↑ "Huddersfield power station". Bradford archive. 1955. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Electricity (Supply) Act 1926". legislation.gov.uk. 1926. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 Electricity Council (1987). Electricity Supply in the United Kingdom: a Chronology. London: Electricity Council. pp. 45, 60, 69, 73. ISBN   085188105X.
  9. ↑ Electricity Commissioners (1947). Generation of Electricity in Great Britain year ended 31 December 1946. London: HMSO. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "Electricity Act 1947". legislation.gov.uk. 1947. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. ↑ CEGB, Annual Report 1961, 1962, 1963 London: CEGB
  12. ↑ CEGB (1972). CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1972. London: CEGB.
  13. ↑ CEGB (1979). Statistical Yearbook 1978-9. London: CEGB. p. 8. ISBN   0902543598.
  14. ↑ House of Commons, Written answers Volume 52 Coal-fired power stations, 16 January 1984
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